Submission Guidelines
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At this time, we do not accept electronic submissions (e-mail or attachments). All
submissions should be accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope
(SASE) and authors should submit only one genre per envelope.
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Due to increased submissions, we are no longer reading during the summer
months (Postmarks from May 1 to August 15). We will hold on to your
manuscript, but it may take us until late September to respond.
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Submissions should be typed, single-sided, and carefully proofread. Prose
should be double-spaced.
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Poetry submissions should not exceed five poems; we don't mind long poems but
we aren't likely to publish any "epics." Most fiction submissions have fewer than
6,000 words, though we have published longer work.
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We do consider unsolicited author interviews and other nonfiction. We also
consider unsolicited translations but require a copy of the piece in its original
language and your credentials.
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Include a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope (SASE) for our reply and additional
postage if you would like your manuscript returned. You should receive a reply in
1-3 months. If you are submitting the same work to another publication, please
indicate this in your cover letter and notify us immediately if your work is
accepted elsewhere. If we accept your work, it is your responsibility to
immediately withdraw you work from consideration by other publications.
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Meridian does not publish creative work from current University of Virginia
graduate or undergraduate students. Virginia students should not submit such
work to the staff as it will be returned unread. We do, however, accept unsolicited
book reviews and nonfiction from University of Virginia students. University of
Virginia students should wait one year after graduation before submitting creative
work to the magazine.
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So long as funding is available, Meridian will pay contributors of poetry, fiction,
and literary nonfiction $25 minimum, $250 maximum ($10 per page). Book
reviewers receive no payment but do get a byline. Author interviews and other
special features are negotiable. Payments to contributors are subject to change.
Mail submissions to:
Editor (Poetry, Fiction)
Meridian
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400145
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4145
Blue Ridge Country is a bi-monthly, full-color magazine embracing the feel and spirit of the Blue
Ridge region--the traditions and recipes, the husbandry and farming, the country stores and bed-andbreakfast inns, the things to visit and learn about. In short, it is everything that will allow and encourage
the reader to "take a trip home for the weekend" even if he or she has never lived in the region.
Our territory extends from Western Maryland south through Virginia's Shenandoah Valley of Virginia
down into northern Georgia and including all territory within about a half day's drive of the parkway. It
includes the mountain regions of Kentucky, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia.
Main Pieces: 750 - 2,500 words
PLACES
Everything there is to find out and tell about a great Blue Ridge town, city, or locale. The history, the
current economic status, the quaint spots and characters, the best places to eat. A profile so complete
our readers can make hard decisions on going to spend a weekend or even moving there.
HISTORY AND LEGENDS
From people and events to unexplained occurrences or phenomena, full magazine prints, fascinating
tales of past and present.
THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY AND THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL
There's a wealth of wildlife, beauty, history and future plans involving the parkway and the trail and the
areas immediately surrounding each. We'll bring our readers a new piece of America's favorite scenic
highway and favorite footpath in each issue.
GENERAL ARTICLES
Anything that is well researched, well written and brings us some of the flavor of the region will get strong
consideration. We'll be looking for at-home kinds of things--recipes and craft articles, natural history and
wildlife, and especially pieces that embrace the whole of the region. Plus humor, first-person adventure or
discovery and the "bests" of the region.
DEPARTMENTS
Similar to the main pieces, but shorter; places to see, things to do, recipes to try, great people doing great
things, new books, etc.--anything and everything that contributes to the sense of the place.
RIGHTS
We buy exclusive first North America serial rights until the off-sale date of the issue in which material is
published, as well as exclusive rights to the work for promotional reprint and use.
PAY
We pay from $25 (for department shorts) up to about $250 for major pieces. Payment is upon publication.
Sample copies of the magazine are available. Send $3.00 and a magazine-size SASE.
PHOTOGRAPHY
We use primarily color slides, and pay $25 to $50 for exclusive first North American serial rights until the
off-sale date of the issue in which the material is published, as well as rights to the work for promotional
and reprint use.
Send queries, ideas, and stories with SASE to:
Blue Ridge Country Magazine
ATTN: Kurt Rheinheimer
3424 Brambleton Avenue
Roanoke, VA 24018
(540) 989-6138
SHENANDOAH
THE WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY REVIEW
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
We encourage you to read Shenandoah to acquaint yourself with the material we publish before
submitting your work. Sample copies of our current issue are $10 each and are available from
our office or at your local bookstore. Domestic subscription rates are 1 year (3 issues) / $22; 2
years / $40; 3 years / $54.
Type (in a font no smaller than 12’) your manuscript on one side of the page only. Double space
prose submissions. Number pages consecutively and use margins of at least one inch. Place your
name and address in an upper corner of the first page. Cover letters should be brief and businesslike, containing the kind of information Shenandoah includes in contributor notes. Address the
outer envelope to the Editor and write your name and address on the upper left corner of the
envelope. Enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope with your manuscript; we will not return or
respond to manuscripts not accompanied by an SASE. E-mail and simultaneous submissions are
not considered. If your work is under consideration elsewhere, be sure to inform us in your cover
letter. And if it is accepted elsewhere, inform us by e-mail, fax or telephone immediately.
We consider previously unpublished poetry, fiction and critical prose as well as personal essays.
Manuscripts are read between September 1 and May 30; manuscripts received in June, July and
August will be returned unread. Our reply time is six to eight weeks. We adhere strictly to
postmark dates; manuscripts received outside the period will be returned unread provided an
SASE accompanies the manuscript. Otherwise, they will be recycled.
Please query Book Review Editor Sarah Kennedy (skennedy@mbc.edu) before sending reviews.
Each issue of Shenandoah also features a full-color cover. Interested artists should submit
prospective cover material in both slide and print form.
Past contributors to Shenandoah include Robert Wrigley Margaret Gibson, Eamon Grennan,
Yusef Komunyakaa, Alyson Hagy, Fred Chappell, David Wagoner, Mebdh McGuckian, David
Wojahn, William Hoffman, Steve Scafidi, Jr., Lisa Sandlin, Brendan Galvin, Rodney Jones,
Linda Pastan, Michael Longley, Alice Friman, W. S. Merwin, Mary Oliver and Kathryn Stripling
Byer.
ROANOKE REVIEW
Submission Guidelines
The Roanoke Review publishes poetry and short fiction annually.
Submissions are accepted from September 1 to the first week of March. Poetry submissions
should be no more than 100 lines in length and fiction from 2,000-7,500 words. Contributors
may send a maximum of four poems totaling no more than 10 pages;we do not accept multiple
submissions of fiction. Simultaneous submissions in each genre are acceptable.
One submission a year, and no e-mail submissions, please.
Manuscripts will be returned only if accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope; a cover
letter is preferred.
Sample copies of previous issues are available for $10.00 including postage.
Please allow 10-12 weeks for response.
Send submissions to:
Roanoke Review Submissions
221 College Lane
Salem, VA 24153
Guidelines for Writers
The Virginia Quarterly Review
One West Range, Box 400223
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4223
Please read at least one copy of the journal before submitting your work.
Each submission must be accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope if you wish it
returned. For results only, include a #10 SASE. You will not be notified otherwise.
No simultaneous submissions are accepted.
Submissions per envelope are limited to two stories or five poems.
All submissions are usually reviewed within three months, but, due to the large number of
submissions we have received recently, this response time may be four months, or even longer if
it is under serious consideration. We apologize for this delay and hope to be back on schedule by
the end of the summer.
Due to these time constraints, the editor regrets that it is impossible to engage in correspondence
about individual submissions.
VQR does not read fiction submissions during the months of June through September.