RHINO Poetry

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Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Representative Authors: 
Jacob Saenz, Ocean Vuong, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Kathleen Rooney, Kenyatta Rogers, Paul Tran, Danez Smith, Rodney Gomez, Casey Thayer, Sally Wen Mao, Kate Gaskin, Maya Marshall, Bryan Borland, Erika L. Sánchez, Lisel Mueller, Jamaica Baldwin, Reginold Gibbons, and more!
Formats: 
Online, Digital, Print, Audio
Reading Periods: 
Mar 1 to Jun 30
Aug 1 to Sep 30
Response Time: 
3 to 6 months
Charges Reading Fee: 
No
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions: 
Yes
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: 
Yes
Number of Debut Authors per Issue: 
5-10
Payment: 
Contributor copies only
Issues per Year: 
1
Issue Price: 
$15
Subscription Price: 
$15
Circulation: 
Less than 1,000

Editorial Focus

RHINO is a high-quality, perfect-bound annual journal including poems, event updates, and monthly e-zine RHINO Reviews. Print issues are re-released in a digital archive one year after distribution, increasing circulation to 8000+ unique annual visitors. RHINO invites traditional or experimental work reflecting passion, originality, artistic conviction, and a love affair with language. The editors encourage emerging and established writers in the U.S. and around the world. Submissions are read by multiple editors with eclectic tastes.

Tips From the Editor

Online submissions strongly preferred. We consider: poetry (up to five poems or five pages); translations of poetry; flash fiction (500 words max). We do not consider work that has been previously published on any website or in any print publication; unsolicited reviews or interviews. We’re an active contributor to the Chicago literary scene and coordinate several Chicago-area readings and workshops a year, as well as AWP-related events; we’d love to see you!

Contact Information

Virginia Bell, Co-Editor
P.O. Box 591
Evanston
IL
60204
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Last updated: Apr 20, 2026

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