TSR Announces Changes to the Publishing Schedule

We have some news to share: We’ve made the difficult decision to delay the Winter/Spring 2021 issue of The Southampton Review in favor of a single print issue for the 2021 year, which will be the Summer/Fall issue, due out in May.  

Our university has faced significant financial challenges in recent months, and The Southampton Review, along with many other Stony Brook University programs, has stepped up to share the burden. Rather than consider a sacrifice to quality, we have concluded that a delay for one publishing cycle was the safest path forward.

In the meantime, we’re excited to give you a preview of the Summer/Fall 2021 issue in the coming weeks and months as we publish a selection of work from contributors. Follow us on our social media accounts for updates, or visit TSR Online for the latest posts.

Over the past several months, we’ve been thinking about what it means to be part of a community. By making the Summer/Fall 2020 issue available for free as a downloadable PDF, we sought to broaden access to The Southampton Review and to the writers and artists we publish. But this was just the first step.

We invite you to visit our new Resources page, where we’ll be making content available in support of editorial transparency and inclusivity. Not only do we pull back the curtain about our editorial process, but the page will feature flash interviews with the editors of other literary journals discussing what they look for in submissions and offering advice about everything from formatting to whether or not they prefer a humorous cover letter.

Our next reading period begins January 1—we hope you’ll consider submitting to us and the other wonderful journals we’ll be featuring.

—The Editors