Atlanta Review publishes all kinds of great poetry; we do not subscribe to any particular "school."  We read and admire lyric, narrative, experimental, form, free verse, prose poems, and any other kind of poetry.  To get a sense of our journal, read some back issues, or better yet, subscribe.

Reading Periods on Submittable:

General submissions:  January 1st to March 1st; September 15th to December 1st

Contest submissions:  February 1st to May 1st.

Dan Veach Prize for Younger Poets submissions:  April 1st to June 1st.

Response Time:

We will try to respond within six months (it may be considerably longer for contest entries). 

Caps:

If it is within our reading period, but no submission window appears, we have reached our cap for that period. You may submit work by snail mail without a fee at any time as long as you accompany your work with a SASE with enough postage to return your poems. Otherwise, we will recycle manuscripts.  Submissions without an SASE will not be read.  Our mailing address is Atlanta Review, 686 Cherry Street, Atlanta, GA, 30332-0161.

Issue Themes:

Our Fall/Winter issue is our Contest Issue, and includes poetry by winners and runners-up.  Our Spring/Summer issue is our International Issue, and includes poetry by poets from an international region or country, translated into English (if necessary). Both issues contain general poetry submissions, so feel free to send us poetry any time.

Simultaneous Submissions:

Yes, we are happy to accept them, but please notify us immediately that you need to withdraw a poem via the "Messages" function in Submittable.  Only click "Withdraw" if you need to withdraw the entire submission.

Other Info:

All contest entries must be submitted through Submittable. We will not read any contest poems submitted by mail.

Cover letters are not necessary for any submission, but we appreciate learning about your interest in the Atlanta Review and in poetry in general, and we do like it if you list the poems you've sent.  We read cover letters after decisions have been made.  We read poems anonymously, so please do not put your name and address on each page of your submission.

Please do not send us poems created by/with A.I.

If you have any additional questions, please drop a line to the editor at to jc.reilly@lmc.gatech.edu.