Poetry - UK Magazine Response Times
Below are the average response times for submissions to poetry magazines, based on my own experience. Most magazines seem to be fairly consistent, e.g. Pulsar always returns submissions in two or three weeks; The Rialto usually takes four or five months. However, in some cases, response times vary widely (I've found The Frogmore Papers to take anything from one week to four months).
The darker the blue bar, the more "reliable" the response time, because the more submissions it's based on.
|
| Magazine |
Average Response Time (Weeks) |
Batches Submitted |
| Acumen
|
 
1
| 1
|
| Agenda
|
                     
11
| 1
|
| Anon
|
                             
15
| 4
|
| Chimera
|
             
7
| 2
|
| Envoi
|
                       
12
| 2
|
| Fabric Poems
|
 
1
| 1
|
| Fire
|
   
2
| 1
|
| Iota
|
   
2
| 2
|
| London Magazine
|
       
4
| 2
|
| London Review of Books
|
             
7
| 1
|
| Magma
|
                                       
20
| 1
|
| Metre
|
         
5
| 1
|
| Obsessed with Pipework
|
   
2
| 1
|
| Orbis
|
             
7
| 1
|
| Other Poetry
|
                           
14
| 4
|
| Outposts
|
           
6
| 2
|
| Poetry London
|
                 
9
| 1
|
| Poetry Monthly
|
                       
12
| 1
|
| Poetry Nottingham
|
     
3
| 3
|
| Poetry Now
|
                                                     
27
| 1
|
| Poetry Review
|
           
6
| 2
|
| Poetry Salzburg Review
|
 
1
| 1
|
| Pulsar
|
     
3
| 7
|
| Purple Patch
|
   
2
| 1
|
| Seam
|
         
5
| 2
|
| Smiths Knoll
|
   
2
| 2
|
| Stand
|
         
5
| 1
|
| Staple
|
           
6
| 2
|
| The Frogmore Papers
|
                       
12
| 4
|
| The North
|
         
5
| 3
|
| The Rialto
|
                                 
17
| 5
|
| TLS
|
                                         
21
| 2
|
|
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