New Ohio Review — Membership Submissions — Poetry

Overview
New Ohio Review, a literary magazine with a national reputation for publishing accomplished poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, offers a membership submission pathway that affords poets a distinct avenue for placing work. This call is specifically for poetry: up to six poems may be submitted per entry, and members may submit up to six times a year, even during non-reading periods. The $21 fee is not merely a reading charge; it includes a subscription to the next two issues of NOR, positioning the submission as an act of literary citizenship as much as a bid for publication. The magazine's editorial vision is grounded in formal and intellectual rigor, with a preference for poems that demonstrate a command of language, a depth of feeling, and a willingness to engage with the complexities of contemporary life. NOR has historically published poets whose work ranges from the narrative to the lyrical, from the traditional to the experimental, but always with an eye toward craft and consequence. The membership model allows for a sustained relationship between poet and magazine, one that extends beyond a single acceptance or rejection. For the serious poet, this opportunity represents a chance to enter a conversation with a journal that values both the individual poem and the larger arc of a writer's practice. The ability to submit multiple times a year, and the inclusion of two issues, suggests an editorial stance that welcomes ongoing engagement rather than one-off transactions. It is a call for poets who see their work as part of a broader literary ecosystem and who wish to support a magazine that has consistently championed the art.