Kelsey Review

Submission Guidelines

 Kelsey Review is published each Fall. Submissions are open from January 31-May 31. We respond no later than August 15. The Review considers submissions from those who live and/or work in the larger Mercer County area.

We accept all submissions through our online submission system, Submittable, at https://kelseyreview.submittable.com/submit. We no longer accept submissions by postal mail (or email!). We welcome simultaneous submissions, but we ask that you please withdraw your submission (or send us a message through Submittable if it’s poetry or art) if your work has been accepted elsewhere. All rights are retained by the author. Kelsey Review remains available online after publication.

Genre Guidelines

Prose (Fiction, Nonfiction)

Length: Maximum of 3,500 words

Although we accept nonfiction work on any topic, we are especially interested in essays and articles about the people, history, businesses, educational institutions, artistic traditions and/or government of Mercer County and the surrounding area.

No multiple submissions

Poetry

Send no more than six pages (submit all poems in one Word or PDF document, Word preferred)

Artwork & Photography

Upload as a jpg file

Multiple submissions allowed

Except for art and poetry, Kelsey Review generally only accepts one item per author.

Pushcart Prize Nominations

Each year we nominate up to six published items for the Pushcart Prize. See www.pushcartprize.com for more information.

Send questions via email to Kelsey.review@mccc.edu, and find us on Facebook!