The Iowa Review

Literary fiction, nonfiction and poetry

Guidelines summary

Pays: 8¢ per word for prose, $100 minimum
Length: Not stated
Wants: Literary fiction, nonfiction and poetry
Simultaneous submissions: Yes
Multiple submissions: Not stated
Reprints: No
Response time: Not stated
Submissions: Fiction read August 1 to October 1 only Next window by the posted schedule: August 1, 2027.
Submission or entry fee: $4 online fee; free for subscribers and by mail
Rights: Must not appear elsewhere before publication there (about a year after acceptance)
Last checked: October 31, 2026

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2,000–7,500words
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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
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