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.

Past contributors include Steve Almond, Kim Barnes, Mary Clearman Blew, Sven Birkerts, Sherwin Bitsui, Judy Blunt, Michael Earl Craig, Claire Davis, David James Duncan, Stephen Dunn, Gary Fincke, Seth Fried, Pete Fromm, CMarie Fuhrman, Jim Harrison, Patricia Henley, B.J. Hollars, William Johnson, William Kittredge, Dorianne Laux, Bret Lott, Lee Martin, Michael Martone, Ron McFarland, Neide Messer, Brenda Miller, Tina Ontiveros, Lia Purpura, Alberto Rios, Rob Schlegel, Nance Van Winckel, Julie Marie Wade, Michael Wasson, Joe Wilkins, Robert Wrigley, and Dean Young, among others. 

Talking River Review is published biannually by the Associated Students of Lewis-Clark State College (ASLCSC). Subscriptions are $12 per year (which includes two issues) and back issues are $12 each.

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Fiction Submissions

Creative Nonfiction Submissions

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

Poetry Submissions

We are looking for photography and art.  Please submit 5-8 pieces at a time. We may ask for additional images based on this submission. We do not accept work that has been previously published elsewhere. Upon acceptance, we will request high res files, an author's bio, and an artist's statement. We publish art in full color, often selecting between 2 and 4 artists for each issue.

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