Website
Type Of Publisher
Magazine
Genres Published
Essays, Fiction, Poetry, Reviews, Translation, Visual Art
Year Established
1979
Address
Tallahassee, FL
Mission Statement / Editorial Focus
Southeast Review is a nationally acclaimed literary magazine, first established in 1979 as Sundog, that gives voice to underrepresented and emerging writers on the same stage as well-established ones. We publish fiction, nonfiction, poetry, book reviews, interviews, and art across our print issues and online. We value eclecticism and boldness, work that makes our readers sit up, think, and see the world differently. Work from SER is anthologized or noted in Best American Essays, Best of the Net, Best New Poets, Best Small Fictions, and the Pushcart Prize Anthology. Representative authors include Ai Ogawa, Carl Phillips, Danez Smith, D.A. Powell, Denise Duhamel, Brandon Taylor, Erica Berry, Hai-Dang Phan, Justin Phillip Reed, Megan Giddings, Natalie Shapero, Tiana Clark, Zeina Hashem Beck, Dana Levin, Victoria Chang, and Becky Mandelbaum.
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions
Yes
Submission Guidelines URL
Reading Period
Year round
Response Time
3 - 6 months
Author Payments
cash, copies
Contests
Short-Short Story, Poetry, Nonfiction, and Art Contests. Prize: $500 and publication. Deadline: December.
Price Per Issue
8
Total Subscribers
100+
Total Circulation
5,000-10,000
Do You Have Any Cover Letter Advice?
Keep it simple. Address the letter to the appropriate section editor(s) for the genre you're submitting to, and then give us a brief sense of your background and any prior work published. We're mainly looking to be wowed by your writing!
What Do You Look For In A Submission?
We want to find work that is bold and fresh. We ask ourselves: Is it unique, from other submissions we've read? Are there lines that we keep thinking about long after? Is it solidly structured and precise with its language?
What Advice Do You Have For First-time Submitters?
When you feel your piece is the strongest you can make it, try us! We love to find emerging writers and are often among the first publishers for our writers' work. We are eager to find unique, new voices, and help others discover them, too.
Do You Have A Favorite Unsolicited Submission Discovery Or Anecdote?
I remember reading Wilhelm Sitz's "Sans Souci" close to the issue deadline and crossing my fingers it would be strong. It blew me away! Not only did we publish him in that next issue, he also read for us at AWP in Philadelphia to roaring success!
Who Is Your Ideal Reader?
Someone who loves finding unusual, unexpected gems that open their mind in new ways. Someone who loves reveling over small, striking details. Someone excited to see pieces reverberating against one another creating an overall, one-of-a-kind effect.
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