The River
Literary Magazine
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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Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
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PaysNo
FeeNo
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
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction
Sub Genres: All / surprise us
Fiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 3
Sub Genres: All / surprise us
Nonfiction
No specific limitations
Nonfiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 3
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Photography
No specific limitations
Art
No specific limitations
Play
Audio
How to submit
Processs
Google / other forms
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
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.
Tracker statistics
9
Total submissions tracked
165 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
29 days
Fastest response time
71 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 199 days
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Submission calls
All genres
General
Deadline: Mar 31, 2025
The River has rolling submissions.
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