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River
Oak Review
Submission
Guidelines
- Send up to 6 poems
(one per page) or one story or essay
of
no more than 25 pages by U. S. mail.
- Submissions
are
accepted
year round, though response may be slower in summer.
- All manuscripts
should be typed or computer-printed on
a
standard 8-1/2 x 11 inch white paper. Clean photocopies are acceptable.
Prose must be double-spaced. Poems should be typed as you wish them to
appear on the page.
- Prose
manuscripts
should have author's name, title, and
page
number on each page. The same applies to poems that are longer than a
single page. Stanza breaks should be noted if they occur at the bottom
of a page.
- We
do not accept emailed submissions.
- We
do not accept
previously published work.
- All
submissions
must
be accompanied by an SASE with
sufficient postage for return of all materials or with instructions for
the disposal of the manuscript. Submissions without an SASE will be
discarded.
- Please direct
submissions to the appropriate editor
(see
addresses below). Send poetry and prose submissions separately.
- The editors and their
associates read all submissions
carefully, making every
effort to respond in a reasonable time, usually within three months.
- The
River Oak Review pays
contributors two copies in
return for first American serial rights.
- River
Oak
Review
places no absolute restrictions on form, style, or subject matter,
though genre
fiction (i.e., mystery, romance, western) and greeting card verse have
little chance of acceptance. We urge prospective contributors
to purchase and read
a copy of the journal before submitting.
- Bear in mind that
the appearance of a manuscript makes
an
impression on the person who reads it. Handwritten submissions,
manuscripts that have been "re-cycled" repeatedly, etc., unusual colors
or sizes of paper or unusual fonts, all tend to mark a writer as
unprofessional. The
physical care of your materials reflects your respect for your art.
- Sample copies of the
magazine are available for $5.00
including postage. This is much the best way to ascertain the
sort of stories, poems, and essays we value most
highly.
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Send
fiction and essays to
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Send
poetry to
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Fiction
Editor
River
Oak Review
Elmhurst College
190 Prospect Avenue
Elmhurst, IL 60126-3296
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Poetry
Editor
River
Oak Review
Elmhurst College
190 Prospect Avenue
Elmhurst, IL 60126-3296
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