The Worcester Review publishes literary fiction and poetry by new and established writers, as well as critical commentary on aspects of Central Massachusetts literary culture and history. The Worcester Review is a print journal published by the WCPA.

We welcome and encourage contributions from under-represented writers. For Fall 2021/ Winter 2022 submissions, TWR will have a waived-fee option for BIPOC writers.

TWR does not want to miss out on submissions from any writer; if our submission fee is a barrier for you, please email the editor for options.

Submissions Periods:
We will open for submissions of poetry and fiction on October 1, 2021.

POETRY:
October 1, 2021 – January 31, 2022

FICTION:
October 2021 and January 2022

For more guidelines, please visit TWR’s Submittable page: https://theworcesterreview.submittable.com/submit

Image information – The cover of the 2020 volume of The Worcester Review features artwork by Abu Mwenye.