Yalobusha Review is a journal of new writing, founded in 1995 and operated by the University of Mississippi MFA program. We seek to showcase work with a dynamic voice, confident style, and rigorous ideas. Currently, we publish fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and hybrid/experimental work.
We are committed to being a space that celebrates emerging writers and voices from a wide range of communities. We nominate exceptional work for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net Anthology. Additionally, each spring we also award the Barry Hannah Prize for Fiction and the Yellowwood Poetry Prize. We have been lucky to publish the work of notable writers such as Carmen Maria Machado, Melissa Broder, Stella Wong, and Michael Chang.
Submissions may close during contests and summer months.
All submissions should include a cover letter, a brief, professional third-person biography, and any relevant contact information.
YR does not accept previously published pieces.
Simultaneous submissions are not only permitted but expected; please notify us immediately if a piece is chosen for publication elsewhere.
Response time can take up to five or six months.
Because we are a volunteer-run publication, tip jar submissions help us to host readings and events, attends conferences like AWP, buy thank-you gifts for our staff readers, and keep a steady flow of coffee in the hands of the editors.
Yalobusha Review typically seeks experimental poetry that pushes the boundaries of the genre, whether through form, voice, POV, setting, or otherwise. That said, we welcome any poems that feel fresh, well-crafted, and ready for an audience.
We are excited to consider your work. Please note the following guidelines:
- 3-5 poems, all in the same file—.doc, .docx, or PDF.
- Simultaneous submissions are encouraged. Do let us know if your work is accepted elsewhere. Withdraw your submission via Submittable, or if it is a partial withdrawal, let us know on Submittable's notes feature. Do not email us.
- Please wait to hear back from us before submitting again.
- Please do not withdraw your work to resubmit a revised version. All poems should be in their final state when you send them out.
- It is a good idea to read our most recent issue before submitting in order to get a sense of the sort of poetry we tend to like.
We welcome previously unpublished work from writers of all backgrounds and identities, particularly including people of color, LGBTQIA+ people, people with disabilities, members of religious minorities, people outside the United States, and all others whom traditional publishing has historically excluded.
Thank you! We look forward to reading your work.
Yalobusha Review typically seeks experimental poetry that pushes the boundaries of the genre, whether through form, voice, POV, setting, or otherwise. That said, we welcome any poems that feel fresh, well-crafted, and ready for an audience.
We are excited to consider your work. Please note the following guidelines:
- 3-5 poems, all in the same file—.doc, .docx, or PDF.
- Simultaneous submissions are encouraged. Do let us know if your work is accepted elsewhere. Withdraw your submission via Submittable, or if it is a partial withdrawal, let us know on Submittable's notes feature. Do not email us.
- Please wait to hear back from us before submitting again.
- Please do not withdraw your work to resubmit a revised version. All poems should be in their final state when you send them out.
- It is a good idea to read our most recent issue before submitting in order to get a sense of the sort of poetry we tend to like.
We welcome previously unpublished work from writers of all backgrounds and identities, particularly including people of color, LGBTQIA+ people, people with disabilities, members of religious minorities, people outside the United States, and all others whom traditional publishing has historically excluded.
Thank you! We look forward to reading your work.