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RipRap Journal

Literary Magazine

Fiction

Flash Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Art

Play

Photography

Comics

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a literary journal designed and produced annually by students in the Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing program at California State University Long Beach

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Highlights

  • Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
  • Response time:
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  • Accepts simultaneous submissions

    What's that?

    When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time

  • Accepts previously published

    What's that?

    When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary

  • Nominates for prizes

  • Active on social media

  • Available in print

  • Provides contributor copies

    From the editors

    yes

  • Has examples online

  • Offers expedited response

    What's that?

    Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee

Fiction - 10000 words max

Max words: 10000

Max pieces: 1

Story. A word count in the 2,000-7,000 range is preferred. Longer pieces must be especially high quality.

Fiction - 1000 words max

Max words: 500

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 2

Sudden fiction, short shorts, miniatures, postcard fiction.

Nonfiction - 10000 words max

Max words: 10000

Max pieces: 1

Essay. A word count in the 2,000-7,000 range is preferred. Longer pieces must be especially high quality.

Poetry

Max pieces: 4

Art

Max pieces: 3

No specific theme is required. Painting, illustration, photography, comic art, and even photographs of three-dimensional art.

Play

Max pieces: 2

Max two ten minute genre scripts, each not to exceed 2,500 words.

Photography

See "Art".

Comics

See "Art".

How to submit

  • Processs

    Submittable

  • Cover letter

    No cover letter advice

  • Eligibility

    No specific eligibility requirements

  • Formatting

    We don't have formatting requirements for this magazine

  • Author's rights

    We don't have rights information for this magazine

  • Additional info

    Read blind. Simultaneous submissions to other journals are allowed as long as Riprap is notified immediately upon acceptance elsewhere. You may submit to more than one genre except for short fiction/creative nonfiction; only one submission will be accepted for consideration in those genres. Copies. Published writers will receive contributor copies as payment.

Tracker statistics

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Total submissions tracked

1665 days

Average response time

100%

Average acceptance rate

39 days

Fastest response time

87 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 1665 days

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Submission calls

    General

    Oct 17, 2024 - Dec 18, 2024

    All genres

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About

Founded

1951

Country

US

cla.csulb.edu

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    Editor-in-Chief