Volney Road Review is a paying online publisher of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry based in Youngstown, Ohio. They aim to showcase the unpublished treasures of both emerging and established authors. “Send us the work that you think will change the world,” they say. They pay $10 per published piece.

Volney Road Review accepts submissions twice a year: from October 1^st through February 1^st, and from May 1^st through August 1^st. They also publish twice a year, on March 1^st and September 1^st. They’ve been publishing since 2018.

Poets may submit three to five poems, three pages or fewer each. Authors of fiction and creative nonfiction may submit one piece, 3,500 words or fewer. Volney Road Review reads submissions blind, so unpublished authors are welcome to submit.

Submitting authors can expect a response within twenty days after the submission period closes.

Volney Road Review accepts submissions via email, not online or by post. They accept simultaneous submissions but ask that authors withdraw work published elsewhere. They do not accept previously published work.

If you would like to learn more or submit to Volney Road Review, please visit their website here.

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Bio: Ella Peary is the pen name for an author, editor, creative writing mentor, and submission consultant. Over the past five years, she’s written hundreds of articles for Authors Publish, and she’s also served as a copywriter and copy editor for a wide range of organizations and individuals. She is the author of The Quick Start Guide to Flash Fiction. She occasionally teaches a course on flash fiction. You can contact her at ellapeary@gmail.com.