2011 Contest

  • $1,000 prize and publication for winning poem, story, or essay on any subject.
  • Runners-up also receive publication; we published 16 contest pieces from last year’s competition.
  • Any length is fine; no word count or page restrictions.
  • Any style or genre considered.
  • $10 fee for the first entry, $5 for each additional entry.
  • October 1, 2010, submission deadline.
  • Must include a stamped, self-addressed envelope for announcement of winner or return of work.

Learn More | 2010 Contest Results

2011 Book Contest

Submissions accepted between September 1 and March 15. We do our best to respond within three months, though that is a guideline.

Guidelines

  • Limit poetry submissions to 20 pages
  • Do not submit new work until you hear from us
  • Manuscripts are not accepted via e-mail

If your work is chosen, Georgetown Review acquires first North American rights, which means that after we publish the piece the rights to it revert back to you.

Current Issue

2010 Contest Winner

2010 Samples

About Us

We’ve published stories by PEN/Faulkner Award nominee Frederick Barthelme, National Book Award finalist Stephen Dixon, Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction winner Andrew Plattner. We’ve published poems by Fred Chappell, David Citino, Denise Duhamel, David Allan Evans, Mark Halperin, James Harms, X.J. Kennedy, and David Romtvedt. However, in addition to all this well-known talent, we’ve also given many writers their first publication.

Our magazine is a collaboration between English faculty at Georgetown College and undergrads who learn the editing business as they go and who always amaze their elders with their dedication and first-rate work.

Our reading period is September 1 – December 31. We look forward to reading your work, and please take a look at our submission guidelines.