The Chestnut Review is a US-based literary magazine and press.

Chestnut Review appears four times per year online and once per year in print in our annual anthology. We are drawn to beautiful language, resonant images, and we crave narrative. We enjoy a broad array of styles, but please read a few of our issues to get a sense of our lens.

We publish work quarterly, according to the following schedule:

Jan 1-March 31: reading for Summer Issue (July 15th release)  
April 1-June 30: reading for Autumn Issue (October 15th release)
July 1-Sept 30: reading for Winter Issue (January 15th release)    
Oct 1-Dec 31: reading for Spring Issue (April 15th release)

Minimum age. All those who submit work must be at least 18 years of age.

Unpublished work only. We only accept unpublished work that has not appeared in any publicly-accessible form previously, including online. 

• We consider poems and prose that are under contract for publication elsewhere to be published. Do not submit work from a volume that has been contracted with a publisher. Work that is part of a chapbook or book proposal under consideration may be submitted, but we must be informed if it is contracted with a publisher before our issue appears.
• Art and photography submissions may have previously been presented online, but are eligible for publication if they have not been featured in another magazine, website, or venue besides an artist’s portfolio or webpage. 

AI-generated work. We do not accept submissions of AI-generated work. If a submission is sent to us claiming to be author work but then discovered or identified as AI-generated, it will be rejected and the author no longer welcome to submit in the future. We reserve the right to withdraw acceptances from any work found to be AI-generated, even if after publication. Such work will be removed from our online platform and all print editions.

Language: English. We welcome written works that engage culture through languages other than English if the majority of the piece is in English. We do not publish translations in any form. 

Countries of origin. Any artist from anywhere in the world may submit.

Simultaneous submissions are encouraged provided you message us on Submittable if you need to withdraw a piece.

Poetry: Submit up to six poems (three for free submissions). Length and format are open. Poems should be single-spaced. Begin each poem on a new page, and clearly indicate when a poem extends beyond one page. There are no absolute length limits, but remember that the longer a poem, the better it has to be. We prefer submissions that consist of more than one poem to get a feel for your poetic interests and voice.