Now in its 44th year, the Northern New England Review (NNER) is a literary journal devoted to and inspired by place. We are open for submissions Feb 16 2024 - March 29, 2024.
NNER is published by Franklin Pierce University as a creative voice for the Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont region. If you live here, are from here, found your heart here, or are currently searching for it among our granite quarries, dappled forests, and ghostly coasts, we want to read your words.
This year, It is our vision to expand on what a "typical” New England Literary Magazine might look and feel like. We would love to feature artists and writers who uncover the lesser-seen and explored aspects of New England. It isn’t all just Birch trees, maple syrup, and fall foliage! We feature not only the works of artists living in Northern New England (NH, VT, & ME), but also feature pieces created by folks with a connection to the area. All submissions should be related to the region. We will be looking for works of creative non-fiction, flash fiction, poetry, prose, and visual arts (for use on the cover of print edition and in our online site.)
This semester, we have launched an online version of the magazine, where we aim to post more regularly while we also work on the annual print edition.
Our journal is archived in over 200 New England libraries.
See our genre-specific calls for submissions to send in your work.
The Northern New England Review is a journal featuring original works of poetry, short fiction, satire, creative nonfiction, and visual art. All of our contributors should have an association with northern New England (Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont), but how that relationship is defined is up to individual artists. We are currently working on our 44th edition of the magazine (print). We have also established a new website https://www.northernewenglandreview.com where we will post both online-only prompted submissions and a PDF version of the magazine.
This year, It is our vision to expand on what a "typical” New England Literary Magazine might look and feel like. We would love to feature artists and writers who uncover the lesser-seen and explored aspects of New England. It isn’t all just Birch trees, maple syrup, and fall foliage! We feature not only the works of artists living in Northern New England (NH, VT, & ME), but also feature pieces created by folks with a connection to the area.All submissions should be related to the region. We will be looking for works of creative non-fiction, flash fiction, poetry, prose, and visual arts (for use on the cover of print edition and in our online site.
Short Fiction
1. We value short prose that innovates and experiments; imagery that provokes and astonishes. We want to see the extraordinary hidden within the mundane. We are looking for stories that make fault lines tremble and explore nested realities. 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 2000 words in length.
3. Please include an author’s biography of up to 60 words which briefly mentions your connection to northern New England. There are no reading fees for submissions at this time. 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, .rtf, .wpd, or .txt attachment. 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.
The Northern New England Review is a journal featuring original works of poetry, short fiction, satire, creative nonfiction, and visual art. All of our contributors should have an association with northern New England (Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont), but how that relationship is defined is up to individual artists. We are currently working on our 44th edition of the magazine (print). We have also established a new website https://www.northernewenglandreview.com where we will post both online-only prompted submissions and a PDF version of the magazine.
This year, It is our vision to expand on what a "typical” New England Literary Magazine might look and feel like. We would love to feature artists and writers who uncover the lesser-seen and explored aspects of New England. It isn’t all just Birch trees, maple syrup, and fall foliage! We feature not only the works of artists living in Northern New England (NH, VT, & ME), but also feature pieces created by folks with a connection to the area.All submissions should be related to the region. We will be looking for works of creative non-fiction, flash fiction, poetry, prose, and visual arts (for use on the cover of print edition and in our online site.
Creative Nonfiction
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 thinkpieces. We would love to review work that explores aspects of Northern New England that are not frequently written about.
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 2000 words in length. Please include an author’s biography of up to 60 words with each entry (and a headshot which is optional and would only be in the online version). Please note your connection to the region in your bio. There are no reading fees for submissions at this time. 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. 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 .doc, .docx, and .rtf file formats.
4. The 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.
Submissions close March 29.
FOR THIS SUBMISSION:
We are looking for short pieces of satire/dark humor/raw exposé on the theme "Mud Season". Whether you are a current or past resident of Northern New England, have visited, or left your heart here, we want to hear from you. We are looking for sharp and biting short pieces (max. 500 words) that can come in any form (poetry, a list, texts, prose, memes, etc...). Visual Art submissions welcome, either as stand alone or to be paired with accepted written works. This will be published online only, and shared on our social media platforms. We do not claim exclusive rights to your submitted work for this prompted submission, and you are free to submit elsewhere without notifying us.
Please include a short bio (max 60 words) that notes your relationship to Northern New England. Headshot optional.
Submissions for "Mud Season" open until: March 18th, 2024
The Northern New England Review is a journal featuring original works of poetry, short fiction, satire, creative nonfiction, and visual art. All of our contributors should have an association with northern New England (Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont), but how that relationship is defined is up to individual artists. We are currently working on our 44th edition of the magazine (print). We have also established a new website https://www.northernewenglandreview.com where we will post both online-only prompted submissions and a PDF version of the magazine.
