Submissions
The Dolomite Review | Call for Submissions
Issue One Theme: Firsts
The theme of our inaugural issue is new beginnings and firsts —first steps, first frost, first love, first loss. The first time you left home. The first time you came back. We’re interested in beginnings that don’t announce themselves. We want the quiet moments before or after the turning point—the kind that only feel like a “first” when you look back.
This theme is a guide, not a rule. Interpret it loosely. Surprise us. We are looking for great storytelling and voices we’ll want to come back to. If that might be you, send us your work.
Submissions are rolling. However, to meet the deadline for our debut issue, please submit before October 31. Notice of acceptance or rejection will be sent after November 1. We accept fiction, poetry, and first-person essays. At this time, there is no payment for work submitted. Submission fee is $3.50. If your work is accepted, we request first electronic rights as well as the right to archive your work on our website and to use your work, with credit given to you as the author. Otherwise, upon publication, all rights revert back to the author under the condition that you will credit The Dolomite Review as the original publisher should your work be republished. The Dolomite Review is an online-only publication.
Manuscript Guidelines
Fiction: Short Stories should be no more than 3,500 words. Please use a simple font. Double space.
Poetry: Submit up to 3 poems no longer than 1 page single spaced. Please submit each poem on a separate page.
Essays: No longer than 3,000 words.
No cover letters are necessary, but all first pages should include your name, physical address, email address and a short bio. Professional website and social media links are encouraged.
Manuscripts should be a simple, easy to read font. Double spaced (except poems). Word documents in .doc or .docx. are preferred.
You may submit multiple manuscripts, but please limit to one per genre. Simultaneous submissions accepted. The Dolomite Review is open to all and does not discriminate except against artificial intelligence. We look forward to reading your work.
