Orange Blossom Review
Submissions
We accept unsolicited general submissions from January 15 through February 15; and July 15 through August 15. New issues are published in June and December. Please only submit work in a single genre per reading period.
Response Time
Response time should be no longer than three months, but please do not send queries until the next submission period has begun.
Simultaneous Submission
Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please notify us through Submittable if your work is accepted elsewhere.
Submission Guidelines
Please include, with your submission, a 50-word bio. We will not consider previously published work.
Submit up to three poems for consideration. Please combine poetry submissions into a single Word document. Please include with your submission an updated bio written in the third person and a current email address. If you need to withdraw individual poems from your submission, please send us a message via Submittable.
Former contributors: Please skip one submission cycle before sending more work.
Submit short fiction up to 5,000 words. Novel excerpts will be considered but should be accompanied by a brief synopsis. Please include with your submission an updated bio written in the third person and a current email address.
Former contributors: Please skip one submission cycle before sending more work.
Submit creative nonfiction up to 5,000 words. Please include with your submission an updated bio written in the third person and a current email address.
Former contributors: Please skip one submission cycle before sending more work.
Submit up to five images of graphic literature (such as excerpts from a graphic novel or short imaged-based stories, essays, or poems), artwork, or photography. Please include a brief artist’s statement in the "cover letter" section of Submittable.
Please also include with your submission an updated bio written in the third person and a current email address.
Former contributors: Please skip one submission cycle before sending more work.