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Submission Guidelines

We publish poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction—including flash, micro, short stories, and essays—as well as photography and art, bi-annually in April and October.

Please review the general and specific genre submission guidelines below before you submit. We also recommend that you read through our past issues to get a sense of what we like and have recently published, and please consider tracking your submission on Duotrope or Chill Subs.

Contact us via Twitter, Instagram, or email with any questions.

Submissions are currently closed. Our next reading period for Issue 11 runs Dec 15 - Feb 15.

You can read our EIC’s responses to questions about what we look for in a submission, hard sells, and genres/styles of writing we'd like to see more of at sixquestionsfor.blogspot.com/2023/04/Heimat-Review.

To Submit:

Email your submissions to [email protected] with the subject line: [Your Name] – Genre.
Genres include “Poetry,” “Fiction,” “Creative Nonfiction,” and “Visual Art.”
Example: Amanda Gorman - Poetry

General Guidelines

Previously published pieces are now accepted, with the stipulation that there is a six-month period between the publication of your piece and the expected publication date of the issue you're submitting for.
Since we read all submissions blind, please remove any identifying information (such as your name or contact info) from your submitted documents.
We accept simultaneous submissions. If your work is accepted elsewhere or you need to withdraw part or all of your submission, please reply to your original submission email to let us know.
If applicable, include any necessary content warnings for your submissions.
We absolutely do not accept AI-created art or writing. Submitted pieces must be original.
You may submit to more than one genre (fiction, poetry, etc.) in separate emails.

Genre Guidelines

Poetry: 1-5 poems
Fiction: 1-2 pieces of fiction of no more than 3000 words each
Creative Nonfiction: 1-2 pieces of creative nonfiction of no more than 3000 words each
Visual Art: 1-5 high-res photos or images of originally-created artwork or photography

Poetry

Attach poems in a single document, with each poem starting on a new page (if submitting more than one). Please name the attached file as the title of your poem.
If you are submitting multiple poems to us, you may choose to title your file something like: The First Poem in My Collection and Other Poems.

Fiction

Attach fiction pieces as separate documents in one email. Please name the attached file(s) as the title of your piece(s).

Creative Nonfiction

Attach creative nonfiction pieces as separate documents in one email. Please name the attached file(s) as the title of your piece(s).

Visual Art

Attach 1-5 original, high-resolution visual art pieces (photography, scanned artwork such as paintings, digital art created in applications such as Procreate) as separate documents in one email, or you may send us a Google Drive link to the images if they are too large to attach to an email.
If you’re unsure what we might accept, contact us at [email protected] or on Twitter @HeimatReview. We’d be happy to answer any questions you have!
We are always looking for more visual arts submissions, so please send us your work!

Response Time

Our response time ranges from 1-6 weeks, but if you would like to hear back from us sooner or receive detailed feedback on a piece in your submission, see our expedited submissions offerings below. Feel free to query us after the six week mark if you haven't heard back from us regarding your submission.

Please consider tracking your submission on Chill Subs. This is a wonderful tool for submitters and magazines alike, so check it out and follow us there too!

Author Bios & Rights

Contributor biographies will be published along with your work, and we also would like to individually celebrate our contributors on Twitter, Threads, and Instagram if you have them! We will start highlighting a piece a day about a week after each issue is published. We want you to be proud of the work that you've done and be sure that others can celebrate with you too.

Upon acceptance, you agree to grant Heimat Review first North American serial and electronic rights or secondary reprint rights, depending on which applies to your work. Following publication, all rights return back to you.

Expedited Submissions & Feedback Options

We are currently not a paying market, but we hope to become one! Our submissions are always free. If you would like to support us with a donation, we offer the following expedited submission and feedback options, and accept donations, through our ko-fi page:

🔜 48-hour response: $5
📝 Detailed feedback on a piece (one fiction/creative nonfiction piece): $20
📝 Detailed feedback on poetry: $10 per poem ($50 for a five-poem submission)

Please indicate in your email which of the above options you would like and attach a screenshot of your donation. If you want detailed feedback for submissions made in separate genres (e.g. both your poetry and fiction submissions), you can donate for each one. We respond with detailed feedback and a submission decision in our normal timeframe of 1-6 weeks. All donations will go toward maintaining our website and paying contributors and editors in the future. We appreciate your support! 💛

Reading Periods

Dec 15, 2025 - Feb 15, 2026 | Issue 11
Jun 15 - Aug 15, 2026 | Issue 12
Dec 15, 2026 - Feb 15, 2027 | Issue 13
Jun 15 - Aug 15, 2027 | Issue 14

Publication Dates

Note: Reading period dates are subject to change with regard to volume of submissions, genre requests, etc. to fit the needs of the magazine. Also, please consider tracking your submission on Chill Subs. This is a wonderful tools for submitters and magazines alike, so check it out and follow us there too!

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