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
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
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. Jeanine Hall Gailey judged. Carol holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from West Chester University. She is currently an unpublished poet* based in
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
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
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!
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
It’s January again, which means our Spring submission period is open! We can’t wait to read what you’ve been working on! As always, you can submit through Submittable, or you can snail mail us for free. Don’t forget that our Spring submission period is abbreviated because the Contest opens back up on February 1st. So
We’re so excited to share that Kareem Tayyar wins this year’s International Poetry Contest! Kareem wins $1000 and publication in the Fall issue. Victoria Chang was the final judge. His most recent collection, Keats in San Francisco & Other Poems, was released in 2022 by Lily Poetry Review Books, and his work has appeared in
We’re thrilled to announce that Carter Rekoske has won this year’s Dan Veach Prize for his poem, “Prayer for Gratitude.” He has won $100 and his poem will be published in the upcoming Fall issue. Carter is a 21 year old creative writing student at Bryan College in Tennessee. He won the poetry award in
