The Louisville Review publishes two issues each year.
There is no fee to submit fiction, poetry, or poetry by young writers in grades K-12 for our Cornerstone section.
The general call for Fiction and Poetry for TLR #100 is open September 21-26, 2026.
We will hold the next call for Cornerstone September 21 - October 31, 2026.
GUIDELINES:
SUBMIT ONCE, IN ONE GENRE, PER ISSUE
Unpublished work only. This includes online publications, such as Substack.
We do not accept work made with the assistance of any form of AI.
Special Categories for TLR 100:
Long-Form Fiction: Submissions of approximately 4,000 - 7,000 words. The Louisville Review aims to be a home for long-form fiction! For our 100th issue we're reading a limited number of longer stories. Capped at 50 submissions.
Fiction: Submissions of Fiction / Flash Fiction / Hybrid Prose submissions of up to 3,500 words. Send us your standard, short, and flash fiction! This category is also open to experimental, lyrical, or hybrid short prose. While we do not read unsolicited creative nonfiction at this time, we welcome work that is fictive but does not fit neatly into the fiction genre. Please note we cannot print in color or print images. Capped at 100 submissions.
Poetry: Submit up to five poems. Please be sure all poems are in a single document before uploading. Each page should include complete contact information for the author. Translations are welcome if permission has been granted by the original author.
Cornerstone: Submissions of poems by students in grades K-12. The Louisville Review accepts submissions of previously unpublished poetry from students in grades K-12 for publication in our Cornerstone section. Cornerstone submissions must be accompanied by parental permission to publish if accepted.
ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES
Returning Cornerstone Contributors: We enthusiastically welcome submissions from previous TLR Cornerstone contributors! However, if you have had work accepted in Cornerstone please wait two issues before submitting again.
Returning Contributors: We enthusiastically welcome submissions from previous TLR contributors! However, if you have had work accepted in the general call for either Poetry or Fiction in the last two years please wait four issues from publication before submitting again in that genre.
Simultaneous submissions are accepted: Any work accepted elsewhere must be withdrawn immediately.
Withdrawals: Entire submissions can be withdrawn by logging into Submittable. For partial withdrawals (single poems, for example) message us via Submittable.
If your work is selected for publication: We provide one complimentary print copy of The Louisville Review to our U.S. based contributors with a discount on additional copies shipped to the contributor's address. International contributors receive a digital copy of t issue.
Have any questions you’d like to ask before submitting? Send us an email at editor@louisvillereview.org.
Please Note: This is a submission portal for Ariel XXXVIII, the annual print journal produced by the Ariel Literary Society of Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky. In order to submit, you must be affiliated with the Bellarmine University community in some manner. Current students, faculty, staff, and alumni are welcome to submit!
Founded in 1989 as the Friendly English Society, Ariel’s purpose is to promote the literary and artistic expression of the Bellarmine community. Every spring semester, the club releases a (free) literary magazine containing student, faculty, and staff work from all genres, including poetry, prose, short story, screenwriting/playwriting, photography, painting, and more.
Our window for submission is open through January 15, 2027. Be advised that you may submit as many pieces as you like but we usually don't accept more than 3 pieces per person for each submission type.
EACH SUBMISSION SHOULD ONLY INCLUDE ONE GENRE OF WORK, but you may submit to multiple genres. Please put the GENRE of your work in the TITLE.
For creative writing works, we prefer you upload .doc or .docx files only.
Our magazine includes a contributors section! So, please include a 1-3 sentence third-person bio in the bio field (the Editors cannot see this during the review process).
All submissions are reviewed anonymously by our student-led editorial board during the spring semester. Submitters will be notified of decisions near the end of the semester.
Each contributor of Ariel XXXVIII will receive up to 2 personal copies of the magazine. These will be handed out at our launch party in the spring. To stay up-to-date with dates and times for the launch party and other fun Ariel events please follow our Engage page and/or our Instagram!
Engage: https://engage.bellarmine.edu/organization/ariel-magazine
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ariel.literary?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==