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Kestrel [1]

Basic Information

State:

West Virginia

Website:

https://www.fairmontstate.edu/kestrel/ [2]

Country:

United States

Submission Guidelines:

https://www.fairmontstate.edu/kestrel/submission-g… [3]

Address:

Department of Humanities

Address (line 2):

Fairmont State University

City:

Fairmont

Zip / Postal Code:

26554

Contact Information

Donna J.

Long

Editor

Contact E-mail:

kestrel@fairmontstate.edu [4]

Details

Formats:

Payment:

Contributor copies only

Genres Published:

Poetry

Fiction

Creative Nonfiction

Translation

Charges Reading Fee:

Yes

Accepts Unsolicited Submissions:

Yes

Accepts Simultaneous Submissions:

Yes

Reading Period:

Jan 1 to Dec 31

Response Time:

3 to 6 months

$40 for 4 issues

Kestrel publishes fiction, poetry, poetry in translation, and creative nonfiction by established and emerging writers. They also publish reviews, including of “Wrongfully Neglected” work. The editors are especially happy to publish work by West Virginia and Appalachian writers. Kestrel features visual art in each issue.

Do not send additional work before receiving our response to your first submission, and please submit no more than once a year. You can send three to five poems; prose up to 5,000 words. Query first for reviews; we typically review books by Kestrel contributors only.

Representative Authors:

<p>Alyse Knorr, Rick Campbell, Stephanie Dickinson, Rupert Fike, Patricia Foster, Sally Rosen Kindred, Gerry LaFemina</p>

Issues per Year:

Year Founded:

1993

Percentage of Unsolicited Submissions Published:

11% to 25%

Issue Price:

$15

Number of Debut Authors per Issue:

20-30

Less than 1,000