Denver Quarterly is interested in reviews of recently published works, under-acknowledged and/or emerging authors, works from smaller and/or independent presses, or fresh and innovative perspectives that update or expand our understanding of historical figures. Submit your written review with a brief entry in your cover letter indicating the text you have selected and how it is situated within these suggestions. 

DQ's 2022-23 Editorial Assistants in Reviews are Monroe Lawrence and Ruby Pucillo.

Policies:

• Single-work reviews should generally run between 1,000 and 2,000 words total. Review essays discussing multiple works should be no more than 3,000 words total.
• Please include, after the title and before your review, the book’s information. Example: Title. First Name Last Name. City: Publisher, Year. Pages. Price.
• Please submit to each category only once per submissions cycle. If you're a recent contributor, please wait at least three issue years after the issue in which your work appeared to submit again.
• Simultaneous submissions are permitted, and please notify us promptly if your work has been accepted elsewhere by adding a note withdrawing your piece in Submittable. We do not read previously published work.

Note: Denver Quarterly values the rigor of the review process. In the interest of an ethical position towards works under review, the journal requires that any close connection with the author of a book under review be disclosed in the submission.  Reviews are not limited to prose and poetry; reviewers are encouraged to consider performance texts, visual art texts, critical theory, or other topics relevant to our readership.