We welcome your submissions!

(See below for guidelines and then even further below for the "Submit" buttons for each type of contribution.)

PLEASE SUBMIT ONLY ONCE PER READING PERIOD. 

All submissions will be considered for the print edition.

If you would like to support the work we do at TSR, please purchase a subscription. If you are submitting work, a subscription entitles  you to one free submission per reading period. 

Single Issue Subscription: $18

1-Year Subscription (2 issues): $29

PAY RATES

We are proud to pay our contributors. For poetry, prose, and illustrations, the honorarium is between $75 and $300.

Alas, we are unable to pay current or former (past 3 years) employees/students of any CUNY or SUNY institution.

READING PERIODS

September 1 – October 15

February 7 – March 15  (NOTE: For Spring 2025, Poetry submissions are full)

We encourage submissions from unpublished authors. We’re interested in voice-driven writing that takes risks with structure and content.

We urge all of those who submit work to read copies of TSR or visit TSR Online or thesouthamptonreview.com for a better understanding of our editorial range.

FICTION

• We accept short stories and novel excerpts.
• 5,000 words max.
• Flash Fiction is welcome!

POETRY

• FULL for Spring 2025: 5 poems max per submission (print and TSR Online). 

NONFICTION

• We accept creative nonfiction, memoir, personal essay, traditional essay, and hybrid forms.
• 5,000 words max.

FINE ART | PHOTOGRAPHY | ILLUSTRATION | GRAPHIC STORY | COMIC

Artwork should conform to the following specifications:

• 10 images max.
• Raster-based images (photos/scans) must be 300dpi at 7” wide at least (larger is okay).
• All files should be in CMYK color mode.