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an international literary magazine
The Dawn Review
The Dawn Review publishes poetry, prose, art, and hybrid submissions from emerging and established writers and artists. We seek to amplify a diverse range of voices and support writers and in their individual creative journeys.
Open now: The Dawn Prize for Poetry
The Dawn Prize for Poetry is our inaugural poetry contest for emerging writers. All eligible writers may submit up to 5 poems of any length. Our editors will read all entries and compile a shortlist, and our guest judge, Sarah Ghazal Ali, will select the final winners!
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Reading Periods:
Reading Period 1: August 15th - October 31st
Reading Period 2: December 15th - February 28th
Reading Period 3: April 15th - June 30th
Issues are published in December, April, and August
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