The McNeese Review Issue 62 (2025) is available for purchase! Back issues, as well as 2-Year, 3-Year, & 5-Year subscriptions, are also available.
In all genres, we are particularly interested in seeing work from women, people of color, LGBTQ writers, non-binary writers, people with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups.
Submitting to The McNeese Review
Submissions of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction for Volume 63 (2026) of The McNeese Review are welcome from June 1st - August 15th, 2025.
Please follow the guidelines for the relevant genre of your work and please submit no more than once per reading period (multiple submissions will not be read unless the editors have specifically requested that the writer submit again). Submit only original work. Let us know if your writing borrows from or quotes another writer.
We encourage simultaneous submissions; however, please use Submittable to withdraw your submission if it is accepted by another publication. If you need to withdraw a single poem or piece of flash fiction or nonfiction but wish to keep other work in your submission under consideration, please use the Note feature on Submittable.
No material published in The McNeese Review may be reprinted or reproduced, in whole or in part, without the permission of the authors. Writers retain all rights to their work. We ask that The McNeese Review be credited with first publication. All print contributors receive one contributor copy and a $50 honorarium. Contributors outside of the U.S. will receive one additional contributor copy in lieu of the honorarium.
There is a $3 charge for submitting to help offset production costs. We look forward to reading your work!
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We lean toward prose written beyond boundaries of convention. Our favorite stories question things widely accepted, challenge familiar structures, and draw from emotions both surprising and authentic. We do welcome genre elements, but we favor character- and theme-driven work. Please share a single story of up to 6,000 words, or up to three flash pieces no more than 1,500 words each.
Word documents (.doc or .docx) are required. If formatting issues are a concern, you may also submit your work as a PDF (in addition to the Word document) for reference. Be sure to include your name in the document.
We encourage simultaneous submissions; however, please use Submittable to withdraw your submission if it is accepted by another publication. If you need to withdraw a single piece of flash fiction but wish to keep other work in your submission under consideration, please use the Note feature on Submittable.
Submit no more than once per reading period and submit only original work. Let us know if your writing borrows from or quotes another writer. Submissions that do not follow these guidelines will not be read.
We are interested in work that engages imagery and sound, and braves the challenge of describing what seems indescribable with a bold, authentic voice. Send us writing that leaves the reader with a revelation, a feeling, a new way of experiencing the world. Please share up to 5 pages (maximum), formatted so that each poem begins on its own page.
Word documents (.doc or .docx) are required. If formatting issues are a concern, you may also submit your work as a PDF (in addition to the Word document) for reference. Be sure to include your name in the document.
We encourage simultaneous submissions; however, please use Submittable to withdraw your submission if it is accepted by another publication. If you need to withdraw a single poem but wish to keep other work in your submission under consideration, please use the Note feature on Submittable.
Submit no more than once per reading period and submit only original work. Let us know if your writing borrows from or quotes another writer. Submissions that do not follow these guidelines will not be read.
We are looking for fresh voices that deliver an experience with a lingering impact. We would love to read your lyric essays, personal narratives, experimental pieces, and hybrids—anything that pushes boundaries. Please share a single piece up to 3,000 words or up to three flash pieces (400–1,000 words each) in a single document.
Word documents (.doc or .docx) are required. If formatting issues are a concern, you may also submit your work as a PDF (in addition to the Word document) for reference. Be sure to include your name in the document.
We encourage simultaneous submissions; however, please use Submittable to withdraw your submission if it is accepted by another publication. If you need to withdraw a single flash piece but wish to keep other work in your submission under consideration, please use the Note feature on Submittable.
Submit no more than once per reading period and submit only original work. Let us know if your writing borrows from or quotes another writer. Submissions that do not follow these guidelines will not be read.
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Contributors to Issue 62 (2025) may purchase additional copies of the issue here for $8.