The Massachusetts Review


Type Of Organization
Magazine
Mission Statement / Editorial Focus
A 200-page quarterly of fiction, poetry, essays, and the visual arts by both emerging talents and established authors, including Pulitzer and Nobel prizewinners, MR combines pressing social issues with the highest quality artistic work. Recent special issues have covered war, the Mediterranean and Middle East, Africa in the 21st Century, and more.

Social Media Platforms Used
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, YouTube
Is Your Group Affiliated With A University, Portal Or Other Agency?
no
Primary Editor/Contact Person
Emily Wojcik
Contact Title
Managing Editor
Publishes
essays, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, translation
Representative Authors
John Ashbery, Emily Barton, Martin Espada
Submissions Policy
Submission, cover letter, and SASE via mail, or see Web site for further guidelines. No queries are necessary. We do not accept emailed submissions.
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions
Yes
Simultaneous Submissions Accepted
yes
Reading Period
From 10 / 1 - 5 / 31
Reporting Time
2 - 4 months
Author Payments
cash, copies, subscription
Contests
Anne Halley Poetry Prize for best poem published in the previous year; Chametzky Prize for Translation
Number Of Paid Staff
1
Number Of Unpaid Staff
15
Year Founded
1959
Average Print Run
1800
Total Circulation
1800
Paid Subscriptions
1,100
Individual
$29
Insitution
$35
Single Copy Price
$10
Number Of Issues Per Year
1
Back Issues Available
yes
Unsolicited Manuscripts Accepted
yes
If Yes, What Percent Of All Unsolicited MSS Are Published
3
Format
perfect
Dimensions
6 - 9
Average Number Of Pages
200
Publish Print Anthology?
yes

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