Vassar Review is a print and digital publication produced by Vassar College. They publish a wide range of writing and artwork: “We consider all artistic and literary forms, including painting, photography, poetry, fiction, nonfiction, scripts, and screenplays, but also forms that often prove difficult to present, such as new media art, spoken-word poetry and performances, hypertext fiction, and others.” The journal was originally established in 1927 by Vassar College students, including Elizabeth Bishop. Although they stopped publishing for some years in 1993, they revived the journal in 2016 and have been publishing annually, in the spring, ever since.
Vassar Review is available as both a print edition and a free digital download. Each issue includes writing from around 30 contributors, as well as a supplement of digital artwork.
Each issue is also themed. The themes are broad, and Vassar Review is open to a wide range of responses. Past themes have included “Cycle and Circumstance,” “Design and Devotion,” and “Sense and Splendor”.
Now through January 19, 2025, Vassar Review is accepting submissions on the theme, “Frame and Forgery”. You can read more about the theme on their submissions page.
Poets may submit up to six poems, ten pages or fewer. Authors of prose may submit up to 30 pages. Authors of reviews may submit up to two works. Vassar Review also accepts digital media such as soundscapes and spoken-word performances. Authors may submit up to five digital pieces. They also accept excerpts of longer works such as graphic novels and screenplays. Authors may submit bilingual texts in any genre.
Vassar Review only accepts submissions online, not via email or by post. They accept simultaneous submissions but ask that authors withdraw work published elsewhere. They do not except previously published writing; however, they do accept visual art that was previously exhibited (but not published in print).
Vassar Review only accepts submissions that follow the guidelines they’ve posted online. Please read these guidelines in full before submitting.
If you would like to learn more or submit to Vassar Review, please visit their website here.
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