Submission Guidelines
Submission period for the 2011 issue is from September 1, 2010 through February 28, 2011 for publication in November 2011. Please review the guidelines before submitting your work.

The Delmarva Review is a literary review publishing short fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction and short reviews.  Outstanding writing from all authors will be considered, regardless of where they are from. We encourage submissions from writers in the Delmarva and Chesapeake region.

The Delmarva Review is seeking great story-telling and memorable poetry.  In creative nonfiction we are particularly interested in material influenced by the land, people, and cultures of the region.  Our standards are for well-written, evocative prose and poetry exhibiting skillful expression.  Send us your best work.

We also seek photography or artwork that can be considered for the cover or illustration. Photography and artwork should be submitted as a 300 dpi jpg, eps, or tiff file attachment. Minimum size: 6” x 9”.

The Delmarva Review is published in a print edition, with a downloadable digital edition, by the Eastern Shore Writers' Association. It is copyrighted, but all rights revert to the author after publication.

We will only consider e-mail submissions.  Editors review work on a rolling basis, so we encourage early submissions.  All submitters will hear from the editors no later than April 2011.  Material must be unpublished, though we occasionally invite previously published work with a credit to the original publication.

We will consider simultaneous submissions.  Please inform us immediately if the work has been accepted elsewhere.

Submissions should be attached to an e-mail as a Word document or .rtf file. Multiple poems should be contained in one attachment.  Fiction and nonfiction submissions must be double-spaced and formatted in a 12 point font.  Please number the pages of prose submissions.  Poetry should be single-spaced.

The author’s name, mailing address, phone, and e-mail address, followed by the genre, word count for prose, and date should be included in the text of the e-mail.  The genre and word count should be noted in the subject line of your email. Send submissions to:

editor@delmarvareview.com

If your work is selected, payment will be two contributor’s copies of the publication. 

We consider unpublished material in the following categories:

Poetry       - up to 50 lines
Short Stories   - up to 5,000 words
Short Short Stories     - up to 1,500 words    (including flash fiction)
Creative Nonfiction     - up to 3,000 words
Short Reviews       - up to 500 words

Please limit your submissions to one short story or nonfiction piece, two “flash” or short short stories, or six poems per submission period.

Useful Help to Writers:

It is helpful for writers to become familiar with a publication prior to sending submissions.  You can order a copy of the current issue for $10 (check or M.O.) from: The Delmarva Review, P.O. Box 544, St. Michaels, MD 21663 or buy a downloadable digital edition on Amazon.

For matters of spelling, usage, and style, you may find it helpful to consult a current edition of the Chicago Manual of Style or Strunk and White’s The Elements of Style. It is expected that all writing is carefully edited prior to submission.

The editors of the Review reserve the right to correct and edit material for publication.