Submission Guidelines
Harvard Review publishes short fiction, poetry, essays, drama, and book reviews. Writers at all stages of their careers are invited to apply, however, we can only publish a very small fraction of the material we receive. If you are interested in submitting your work for consideration, please refer to the guidelines below. We highly recommend that you familiarize yourself with Harvard Review before you submit your work. You can find samples from the current issue as well as subscription information online.
WHEN:
Harvard Review is published twice yearly. There is no formal reading period and work may be submitted at any time during the year.
WHERE:
Submissions should be addressed to:
The Editors
Harvard
Review
Lamont Library
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA 02138
Please note that we accept e-mail submissions only from overseas contributors. If you live outside North America, you may send your submission via e-mail. (Sorry, but Canadian residents should continue to submit via post.) Please include your full name and mailing address in the email and attach your submission as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
HOW:
For submissions by mail, please include a cover letter citing recent publications, relevant degrees and awards, and include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Manuscripts must be paginated and clearly labeled with the author’s name on every page. Please limit your submission to no more than five poems, two short plays, or 7,000 words of prose, and do not submit more than twice in one year. If you would like us to consider work in more than one genre, please send each piece in a separate envelope with a separate cover letter.
Simultaneous submissions are acceptable, so long as we are notified of the work’s acceptance elsewhere. Do not send the only copy of your work, as we do not accept responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts. We try to respond within six months.
BOOK REVIEWS:
Please note that we do not accept unsolicited book reviews. If you are interested in reviewing for Harvard Review, please write to the editor, enclosing two or more recent clips.
