The Suburban Review is celebrating their tenth birthday as a journal. So, to commemorate this tender age, the persistence it has taken to get here, and their intent to continue long into the future, they have chosen a determinedly decadal theme for issue #32: TENACITY!
They want stories that will hold people tightly and do not let go (tenere, ‘to hold’); poems that make of a fleeting moment something firm, steadfast, resilient; essays with the rigor required to follow a thought however far it may lead. And do not forget tenacity’s etymological cousin, ‘tend’ (tendere, ‘to stretch’) or just, send them things featuring the number ten.
Submission Guidelines For The Suburban Review
To submit your work, visit their Submittable page.
They accept only previously unpublished work.
Simultaneous submissions are allowed. If it has been accepted elsewhere just email them at [email protected] with “Withdrawing submission” as your subject line.
They only allow one submission per person (that means you need to choose if you want to submit fiction, non-fiction, poetry).
To submit poetry (that’s a maximum of 3 poems), make sure all the poems are in a single document.
FICTION
2000-2500 words—no more than that. (Payment: $275)
1000-2000 words (Payment: $200). 500-1000 words (Payment: $150)
CREATIVE NON-FICTION
2000-2500 words—no more than that! (Payment: $275)
1000-2000 words (Payment: $200)
500-1000 words (Payment: $150)
POETRY
Suite of three poems—no more than that. (Payment: $275)
Over 30 lines (Payment: $175)
Under 30 lines (Payment: $125)
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General
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Submission Deadline
Submissions are open until 11:59 p.m. (AEDT) Wednesday 1 November 2023.