Poetry, non genre fiction, book reviews and non fiction including reportage, historical and political analysis, travel essays and literary, art and cultural criticism, are all invited by the Virginia Quarterly Review during its submissions period of 1-31 July. It is suggested you read the online content of the magazine to familiarise yourself with the magazine’s editorial focus.
Poetry may be any type or length. The word count for fiction is 3,500-8,000 words, 3,500-9,000 for non fiction and 2,000- 2,400 for book reviews.