This year, It is our vision to expand on what a "typical” New England Literary Magazine might look and feel like. We would love to feature artists and writers who uncover the lesser-seen and explored aspects of New England. It isn’t all just Birch trees, maple syrup, and fall foliage! We feature not only the works of artists living in Northern New England (NH, VT, & ME), but also feature pieces created by folks with a connection to the area.All submissions should be related to the region. We will be looking for works of creative non-fiction, flash fiction, poetry, prose, and visual arts (for use on the cover of print edition and in our online site.
The Northern New England Review is a journal featuring original works of poetry, short fiction, satire, creative nonfiction, and visual art. All of our contributors should have an association with northern New England (Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont), but how that relationship is defined is up to individual artists. We are currently working on our 44th edition of the magazine (print). We have also established a new website https://www.northernewenglandreview.com where we will post both online-only prompted submissions and a PDF version of the magazine.
This year, It is our vision to expand on what a "typical” New England Literary Magazine might look and feel like. We would love to feature artists and writers who uncover the lesser-seen and explored aspects of New England. It isn’t all just Birch trees, maple syrup, and fall foliage! We feature not only the works of artists living in Northern New England (NH, VT, & ME), but also feature pieces created by folks with a connection to the area.All submissions should be related to the region. We will be looking for works of creative non-fiction, flash fiction, poetry, prose, and visual arts (for use on the cover of print edition and in our online site.
THIS CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS is for visual art to be published on the online version of the magazine. We will be pairing visual art submissions with submitted written works. We will also consider posting visual art submissions as stand-alone. Please note your preference.
Please include a short bio (60 words max) that notes your relationship to Northern New England. You can also include a short artist's statement (max 100 words) and headshot optional. We will not claim exclusive rights to visual art used in our online version, and you are free to submit elsewhere without notifying us (if accepted).
The Northern New England Review is a journal featuring original works of poetry, short fiction, satire, creative nonfiction, and visual art. All of our contributors should have an association with northern New England (Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont), but how that relationship is defined is up to individual artists. We are currently working on our 44th edition of the magazine (print). We have also established a new website https://www.northernewenglandreview.com where we will post both online-only prompted submissions and a PDF version of the magazine.
This year, It is our vision to expand on what a "typical” New England Literary Magazine might look and feel like. We would love to feature artists and writers who uncover the lesser-seen and explored aspects of New England. It isn’t all just Birch trees, maple syrup, and fall foliage! We feature not only the works of artists living in Northern New England (NH, VT, & ME), but also feature pieces created by folks with a connection to the area.All submissions should be related to the region. We will be looking for works of creative non-fiction, flash fiction, poetry, prose, and visual arts (for use on the cover of print edition and in our online site.
FOR THIS SUBMISSION:
We are looking for short pieces of satire/dark humor/raw exposé on the theme "The Unspoken Rules of Being a New Englander." Whether you are a current or past resident of Northern New England, have visited, or left your heart here, we want to hear from you. We are looking for sharp and biting short pieces (max. 500 words) that can come in any form (poetry, a list, texts, prose, memes, etc...). Visual Art submissions welcome, either as stand alone or to be paired with accepted written works. This will be published online only, and shared on our social media platforms. We do not claim exclusive rights to your submitted work for this prompted submission, and you are free to submit elsewhere without notifying us.
Please include a short bio (max 60 words) that notes your relationship to Northern New England. Headshot optional.
Submissions close February 22, 2024.
The Northern New England Review is a journal featuring original works of poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, and visual art. All of our contributors should have an association with northern New England (Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont), but how that relationship is defined is up to individual artists. We will do our best to respond to every submission, whether or not it is accepted for publication, within three months of the submission period’s conclusion. Please check out our new website, where we will be expanding our mag by featuring prompted flash submissions as well as sharing the PDF version of our annual edition.
This year, It is our vision to expand on what a "typical” New England Literary Magazine might look and feel like. We would love to feature artists and writers who uncover the lesser-seen and explored aspects of New England. It isn’t all just Birch trees, maple syrup, and fall foliage! We feature not only the works of artists living in Northern New England (NH, VT, & ME), but also feature pieces created by folks with a connection to the area.All submissions should be related to the region. We will be looking for works of creative non-fiction, flash fiction, poetry, prose, and visual arts (for use on the cover of print edition and in our online site.
Poetry
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 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.
3. Submissions will be accepted as a Word .doc, .rtf, .wpd, or .txt 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 60 words which briefly mentions your connection to northern New England.
5. Please send all poetry submissions through our Online Submission Form via Submittable.