Red Rock Review

Open now for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

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Red Rock Review is a biannual print and online literary journal publishing poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction by emerging and established writers.

Submission calls

fictionEligibility requirementsCloses Oct 1Fee: $2.00 per submissionPays: Two free contributor copies; selected work appears online and in print.

Open to: Work must be previously unpublished; writers who have previously published with the journal must wait one year before submitting again; AI-generated work is not accepted.

All genres are welcome, especially weird and extraordinary stories with bold voices and innovative language or structure; generally up to 5,000 words, though exceptional longer work may be considered. Previously unpublished work only; no more than one story or essay per submission. Submissions run July 1-September 30 and December 1-February 28. $2 reading fee.

nonfictionEligibility requirementsCloses Oct 1Fee: $2.00 per submissionPays: Two free contributor copies; selected work appears online and in print.

Open to: Work must be previously unpublished; writers who have previously published with the journal must wait one year before submitting again; AI-generated work is not accepted.

Seeks ambitious, thoughtfully crafted creative nonfiction rich in detail and marked by authenticity and vulnerability; generally up to 5,000 words, though exceptional longer work may be considered. Previously unpublished work only; no more than one story or essay per submission. Submissions run July 1-September 30 and December 1-February 28. $2 reading fee.

poetryEligibility requirementsCloses Oct 1Fee: $2.00 per submissionPays: Two free contributor copies; selected work appears online and in print.

Open to: Work must be previously unpublished; writers who have previously published with the journal must wait one year before submitting again; AI-generated work is not accepted. Translators must have permission from the poem's copyright holder.

Seeks authentic, boundary-pushing poems with distinctive perspectives, emotional, cultural, spatial, or identity-based depth; traditional and experimental forms and English translations are welcome. Generally no more than 80 lines and no more than five poems or ten pages per submission. Submissions run July 1-September 30 and December 1-February 28. $2 reading fee.

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