Submissions

Submissions for Mississippi Review 53.3 are closed.

We plan to reach out about selected pieces in September 2025, with a publication date of Winter 2026.

Winter Issue

The Mississippi Review 2026 Prize opens August 1. We’ll accept work until January 1.

We award prizes of $1,000 in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry. Winners and finalists make up the contest issue, published in Summer 2026.

Contest Issue

Check our Submittable page below for more information on our current calls for submissions.

We do not accept submissions through email.

We prefer to receive submissions through Submittable. If you are unable to access Submittable, however, we are happy to consider submissions through mail. Send mailed submissions to the address below with a cover letter (including contact information) and your submission fee as a check. We do accept multiple submissions at a time. Each additional submission requires its own submission fee. We do not return mailed manuscripts.

Mississippi Review

118 College Drive #5144

Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39406-0001

Mailed Submissions