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General

Sep 28, 2023 - Dec 18, 2023

Guidelines

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

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

Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

1665 days

Acceptance Rate

100%

  • Payment

    No

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    Yes: yes

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    No

Accepted genres

8 genres

Fiction

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.

Flash Fiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 2

Sudden fiction, short shorts, miniatures, postcard fiction.

Nonfiction

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".

Fiction

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.

Flash Fiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 2

Sudden fiction, short shorts, miniatures, postcard fiction.

Nonfiction

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".

Statistics

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Total submissions tracked

1665 days

Average response time

100%

Average acceptance rate

1665 days

Fastest response time

1665 days

Slowest response time

How to submit

Process

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Cover letters

Coming soon! Advice from editors on what your cover letter and bio should look like!

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

Coming soon! All the Times New Romans and double spaces!

Rights for published work

Coming soon! First, third, none, all the rights!

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.

About the Magazine

Founded in 1951 | United States

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