Submissions are managed using Cal State Open Journals at journals.calstate.edu/sr. You can learn more about submissions guidelines on our Open Journals profile.
Reasons to submit
Verifiable publication with website access
ISBN publication, ISSN requested
Free hardcover for U.S. submitters
Free downloadable e-book
Get published & keep your rights
Include with submission
Submission title
Desired pen name
Submission file
Submit individual files
If you’re submitting THREE poems for Poetry, you’ll be submitting THREE individual submissions.
Submit no more than FOUR pieces simultaneously
For example, if you’re submitting TWO stories for fiction, you should only submit up to TWO pieces for any other category.
FICTION
TWO submissions or less.
2,500 words per author or less.
Must be a Doc (.docx).
NO PDFs (.pdf).
NON-FICTION
TWO submissions or less.
2,500 words per author or less
Must be a Doc (.docx).
NO PDFs (.pdf).
POETRY
THREE submissions or less.
2 pages per poem or less.
You must submit a Doc (.docx) and PDF (.pdf) version for each poem.
LITERARY REVIEWS
TWO submissions or less.
1,200 words or less.
Academic essays will not be accepted.
Reviews must be on a single piece of work or collection.
DRAMA
TWO submissions or less.
3,500 words or less.
ART
FOUR pieces or less.
.png (preferred) or .jpeg
Photography is welcome.
COMICS
15 pages or less.
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