a student-curated literary journal out of the Creative Writing program at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

The MSU Roadrunner Review is a student-curated literary journal out of the Creative Writing program at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Our focus is on quality work, and submissions are open to all.

We publish a fresh edition in December and May of each year, with reading periods from early September to mid-November and early February to mid-April.

Online publications putting forward exceptional short stories for Best of the Net.

Fiction Magazines That Nominate for Best of the Net

Digital publications advancing very short fiction for Best of the Net consideration.

Flash Fiction Magazines That Nominate for Best of the Net

Publications with ultra-short stories under 400 words selected for this anthology series. The definitive collection for the microfiction form.

Lit Mags Featured in Best Microfiction Anthologies

Best Microfiction, edited by Meg Pokrass and Gary Fincke, celebrates the art of the extremely brief narrative. These publications have editorial teams with particular sensitivity to the craft.

Literary Magazines That Nominate for Best Microfiction

Identifies publications that put forward outstanding online work for this respected digital anthology established in 2006.

Literary Magazines That Nominate for Best of the Net

Digital publications nominating outstanding essays and creative nonfiction for Best of the Net.

Nonfiction Magazines That Nominate for Best of the Net

Online journals that specifically champion poetry for Best of the Net consideration.

Poetry Magazines That Nominate for Best of the Net

MSU Roadrunner Review

Submissions should be attached as a double-spaced Word document, Times New Roman, 12-point font, with page numbering on all but the first page. Simultaneous submissions are welcome, but please use the Submittable tool to withdraw your work immediately if accepted elsewhere. You may include a bio as part of your cover letter (up to 50 words).
POETRY 

  No more than two double-spaced pages per poem.  
  Submit up to three poems per submission.
  We seek compelling, insightful poetry that explores, reveals, or surprises.

Poetry Submission

Submissions should be attached as a double-spaced Word document, Times New Roman, 12-point font, with page numbering on all but the first page. Simultaneous submissions are welcome, but please use the Submittable tool to withdraw your work immediately if accepted elsewhere.&nbsp;You may include a bio as part of your cover letter (up to 50 words).

Flash Fiction Submissions

We look for strong personal essays and will consider all types of CNF; excite us with pieces that have the potential to challenge readers and keep them thinking long after they’ve left the page. 

Creative Nonfiction

We consider all fiction genres, publishing short stories with intricate thematic and character development built upon a strong narrative spine.  We appreciate pieces that challenge rather than panders to readers. 

MSU Roadrunner Review

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