Frequently Asked Questions

Windward Review is an annually-published, print literary journal. The printing date is in the fall.

In addition, we are working to digitize our journals and share them to our Journal Archives page. We also publicize writers on our social media throughout the year, on an intermittent basis. 

Pieces are read January-April and our volume is designed throughout the summer. The volume is typically finalized, printed, and shared with authors in the Fall.

We have a deadline for submissions in the Spring (for them to be considered for that Fall's volume). Authors can send us their work after this deadline, but it can only be considered for a later volume. Thus, authors will have to wait until the following Spring reading period in order to receive a decision from us.

Also, we have introduced a prompt-based call for submissions, so it is typically best to wait for us to send out our prompt/ call for submissions. We do this at the same time as a volume is printed- in the Fall.

You are welcome to submit your work to other journals, but please inform us immediately if your work becomes unavailable.

Windward Review asks that all work be original and unpublished. This includes publication through social media and other informal methods of sharing.

Yes– we accept work from artists of all states, nations, and backgrounds. We are journal that showcases South Texas narratives and voices, but the subjects/ issues that emerge from this vantage point are intersectional and relevant to the larger world.

You may submit work in more than one genre (i.e. a poetry submission and a fiction submission), though you will be reviewed as a single submitter. We do not typically publish more than one genre from a submitter unless the works speak to each other in a unique way.

Submitters should expect a response to their work by March and no later than April.

Please note that the changing structure of our editorial body has affected our ability to respond promptly. Editors are working from home in order to stay safe and prevent the spread of COVID-19. Many of our editors are also preoccupied taking care of their families and homes. We will get in touch with all submitters as soon as possible. Thank you sincerely for your patience and for your willingness to share your words during this historic challenge.

Windward Review asks for First North American Serial Rights and Electronic Rights of all work accepted for publication. Prior to publication, artists will be asked to grant these rights to us through a note of acceptance.

First North American Serial Rights (FNASR): The right to be the first publisher of your work one time in North America. Selling first North American serial rights allows you to sell first serial rights to the same work in places other than North America. Contributors may publish their work again in other places, but they must list Windward Review as their first publisher.

Electronic Rights: The right to publish your work with your name attached to it on our website as-well-as on our social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.)  We ask for this right so that we can include your work in our Archives page and in case we share your work on social media.

Accepted artists are entitled to one free copy of Windward Review. Each volume is printed in September and distributed first, at a reception event. The Windward Review reception is an opportunity for contributors to read, talk about their work, and be recognized on location (at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi). Those that cannot attend the reception will be mailed a journal within a couple weeks after the event.

Unfortunately, we do not have the resources to pay contributors.

The Windward Review Blog is a new endeavor (2020) intended to help Windward Review editor's stay in touch with the South Texas writing community and the community at large. It is a separate publication opportunity from WR literary journal. The material it accepts is slightly different, more diverse, and potentially more off-the-cuff than the work accepted the literary journal.

The Windward Review Blog is an open opportunity to share all types of writing from community members, professionals and non-professionals from all walks of life. The objective of the blog is to provide a place for sharing commentary, thoughts, and reactions to human events.