ABUNDANCE!
Living from a place of prosperity, in abounding fullness of joy and strength of spirit and soul. A feeling from which you are not wanting anything not because you have a lot, but you are a lot.
Attention artists and authors - do you have an abundance of superb stories, poems, or art pieces that you would like published? An abundance of time has taken place since the last submission window, but the Northern New England Review is finally accepting submissions for the 46th edition of their literary journal on February 10th, 2026. And, if you haven’t guessed, this year our theme is abundance.
While we may get an abundance of submissions, your piece may fit our journal like a glass slipper. We are searching far and wide for an abundance of art that encompasses an abundance of passion. You may craze love, nature, colors, nostalgia, grief, or perhaps the kitchen sink! Whatever your definition, your relationship, your yearning… We want it.
For this call, we are seeking stories, poetry, creative non-fiction, and visual art. Submission requirements: keep your poems to three max, 2500 words max for fiction, and creative non-fiction. Visual art submissions just need to be easily posted on a website or printed in our journal. Submissions open February 10th and close on March 17th.
All submitted work will be considered for both print and online.
ABUNDANCE!
Living from a place of prosperity, in abounding fullness of joy and strength of spirit and soul. A feeling from which you are not wanting anything not because you have a lot, but you are a lot.
Attention artists and authors - do you have an abundance of superb stories, poems, or art pieces that you would like published? An abundance of time has taken place since the last submission window, but the Northern New England Review is finally accepting submissions for the 46th edition of their literary journal on February 10TH, 2026. And, if you haven’t guessed, this year our theme is abundance.
While we may get an abundance of submissions, your piece may fit our journal like a glass slipper. We are searching far and wide for an abundance of art that encompasses an abundance of passion. You may craze love, nature, colors, nostalgia, grief, or perhaps the kitchen sink! Whatever your definition, your relationship, your yearning… We want it.
For this call, we are seeking stories, poetry, creative non-fiction, and visual art. Submission requirements: keep your poems to three max, 2500 words max for fiction, and creative non-fiction. Visual art submissions just need to be easily posted on a website or printed in our journal. Submissions close on March 17th.
All submitted work will be considered for both print and online.
FICTION
Northern New England Review is a journal featuring original works of poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, and visual art. Our print edition is shelved in over 200 libraries across Northern New England, with a view to expand across the coming years.
For this, our 46th print edition, we ask that our contributors have an association with northern New England (Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont), but how that relationship is defined is up to individual artists. So, whether you live(d) here, passed through, or dreamt of this place from afar, we welcome your work.
In this spirit, our theme is “Abundance.” We are looking for works that go beyond stereotypical and common expectations and expositions of the area. Our region is not just a place of pastoral beauty; it is also a place where ugliness, the absurd, and the downright comical can also exist. For our 46th edition, we hope to feature works that explore a full spectrum of experience and observation.
1. We value stories that innovate and experiment; imagery that provokes and astonishes. We want to see the extraordinary hidden within the mundane. We are looking for the peculiar, the wondrous, and the profound. But, most of all, we are looking for distinctive writing and unique voices.
2. You may submit an original and previously unpublished work of short fiction during each submission period. Each short fiction submission should be no more than 2,500 words in length.
3. Please include an author’s biography of up to 70 words. Please mention your association with northern New England in the cover letter section of your entry. We do accept simultaneous submissions, but we ask to be notified immediately if the work you’ve submitted has been accepted elsewhere.
4. Please submit your work via Submittable. Submissions will be accepted as a Word doc or pdf attachment and should be 12 pt. Times New Roman, double-spaced. Do not use special characters in your filename such as: ! @ # $ % ^ */ . Please include your contact information in your file.
5. The Northern New England Review acquires First North American Serial Rights for each piece of short fiction accepted for publication, after which all copyrights revert back to the author. We do ask to be acknowledged in any future re-printings or publications. Unfortunately, we unable to offer
payment at this time but each author whose work is selected to appear in The Northern New England Review will receive one complementary printed copy of the issue in which their work appears.
