BAT CITY REVIEW IS OPEN FOR GENERAL SUBMISSIONS AUGUST 15 - SEPTEMBER 15, 2024!

We are interested in poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, art, and cross-genre pieces that experiment with language, form, and unconventional subject matter. We also welcome traditional styles as well as translations. When submitting a translation, please include a copy of the original text and a note stating that you have secured permission from the copyright holder.

Our staff changes every year, and a team of readers and a large editorial board evaluate each submission. Before submitting to Bat City Review, take some time to review our mission statement,  previous issues and featured content in order to familiarize yourself with our aesthetic heritage. Please visit ABOUT at the top menu to contact the appropriate or nearest-related editor with genre-specific questions.

GUIDELINES:

  • We only accept submissions through Submittable

  • Please remove all identifying information from the submission document itself.

  • Students of the University of Texas at Austin may not submit. Alumni must have completed their studies at least three years prior to current open call.

  • Simultaneous submissions are fine, but please email the relevant editor immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.

  • If you have been previously published by Bat City Review, we ask that you wait 2 years before submitting again.

  • Due to the volume of submissions, we ask that you please submit only once per genre per reading period.

  • Contributors receive two free copies of the issue in which their work appears. Individual rights revert to authors upon publication.

POETRY

Please submit three to five poems.


FICTION

Please submit short stories, flash fiction, novel excerpts, and other experiments. Word limit: 6,000.


NONFICTION

Please submit creative nonfiction, lyric essays, memoirs, hybrid works, and interviews. Word limit: 5,000.


VISUAL ART

Bat City features a diverse range of visual art both in print and on the web.