The Georgia Review

Literary fiction, essays and poetry

Guidelines summary

Pays: $50 per printed page for prose, up to $800
Length: Any length; rarely publishes prose of 9,000 words or more
Wants: Literary fiction, essays and poetry
Simultaneous submissions: Yes
Multiple submissions: One story per period recommended
Reprints: No
Response time: Aims for ten months
Submissions: Reads August 15 to May 15
Submission or entry fee: $3 processing fee online; free for print subscribers and by post
Rights: First North American serial and non-exclusive digital rights
Last checked: October 31, 2026

Bourbon PennMagazine · Speculative, Literary
5¢/wordpay
2,000–7,500words
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Lady Churchill's Rosebud WristletMagazine · Literary, Speculative
3¢/wordpay
up to 40,000words
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Bridport Prize: Short StoryContest · Literary
£5,000 top prizepay
up to 5,000words
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Fish Short Story PrizeContest · Literary
€3,000 top prizepay
up to 5,000words
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Bridport Prize: Flash FictionContest · Flash fiction, Literary
£2,000 top prizepay
up to 250words
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Colorado ReviewMagazine · Literary
$300 flatpay
any lengthwords
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