POETRY
Northern New England Review is a journal featuring original works of poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, and visual art. Our print edition is shelved in over 200 libraries across Northern New England, with a view to expand across the coming years.
For this, our 46th print edition, we ask that our contributors have an association with northern New England (Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont), but how that relationship is defined is up to individual artists. So, whether you live(d) here, passed through, or dreamt of this place from afar, we welcome your work.
In this spirit, our theme is “Abundance.” We are looking for works that go beyond stereotypical and common expectations and expositions of the area. Our region is not just a place of pastoral beauty; it is also a place where ugliness, the absurd, and the downright comical can also exist. For our 46th edition, we hope to feature works that explore a full spectrum of experience and observation.
1. Please submit no more than three poems, not to exceed 36 lines each.
2. Up to three poems may be submitted in one submission period. If you are submitting them together, poems must be in a single file/attachment. Please indicate the titles in the title field. Please do not send multiple files/attachments with this submission form. If you want to submit your poems in separate files/attachments, you need to fill out a separate submission form for each poem. Give the titles for all poems in the appropriate fields of the submission form.
3. Submissions will be accepted as a Word .doc or .pdf attachment. Do not use special characters in your filename, such as: ! @ # $ % ^ */ . Please include your contact information in your file.
4. Please include an author’s biography of up to 70 words and your association with northern New England in the cover letter section of your entry.
5. Please send all poetry submissions through our Online Submission Form via Submittable.
6. Northern New England Review acquires First North American Serial Rights for each piece of short fiction accepted for publication, after which all copyrights revert back to the author. We do ask to be acknowledged in any future re-printings or publications. Unfortunately, we unable to offer payment at this time but each author whose work is selected to appear in The Northern New England Review will receive one complementary printed copy of the issue in which their work appears.
CREATIVE NON FICTION
Northern New England Review is a journal featuring original works of poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, and visual art. Our print edition is shelved in over 200 libraries across Northern New England, with a view to expand across the coming years.
For this, our 46th print edition, we ask that our contributors have an association with northern New England (Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont), but how that relationship is defined is up to individual artists. So, whether you live(d) here, passed through, or dreamt of this place from afar, we welcome your work.
In this spirit, our theme is “Abundance.” We are looking for works that go beyond stereotypical and common expectations and expositions of the area. Our region is not just a place of pastoral beauty; it is also a place where ugliness, the absurd, and the downright comical can also exist. For our 46th edition, we hope to feature works that explore a full spectrum of experience and observation.
1. We are looking for creative nonfiction that makes us pause and take note. We are looking for language-driven writing, essays with lines so arresting we find ourselves saying them aloud. We are looking for risks within the real and the reality within risks. We are looking for meditative stories but not over-analytical think pieces. We especially love pieces that can cut through with humor.
2. You may submit an original and previously unpublished work of creative nonfiction during each submission period. Each nonfiction submission should be no more than 2,500 words in length. Please include an author’s biography of up to 70 words with each entry. We do accept simultaneous submissions, but ask to be notified immediately if the work you’ve submitted has been accepted elsewhere.
3. Please submit your work via Submittable. Please write the title of your work, the date of submission, and type of submission in the subject line of your email. In the body of your email please include your name, title of the work you are submitting, and relevant contact information. Please submit your work as an attachment and not in the body of the email. Please note we only accept Word doc or pdf file formats. All work should be 12 pt. Times New Roman, double spaced.
4. Northern New England Review acquires First North American Serial Rights for each piece of creative nonfiction accepted for publication, after which all copyrights revert back to the author. We do ask to be acknowledged in any future re-printings or publications. Unfortunately, we unable to offer payment at this time but each author whose work is selected to appear in The Northern New England Review will receive one complementary printed copy of the issue in which their work appears.
ARTWORK
NNER is looking for artists for our 46th edition’s cover. This year’s theme is abundance– your yearnings, your visions, your bounty! Send your piece to NNER’s Submittable. Submissions close March 17th– we look forward to seeing your work.
1. Please only send original work inspire by our theme.