SUBMISSIONS

Call for Submissions Annual Issue

The North Meridian Review: A Journal of Culture and Scholarship is open to submissions. Each issue the journal will publish four sections: a peer-reviewed, scholarly collection of articles; a creative non-fiction, and fiction, prose section; a selection of poetry; and academic and literary book reviews.

When submitting to NMR please follow the below guidelines:

Peer-review Scholarship: OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS.

All peer-reviewed scholarship goes through a double-blind review. Authors receive either— Accept, Accept With Revisions,Revise and Resubmit, Reject. The editorial team of NMR is particularly interested in working with emerging scholars to help with revisions to get the piece ready for publication.

Articles should be between 5,000-10,000 words. Scholars interested in submitting should send their articles as an attached word document to wrbishop@jsu.edu with the subject line “NMR Article Submission” followed by the category of the piece (history, literature, etc.). Also, include a two-page CV and short (150-200 words) abstract. All articles should adhere to the Chicago Manual of Style (17th ed.).

Prose:

Currently closed for submissions. Check back in spring 2027!

Poetry:

Currently closed for submissions. Check back in spring 2027!

Book Reviews:

North Meridian Review is open to both long form reviews, interviews with authors and artists, and short traditional academic book reviews.

Long form critical review essays should be 1,000-5000 words.

Interviews should be within 7,000-10,000 words.

Traditional academic book reviews should be 500-800 words. Reviewer should not have any personal conflict in reviewing the work.

All reviews should adhere to the Chicago Manual of Style (17th ed.).

Please email piece as attached word document to Managing Editor Wesley R. Bishop (wrbishop@jsu.edu) and Book Review Editor Lindsay Holman (holman@jsu.edu).