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25/06/2023

The Letter Review Prize for Short Stories, Flash Fiction, and Poetry (May - June) Closes in 4 days! Entries close on June 30th, so polish up that story or poem and send it on through to us! We can’t wait to read it.

Judging is currently underway for our March - April round. Expect results within the next week!

Name: Letter Review Prize for Short Stories
Prizes: $1000 USD total prize pool. $600 first place plus publication. $250 second place plus publication. $150 third place plus publication. Twenty writers are Longlisted. All entries considered for publication, and for submission to the Pushcart Prize.
Dates: Open now until 30.6.23 11:59 pm ET.
Word Length: 1000 - 3000 words.
Details: Open to anyone in the world. There are no genre or theme restrictions.

Name: Letter Review Prize for Flash Fiction
Prizes: Winning entries are published at Letter Review. $400 USD for First Place, $250 for Second, and $150 for Third. 20 entries are Longlisted. All entries considered for publication, and for submission to anthologies such as the Pushcart Prize.
Dates: Open now, closing 30th June 11:59 pm ET.
Words: Up to 999.
Details: Open to anyone in the world. There are no genre or theme restrictions.

Name: Letter Review Prize for Poetry
Prizes: Winning entries published at Letter Review. $400 USD for First Place, $250 for Second, and $150 for Third. 20 entries are Longlisted. All entries considered for publication, and for submission to anthologies such as the Pushcart Prize.
Dates: Open now, closing 30th June 11:59 pm ET.
Lines: 70 lines max per poem.
Details: Open to anyone in the world. There are no style or subject restrictions.

01/06/2023

Thrilled to be featured in CLMP's Pride Month Reading List!

For Pride Month, observed annually during the month of June, we asked the many independent literary presses and magazines that make up our membership to share with us some of the literature by authors identifying as LGBTQ+ that they recommend reading in celebration.   Poetry   Saltwater Demands a ...

23/05/2023

The Letter Review Prize is Now Open in the Categories of Short Stories, Flash Fiction, and Poetry.

We Offer a Prize Pool of $2600 USD and Publication for our Winners.

We Submit Winners to Anthologies such as the Pushcart Prize.

The Letter Review Prize (May - June) Is Now Open The Prize is awarded every two months in multiple categories, with a total Prize pool of $2600 USD and publication for our winners. The Letter Review Prize for Short Stories Letter Review is offering $1000 USD total Prize pool in a competition for sho...

18/10/2022

Writing poetry does not have to be excessively hard because there is a probably a style that perfectly fits your needs and creative preferences! If you like short poems, try haikus. If you like longer and more complex pieces with rules try the sonnet. Also check out below for a guide to blank verse, rhymed, free verse, and the epic!

Poetry is everywhere, in birthday cards, books, magazines, quoted on walls, and in plays, TV and movies. Most of us probably studied poetry at school, and maybe we were even encouraged to write a couple of our own at some point - but how do you actually compose a poem? Writing a poem can be

17/10/2022

When you start a new story or poem you often need a creative writing cue, or concept to get you started. You sometimes want an idea that prompts you to write a story, or a poem. Something that begins your writing might be as simple as a color, or a smell. However, a creative writing provocation can also be a fully formed plot!

When you start a new story or poem you often need a creative writing cue, or concept to get you started. You sometimes want an idea that prompts you to write a story, or a poem. Something that begins your writing might be as simple as a color, or a smell. However, a creative writing

08/10/2022

New poetry published 🙂

Curator of Life's Artefacts Poetry by Gerard Sarnat September 30, 2022 ChumpCare? Chimp trained as a vigorous general internistIn a much much earlier era Before primary care medicine’s hollowed out(Which having been an HMO Takecare exec you take some responsibility forBut that’s whole ‘nother ...

08/10/2022

New fiction published!

A Dead Thing Fiction by Helen McIntosh-Marsh September 30, 2022 On dry days, Llyr would jump across the top of the slurry pit, with me hopping behind. Like frogs, we were, only our lily pads were big round plates of s**t turned hard by the sun. Llyr was always faster than me. One time, I

27/09/2022

It can take a literary agent a few months to a few years to make an offer. But this can vary dramatically and is one of the most drawn-out processes in the publishing journey. The waiting time causes many to give up.

You’ve submitted your manuscript, and you’re waiting for the agent, or agents, to make an offer on it. But how long can you expect to wait? It can take a literary agent a few months to a few years to make an offer. But this can vary dramatically and is one of the most drawn-out

27/09/2022

Publishers don’t always read the whole book or manuscript before giving an author a book deal. They require that the author only send them the first chapter, as they can often gauge a book’s quality and marketability from this alone. If they’re intrigued, then they’ll request more.

Publishers are busy people, so it should stand to reason that around 10% of the books submitted to them are even looked at. When they do pick up a manuscript, they don’t always read the entire book before deciding to publish it. Publishers don’t always read the whole book or manuscript before gi...

27/09/2022

Publishers usually do not print books for you because they don’t print books at all. Instead, publishers mostly work with printers, who print the books. Self-published authors choose between offset, on-demand, or short-run printing services.

Getting a book published can seem impossible. Some agents only work with published writers, and many publishers will only look at manuscripts submitted by agents. Is it possible to pay a publisher to print a book? Publishers usually do not print books for you because they don’t print books at all....

27/09/2022

You should write a narrator into your play as a single character if you want to create a special connection with the audience. A dedicated narrator is also helpful when the story is told from only one perspective or if you want to mislead the audience with an unreliable point of view.

All narratives have a narrator. However, plays have maintained uniqueness in how stories are shared with an audience, leaving writers with a great deal of freedom and responsibility to choose the best type of narrator. The type of narrator you write for your play dramatically affects how the audienc...

27/09/2022

Book reviews count as publications, as any written work created to communicate an idea to the public is a publication. If you’re asked to name publication types, book reviews should qualify, as it communicates an idea to the reader.

In an academic context, a review counts as a publication in and of itself. Remember that as book reviews are generally not peer reviewed, they will not count as peer reviewed publications in the academic context. However, does the same apply to a book review in a non academic context? Book reviews c...

25/09/2022

The easier tense to write in is the one that fits your story, so there isn’t a tense that’s better or easier than the other for storytelling. Authors use past tense most regularly to write their novels, so there are more resources and examples regarding past tense writing.

Before you begin to type your novel, you should decide which tense you’ll write it in. Once you’ve chosen, you must use this tense consistently throughout the novel and intercut with other tenses if they add to the story. The easier tense to write in is the one that fits your story, so there isn...

25/09/2022

https://letterreview.com/are-film-critics-still-relevant-today/

Film is one of the most widespread and influential forms of media on the planet, but what about film critics? Are they still relevant, and if so, what do they contribute to society? Film critics are still relevant today. They offer invaluable insight into how filmmakers can improve, but at a higher....

13/09/2022

Letter Review believes in the power of literature, and the importance and magic of new writing. We are a proud member of the CLMP.

Our mission as a Literary Journal is to publish new work, foster a supportive creative community, and assist writers with all matters related to being published, performed, and produced.

We mark entries blindly to ensure fairness for all writers. We adhere to the CLMP Contest Code of Ethics.

Letter Review features interviews with professional writers, publishes helpful information, runs competitions with monetary prizes, and remains open to unsolicited submissions of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

Letter Review will always pay writers professional rates, and seek submissions from writers who live anywhere in the world.

10/09/2022

Writers, what’s one area of your writing that you feel is a strength, and one area that you would like to work on?