Submission Deadline: November 30th—Winter

Currently we are accepting submissions up until November 30th for the Winter Issue. There is no particular theme for this issue. We simply want good work.

Reverie is a journal devoted to featuring the best literature and is open to African Americans with “ties” to the Midwest. The Review Board consists of a distinguished group of professional writers and instructors. Reverie appears in print and online. We are a literary journal that publishes poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction. We will also accept book reviews as well.

Reverie is published quarterly (Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall). We currently pay in two contributor copies of the journal.

Writer’s Guidelines for Reverie:

Submit in standard manuscript format, with a word count not to exceed 50 lines (poetry) and/or 3,000 words (Fiction/Essay). No more than three poems, please. No urban crime fiction or erotica, please. Publisher reserves the right to make light edits as necessary. Email

reverie.journal@gmail.com and type “Reverie” in the subject line and attach submission in Microsoft Word or Rich-text format (rtf) or mail manuscripts to: Aquarius Press, PO Box 23096, Detroit, MI 48223. Attn: Journal. No phone calls. Include an SASE if you want your manuscript returned.

*Also, we are interested in original art for the cover–payment will be 2 copies and a mini gallery on the site.