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"The River is a representation of the Sandy River itself, which runs alongside the university and what inspired the name of the journal. It is a constantly flowing, ebbing and surging, body of content filled with contemporary work. "

"The River is a representation of the Sandy River itself, which runs alongside the university and what inspired the name of the journal. It is a constantly flowing, ebbing and surging, body of content filled with contemporary work. "

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Response Time

29 days

Acceptance Rate

100%

  • Payment

    No

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    No

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

9 genres

Fiction

No specific limitations

Flash Fiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

Sudden and flash fiction are welcome. We are interested in literary and genre fiction.

Nonfiction

No specific limitations

Flash Nonfiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

We welcome all forms of creative nonfiction (memoir, personal essay, literary journalism, etc.).

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

We accept all genres and styles of poetry. We will review a maximum amount of 3 pages of poetry.

Photography

No specific limitations

Art

No specific limitations

Play

Each short dramatic work must have a maximum length of 1000 words.

Audio

Podcasts + Audio Essays. Maximum length - 20 minutes.

Fiction

No specific limitations

Flash Fiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

Sudden and flash fiction are welcome. We are interested in literary and genre fiction.

Nonfiction

No specific limitations

Flash Nonfiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

We welcome all forms of creative nonfiction (memoir, personal essay, literary journalism, etc.).

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

We accept all genres and styles of poetry. We will review a maximum amount of 3 pages of poetry.

Photography

No specific limitations

Art

No specific limitations

Play

Each short dramatic work must have a maximum length of 1000 words.

Audio

Podcasts + Audio Essays. Maximum length - 20 minutes.

Statistics

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Track submission

4

Total submissions tracked

29 days

Average response time

100%

Average acceptance rate

29 days

Fastest response time

29 days

Slowest response time

How to submit

Process

-

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

The River is an online collection of contemporary literature, art, and podcasts. Works previously submitted to The River may be considered for publication in the print Sandy River Review. Please limit submissions to five poems or three prose entries. A mix of each is fine, so long as the total amount does not exceed five total pieces.

About the Magazine

Founded in 2002 | United States

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 :)

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