Unsolicited manuscripts are read only during September, October, November, and December.

Complete Guidelines for Submissions

1. Tampa Review is the faculty-edited literary journal of The University of Tampa. We publish two issues a year in an elegant hardcover format. Our editorial staff considers submissions postmarked between September 1 and December 31 each year for publication in the following year. Manuscripts received prior to August will be returned unread. We maintain this policy so that works submitted to us are not held for an unduly long time.

2. We suggest you submit 3 to 6 poems and/or one or more prose manuscripts of up to 5,000 words. We do not print book-length poetry (except through the annual Tampa Review Prize for Poetry), and rarely publish excerpts from larger works of either poetry or prose.

3. We accept only paper manuscripts at this time; we do not consider e-mail or handwritten submissions. Prose manuscripts should be double-spaced; poetry may be submitted single-spaced. Clearly indicate any space breaks within stories, and stanza breaks in poetry, especially when they occur at the end of a page, so that these breaks will be obvious to our editors.

4. Please do not send us work which is also being submitted elsewhere. We do not consider simultaneous submissions. This policy saves our editors from reading work that is not actually available for first North American publication, and it saves authors the embarrassment of having to withdraw a manuscript.

5. Photocopied submissions are acceptable only if dark and clearly legible.

6. A stamped, self-addressed envelope (SASE) with sufficient postage must accompany your submission if you wish to have your work returned to you in the event that it is not accepted. Rejected manuscripts without return envelope will be discarded. You should also be aware that work may be lost in mailing, and for this reason we strongly recommend that you retain copies of all the work you submit.

7. The writer’s name and address should appear on the first page of each manuscript. Fiction and nonfiction submissions should also state a total word count. For multiple-page submissions, subsequent pages should be numbered and should include the author’s name and short title at the top of each page. We also appreciate receiving a telephone number and/or e-mail address.

8. Fiction and nonfiction submissions should state a total word count at the top of the first page (upper right hand corner). For poetry manuscripts, a line count is useful.

9. Translations must be submitted in original language as well as translated versions. Please also include a short biographical note on the translated author and the author's permission to translate.

10. A reporting time of approximately 12-16 weeks can be expected.

11. Our payment is ten dollars per published page for both prose and poetry, payable upon publication, one free copy of the review in which the work(s) appears, anda 40% discount on additional copies.

12. Submissions should be directed to the Poetry Editor, Fiction Editor, or Nonfiction Editor at:

Suggestion: It is helpful to get an idea of the kinds of work a magazine is publishing. Sample copies are available for that purpose. Tampa Review sample copies are $7, including postage.

All submissions, as well as all editorial and business correspondence, should be addressed to: