Current Issue

The Missouri Review Volume 49 Issue 3 Cover

49.3 (Fall 2026): “Searching for Life”

The fall issue includes the winners of the 2026 Perkoff Prize: Somto Ihezue (fiction), C.M. Berger (poetry), and Steve Gehrke (nonfiction). Also featured are new fictions by Jackie Jennings, Trent…    read more

View Past Issues

Browse Content

We read submissions year-round

Submit Online Today

TMR INTERNSHIPS

The Missouri Review, founded in 1978 at the University of Missouri, is one of the most highly regarded literary magazines in the United States. Our mission is to find and publish the very best writers first, and to education the next generation of writers, readers, and editors.

Learn More

TMR CONTESTS

Learn about the Jeffrey E. Smith Editor's Prize, the Perkoff Prize, and more.

Learn More
Secret Link