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About the magazine

Celebrating over 100 years of publication and located on the campus of Southern Methodist University, the Southwest Review is the third oldest, continuously published literary quarterly in the United States. Selections from the Southwest Review have been reprinted in volumes of The O. Henry Prize Stories, The Pushcart Prize, The Best American Short Stories, The Best American Essays, The Best American Poetry, New Stories from the South, and elsewhere.

Editorial focus

PoetryFictionCreative NonfictionTranslation

Submitting your work

Reading periodDec 1 to Dec 15
Reading feeYes
PaymentCash
Response timeGreater than 6 months
Simultaneous submissionsYes
Unsolicited submissionsYes
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OpenDeadline · 2026-12-01

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