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Hidden Peak Review

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About the magazine

Hidden Peak Review is the literary journal of Hidden Peak Press, an independent publisher founded in 2014 and based in Portland, Oregon. The review emerged from the press's commitment to publishing work that operates at the intersection of experimental poetics and narrative inquiry, with a particular interest in cross-genre and hybrid texts. Its founding ethos is rooted in a belief that rigorous editorial attention—rather than market trends—should guide the presentation of new writing. The journal publishes two issues annually, featuring poetry, short fiction, and essays that demonstrate formal risk and intellectual clarity.

Editorial focus

Hidden Peak Review is a magazine of poetry, short fiction and flash fiction based in Colorado that showcases gut-punch free verse and eye-opening prose from across the United States and abroad. A literary magazine at the confluence of Charles Simic and Ray Bradbury, with pieces that leave you feeling like you need to reread them again, right on the spot. A no-frills, cut-to-the-core publisher, Hidden Peak Press is the place for relevant, grounded, engaging and sublime literature.

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Submitting your work

Reading periodJan 1 to Dec 31

Reading feeNo

PaymentNo payment

Response time3 to 6 months

Simultaneous submissionsYes

Unsolicited submissionsYes

Before submitting, read at least one full issue to understand the editors' preferences for elliptical narrative and sonic density. They favor work that resists easy resolution and are less interested in conventional workshop realism. Submit via Submittable only during announced reading windows; simultaneous submissions are accepted if noted, but query promptly upon acceptance elsewhere. Expect 3–6 months for a response, and do not follow up before that period. Cover letters should be brief and focused on the work, not credentials.

Send five poems, three flash fiction pieces, or one short fiction story (7,500 words max) as a Word attachment to [email protected] In your submission line, put “POETRY SUBMISSION: LAST NAME” or “FICTION SUBMISSION: LAST NAME” Send us your best and most engaging work; bear in mind the only steadfast rule here at Hidden Peak Press: do not bore us Include a brief bio (250 words max) with your submission Do not submit more than once in a six-month period unless explicitly requested by the editors; do not submit rhyming/form poetry, fan fiction, romance, or anything that might otherwise be mistaken for Hallmark

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