Genres & Theme
Literary Mainstream Magic Realism / Surrealism Experimental Open to all / most themes, including: Humor. Mid-American Review considers work that is character and/or language-oriented without sacrificing narrative. We are open to submissons from new and established authors, both traditional and experimental work, including short-shorts, but discourage genre fiction. Please send only one story per submission, or up to 5 shorts. MAR considers pieces up to 6,000 words in length; authors wishing to submit longer manuscripts or novel excepts should query first with SASE. Poems should emanate from textured, evocative images, use language with an awareness of how words sound and mean, and have a definite sense of voice. Each line should help carry the poem, and an individual vision must be evident. We encourage new as well as established writers. There is no length limit on individual poems, but please send no more than six poems.	Go To: Website Support this Publisher: Subscribe Report: Submission/Response Correction/Update New Cover
Lengths
Poetry (varies, read guidelines) Flash Fiction (< 1,000 words) Short Story (1,000 - 6,000 words)
Media
Print Publication
Payscale
Pays Occasionally for Short Fiction Pays Occasionally for Poetry
Other Info
Accepts postal submissions only
Allows simultaneous submissions (always follow proper simultaneous submission etiquette)
No reprints accepted
No multiple submissions allowed
Published 2 x per year
USA
Response Times
Show Overall Short Fiction Poetry   Note: These statistics are compiled from response reports sent to us anonymously and through our submissions tracker for registered users. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's staff. Accuracy We have received 237 reports within the past 12 months, not including 52 pending responses (with an avg. wait of 81 days) and not including 1 ignored report (reports are ignored when the submitter has an unrealistic overall acceptance/rejection ratio). The more responses reported, the more accurate the info. Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most markets have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here. Days Reported 0 | 110.5* | 414 (min | avg | max) *This data has been normalized to reduce the effect of reported long waits before withdrawals or assumed rejections. Responses (91.6%) Acceptances: 0% (No publication has a 0% acceptance rate. This data is based on response reports sent to Duotrope's Digest, and we have not received reports of any acceptances yet. If one acceptance were reported, the acceptance rate would be 0.4%.) Rejections: 91.1% (107.6 days avg. per rejection) | 36.1% personal, 44.9% form, 19% unspecified Rewrite Requests: 0.4% (0 days avg. per rewrite request) Non-Responses (8.4%) Assumed Rejections: 3.8% (242.9 days avg. per assumed rejection without response) Author Withdrawals: 4.6% (72.6 days avg. per withdrawal by author) Other Information Most recent response reported was received on: 08 May 2008 Responses have been received for submissions sent as late as: 04 Apr 2008 Do not query before 150 days have passed. (22.8% of the responses reported to us for this market have taken longer than 150 days.)
Awards, "Best of" Annuals, etc.
Work published has been awarded, nominated for, or received honorable mention in the following: Best American Nonrequired Reading Best New Poets O. Henry Prize
Market Added: 30 Sep 2005 Last Updated: 23 Jun 2006 Last Checked: 10 May 2008

Before Submitting
We cannot guarantee that the information on this page is correct. It is not unusual for publications to evolve or close overnight. We do our best to keep up, but it isn't always possible. Just remember ...

• Always read the full guidelines provided by the publisher.
• Try to read at least one previous publication to get a better idea of what the editor would like to see.
• Unless the publisher's guidelines state otherwise, always use industry standard manuscript formatting.
• For novel/collection publishers, it is standard to submit a cover letter, synopsis, and sample instead of the full manuscript.  Do this unless otherwise instructed.
• Include a SASE with all mailed submissions, queries, and requests for guidelines.
• Be professional, patient and persistent.