Gordon Square Review Submissions

Regular submissions for Gordon Square Review will open for submissions February 1, 2024 and close for submissions April 1, 2024.

Gordon Square Review's 2024 contest for Ohio writers will open for submissions on February 13, 2024 and close for submissions on April 13, 2024.

Gordon Square Review pays a modest honorarium for accepted work ($15 per accepted prose piece and $15 per accepted poem). 

Gordon Square Review requests will consider works that have been previously published but are no longer available online or in-print. If work has been published on a personal blog or website, we request that it be taken down prior to publishing it. 

Gordon Square Review welcomes simultaneous submissions. We ask that you withdraw your work if it is accepted elsewhere. If your work is accepted elsewhere, and after you have withdrawn the accepted submission, you may resubmit to us during the same reading period.

Gordon Square Review encourages writers to submit poetry, fiction, or flash creative nonfiction. For genre specific guidelines, please see below. 

• Poetry Submission. Only include one poem in your submission. We request that no cover letter or author bio be included in your submission. 
• Fiction Submission. Only include one story in your submission. The word limit is 7,500 words (if fewer than 7,500 words, that is okay). We request that no cover letter or author bio be included in your submission. 
• Flash Creative Nonfiction Submission. Only include one story or essay in your submission. The word limit is 1,000 words (if fewer than 1,000 words, that is okay). We request that no cover letter or author bio be included in your submission.