Genres & Theme
Literary Mainstream Open to all / most themes The mission of The Kenyon Review is to identify exceptionally talented emerging writers, especially from diverse communities, and publish their work (fiction, poetry, essays, interviews, reviews, etc.) alongside the many distinguished, established writers featured in its pages. TEMPORARILY CLOSED: Temporarily closed to submissions. Submissions Periods Open to submissions from Monday, September 15, 2008 to Thursday, January 15, 2009 (121 days from now)	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 - 7,500 words)
Media
Print Publication
Payscale
Professional Rates for Short Fiction Payment ranges from semi-pro to professional rates for Poetry
Other Info
Accepts electronic submissions only
No simultaneous submissions allowed
No reprints accepted
No multiple submissions allowed
Published 4 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 223 reports within the past 12 months, not including 1 pending response (waiting 105 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 | 66.3 | 169 (min | avg | max) Responses (92.8%) Acceptances: 1.3% (46 days avg. per acceptance) Rejections: 91.5% (67.7 days avg. per rejection) | 8.8% personal, 71.6% form, 19.6% unspecified Rewrite Requests: - Non-Responses (7.2%) Assumed Rejections: - Author Withdrawals: 7.2% (52.2 days avg. per withdrawal by author) Other Information Submissions are acknowledged within one day on average. Most recent response reported was received on: 01 May 2008 Responses have been received for submissions sent as late as: 15 Feb 2008 Do not query before 120 days have passed. (4% of the responses reported to us for this market have taken longer than 120 days.)
Awards, "Best of" Annuals, etc.
Work published has been awarded, nominated for, or received honorable mention in the following: Best American Poetry Best American Short Stories O. Henry Prize Pushcart Prize
Market Added: 29 Jul 2005 Last Updated: 25 Apr 2008 Last Checked: 16 May 2008

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