The Letter Review believes in the power of literature, and the importance and magic of new writing. Each year we provide over $20,000 USD in unrestricted cash awards to writers and artists. Contributors to The Letter Review are paid our standard $333 USD rate (or $250 in the case of four joint Prize winners). We publish approximately 60 new pieces of writing annually. Our website receives over 600,000 views a year.
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We strive to connect readers with excellent new writing: Our mission as a literary magazine is to publish the best new work, foster a supportive creative community, and help writers and artists with all matters related to being published, performed, and produced. At least 90% of the work we publish comes to us unsolicited. We mark entries blindly to ensure fairness for all.
The Letter Review features interviews with professional writers, publishes helpful information, and runs competitions with monetary prizes. Via our prizes we remain permanently open to unsolicited submissions of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, & unpublished books.
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I just wanted to thank the Letter Review Prize for short listing my unpublished book Unimaginable Hardship. The recognition contributed to having my chapbook Hidden, A sequence of poems addressing the war in Ukraine, recently published by Bottlecap Press. Thank you!
J. A. (John) deSouza (Shortlist of The Letter Review Prize for Books)
Letter Review emerges as a hallowed space where words bleed, mend, and soar. Within its pages, we find not just tales, but the delicate pulse of memories, interwoven with the age-old craft of storytelling and vulnerability. To have my voice cradled in such a sacred place is a serenade to the moonlit hours where prose meets poetry. A profound honor. The Letter Review stands as a monument of writing wisdom and talent. Being part of this mosaic of narrative and verse is a true honor.
Frederick Joseph: two-time New York Times bestselling author, activist, philanthropist, and poet (First Place in Letter Review Prize for Poetry)
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