Minola Review is on a short hiatus and will return with new issues in 2024. Submissions are currently closed.

Minola Review accepts poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction submissions from all those who identify as women and non-binary writers. Our definitions are broad and inclusive. We reject any form of transphobia, homophobia, racism, or misogyny both in our submissions policy and the content of the work we will consider.

Guidelines 

We accept submissions through email. Please send your work to the appropriate editor as listed below.

Please send your strongest unpublished work. Simultaneous submissions are okay but do notify us immediately if the work is accepted elsewhere. If possible, please alert us about a withdrawn piece by “responding” to the original email you sent so that it is in the same email thread. 

POETRY: SUBMISSIONS ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED. Send up to four poems in one document to [email protected]. (.doc, .docx file formats preferred. If the formatting of your poems requires a PDF please send both the PDF and your working document)   Poetry Editor: Paola Ferrante

We pay an honourarium of $25 per published poem. All rights revert back to the author upon publication.

FICTION: SUBMISSIONS ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED. Send up to 5,000 words to [email protected]. Micro fiction (<1,000 words) is welcome and can be sent as a series. Novel excerpts are also welcome provided they stand well on their own. Please send only ONE piece of either Fiction or Creative Non-Fiction per submission, unless you are submitting a series of up to 3 micro fictions. Please wait for a response to your submission before sending another piece. Fiction/Creative Non-Fiction Editor: Marta Balcewicz 

We pay an honourarium of $175 per published story. This rate is effective for work published in our June 2022 issue. For our Sept. 2022 issue, we pay a rate of $75 per published story. All rights revert back to the author upon publication. 

CREATIVE NON-FICTION: SUBMISSIONS ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED. Send up to 5,000 words to [email protected]. Please note we are looking for pieces that contain some form of a narrative thread, a story, and are open to experimental or unconventional takes on this. We are not looking for academic papers and reviews. Fiction/Creative Non-Fiction Editor: Marta Balcewicz 

We pay an honourarium of $175 per published piece of CNF. This rate is effective for work published in our June 2022 issue. For our Sept. 2022 issue, we pay a rate of $75 per published piece of CNF. All rights revert back to the author upon publication. 

REVIEWS: SUBMISSIONS ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED. We welcome book reviews of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, chapbooks, plays, and graphic novels by and from individuals who identify as women and non-binary. While we’re looking for reviews that explore the books, we’re also interested in the unique perspectives of people responding to them. Tell us what you love about a book, and feel free to express reservations, but be respectful. 

To be added to our list of reviewers or pitch a review, please email . Please do not send completed reviews. Reviews Editor: Hollay Ghadery

We pay an honourarium of $50 per published 250-500 word review. This rate is effective for work published in our June 2022 issue. For our Sept. 2022 issue, we pay a rate of $20 per published 250-500 word review. All rights revert back to the author upon publication.