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Deadline

Apr 1, 2024

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"The official literary journal of Lewis-Clark State College. Since 1994."

"The official literary journal of Lewis-Clark State College. Since 1994."

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Response Time

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Acceptance Rate

100%

  • Payment

    No

  • Fee

    Yes: $3

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    Yes: As payment, contributors receive one copy of the issue in which their work appears, a one-year subscription to TRR beginning with the following issue, and a one-year gift subscription for a friend beginning with the issue in which the author’s work appears.

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

7 genres

Fiction

Max words: 4000

Max pieces: 1

No more than one long prose piece (up to 4,000 words) at a time and no more than two short-shorts (250 – 1,000 words) at a time.

Flash Fiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 2

No more than one long prose piece (up to 4,000 words) at a time and no more than two short-shorts (250 – 1,000 words) at a time.

Nonfiction

Max words: 4000

Max pieces: 1

Creative nonfiction. No more than one long prose piece (up to 4,000 words) at a time and no more than two short-shorts (250 – 1,000 words) a...

Flash Nonfiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 2

Creative nonfiction. No more than one long prose piece (up to 4,000 words) at a time and no more than two short-shorts (250 – 1,000 words) a...

Poetry

Min pieces: 3

Max pieces: 5

3 to 5 poems at one time no more than 10 pages total.

Art

Max pieces: 8

5-8 pieces at a time. We publish art in full color, often selecting between 2 and 4 artists for each issue.

Photography

Max pieces: 8

5-8 pieces at a time. We publish art in full color, often selecting between 2 and 4 artists for each issue.

Fiction

Max words: 4000

Max pieces: 1

No more than one long prose piece (up to 4,000 words) at a time and no more than two short-shorts (250 – 1,000 words) at a time.

Flash Fiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 2

No more than one long prose piece (up to 4,000 words) at a time and no more than two short-shorts (250 – 1,000 words) at a time.

Nonfiction

Max words: 4000

Max pieces: 1

Creative nonfiction. No more than one long prose piece (up to 4,000 words) at a time and no more than two short-shorts (250 – 1,000 words) a...

Flash Nonfiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 2

Creative nonfiction. No more than one long prose piece (up to 4,000 words) at a time and no more than two short-shorts (250 – 1,000 words) a...

Poetry

Min pieces: 3

Max pieces: 5

3 to 5 poems at one time no more than 10 pages total.

Art

Max pieces: 8

5-8 pieces at a time. We publish art in full color, often selecting between 2 and 4 artists for each issue.

Photography

Max pieces: 8

5-8 pieces at a time. We publish art in full color, often selecting between 2 and 4 artists for each issue.

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Track submission

3

Total submissions tracked

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Average response time

100%

Average acceptance rate

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Fastest response time

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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

Please send one submission at a time and wait for a response before you submit additional work. There are no particular content restrictions.

About the Magazine

Founded in 1994 | United States

For 29 years, Lewis-Clark State College’s student-run literary journal, Talking River Review, has featured creative work by some of this country’s best contemporary writers of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.

Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

Courtney Morgan

Editor-in-Chief

Jennifer Anderson

Faculty Advisor

Examples

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