Griffith Review

What this publication wants

This is BRYME's summary of the publication's focus — not a copy of their website. Type of writing: Essays, Fiction, Journalism, Personal essays, Creative nonfiction. Official guideline: Griffith Review guidelines.

Topics, themes and styles they look for

• Non-fiction and fiction that responds to the Bodies of Work theme — the human body in a digital, biohacking, looksmaxxing age; disability and gender; historic misconceptions.
• Erudite yet accessible writing for a general reader. British/Australian spelling will be applied in-house.

Subjects they avoid

• Work after 23 August 2026 AEST.
• Undisclosed generative AI. If you use AI-assisted technologies for creative purposes, disclose it in the cover letter. A statement will run with the published work.

Key requirements

• Submittable
• ≤4,000 words
• Responds to the theme
• Disclose AI if used

Who can submit

Official writers’ guidelines: most contributors are from Australia, some from overseas. That is a description, not a closed nationality list. Do not hide this card from Nigeria on that sentence alone.

Rights

Not fully quoted on the For Writers page. Successful print pieces go through a publishing contract.

AI policy

Disclosure required

How to write for them

Official requirement: always follow the publication's own guideline exactly.

BRYME's practical advice: write for the publication's audience, use a clear structure, keep paragraphs short, lead with a specific angle, and confirm the word count before submitting. These are practical suggestions — they are not the publication's official rules.

How to pitch

Where a pitch is required, this is the general pattern BRYME recommends — always adapt it to the publication's guideline.

1. Research the publication and read several recent pieces.
2. Choose a specific idea that fits their beat and audience.
3. Write a concise subject line naming your idea.
4. Introduce yourself in one or two lines (who you are, where you publish).
5. Explain the proposed piece in a short paragraph — angle, structure, length.
6. Say why it fits this publication.
7. Include 2–3 relevant clips or links.
8. Close professionally and thank them for their time.
9. Send through the official channel only.

Not accepting submissions at the last check.

Track this pitch

How to submit

Official Submittable call — Bodies of Work

Apply through the official channel below. BRYME only records submission destinations it has verified.

• Official guideline: opens the publication guideline (new tab)
• Submission: Official Submittable call — Bodies of Work

What the guideline asks you to prepare

• Read https://www.griffithreview.com/for-writers/.
• Submit at https://griffithreview.submittable.com/submit before 23 August 2026 AEST.

What happens after submission

Expected response: Within eight weeks of the call-out closing date

If the publication does not state a response time, BRYME records that it is unknown. A follow-up is generally reasonable after a couple of weeks; if there is still no response, treat that as a likely non-acceptance rather than a rejection. Acceptance is normally communicated by the publication. If they accept, they will tell you exactly how to submit the final piece and, for most, how and when payment is made.