Fall 24 Launch Reading Links!
Hi, Everyone! I hope you got a chance to watch our readings on Mon., Dec. 2nd, and Tues., Dec. 3, but if you didn’t, you can watch them on YouTube! Monday’s reading Tuesday’s reading
All New Chapbook Competition!
This year we are introducing another contest to our roster: the chapbook competition! You can submit chapbooks up to 20 pages long (not counting a title page with just the title on it, a table of contents, and an acknowledgements page) between Dec. 1-31 on our Submittable page. We are looking for remarkable poetry of
Fall Online Submissions Closed
Our Fall window for poetry submissions via Submittable has closed–thanks so much to everyone who submitted! (Our window for reviews is still open though!) If you missed the window, don’t worry. You can still snail-mail submissions of poetry to us at any time at: Atlanta Review ATTN: JC Reilly 686 Cherry St. Atlanta, GA. 30332-0161
Approaching Our Submission Cap!
We’re only a month into our Fall submission window, and wow, you have delivered! Our submittable queue right now is prodigious! But we’re at 84% of our cap already, so you’ll want to send us your poems if you haven’t yet. We look so forward to reading your work–it’s one of the best things about
Submissions Are Open!
The submission window has been open for two weeks and we are delighted with how many subs we’ve gotten so far.  You’ve clearly been saving them up! We’ve already received 61% of our Fall submission cap, however, so if you’re planning on sending us some work, you might want to get it to us sooner
Carol O’Brien Wins the 2024 International Poetry Prize!
Congratulations to Carol O’Brien for winning the International Poetry Grand Prize for her wonderful poem “The Woman in the Attic.” The prize comes with $1000 and publication in the Fall issue. Jeannine Hall Gailey judged. Carol holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from West Chester University. She is currently an unpublished poet* based in
Poetry Reviews
Starting with the Spring 2025 issue, Atlanta Review will now publish book reviews for recent poetry titles. We’re especially interested in reviews of debut authors at independent presses, so if you’ve read something brand new and fabulous lately, why not share your review with us? Our guidelines are simple: We’re looking for reviews whose tone
Elina Kumra Wins the 2024 Dan Veach Prize
We’re excited to announce that Elina Kumra from Sunnyvale, California, is this year’s Dan Veach Prize winner for her wondrous prose poem “God Is My Love.” Elina is Reed Magazine‘s 2024 Emerging Writer. She has won First Place in Third Coast Magazine and Polyphony as well as a Marin County Poetry Award. She also won
Only 2 More Days to Submit!
Time is running out! Our 2024 International Poetry Contest is closing on Wednesday, May 1st! It’s ok if you’ve waited till the last minute–you still have 2 whole days to send us your wonderful, intriguing, weird, and lovely poems! Entrance fee is $15 for up to 5 poems. Submit via submittable at atlantareview.submittable.com!
Poetry Contest Is Open
The International Poetry Contest is open once more! We so look forward to reading your dazzling poems from across the world…or across town! Send us your best! Contest fee is $15/5 poems (up to 10 pages total). The Grand Prize is $1000 and publication! Twenty Finalists will also be published, and thirty Merit Winners will