Jet Fuel Review — Poetry Fall 2026

Overview
Jet Fuel Review, the literary journal affiliated with Lewis University, invites poets to submit for its Fall 2026 reading period. The journal maintains a clear editorial posture: it seeks unpublished poetry, accepts no more than one submission of 3–5 poems per reading period, and explicitly excludes AI-generated work. There is no reading fee, and the deadline is fixed at October 16, 2026. The submission format is precise—a single .doc or .docx file containing poems of fewer than 100 lines each, accompanied by a cover letter. For the poet, this is a straightforward invitation to present a small, coherent body of work. The constraint of 3–5 poems per submission and the single-submission rule per reading period suggest an editorial preference for careful curation over volume. The journal does not ask for a statement of poetics or a project description; the poems themselves, along with a cover letter, constitute the entire dossier. This places the burden of selection and sequencing squarely on the writer. The prohibition on AI-generated work is unambiguous and reflects a broader institutional commitment to human authorship. Poets working in any style or tradition are eligible, provided the work is unpublished and original. The absence of a fee and the clarity of the guidelines make this a low-friction opportunity for poets at various stages of their practice, though the journal’s standards remain those of a university-affiliated literary review with a national readership.