The River

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The River is an online literary magazine affiliated with the University of Maine at Farmington, publishing poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and short dramatic works.

Response time info: ~4 days; sourced from The Submission Grinder

Read the full guidelines at sandyriverreview.com↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryScience FictionFantasyHorrorMysteryRomanceHumorYoung AdultOpens Jun 8, 2027

Interested in literary and genre fiction, especially pieces blending both; up to three prose entries per submission; each work must be no more than 1,000 words for The River; no minimum length; submissions open June 8th through July 28th.

nonfictionOpens Jun 8, 2027

Welcomes all forms of creative nonfiction (memoir, personal essay, literary journalism, etc.); up to three prose entries per submission; each work must be no more than 1,000 words for The River; no minimum length; submissions open June 8th through July 28th.

otherOpens Jun 8, 2027

Accepts short dramatic works (short plays, excerpts, scenes, monologues, short screenplays, etc.); each work must be no more than 6 pages for The River; no minimum length; submissions open June 8th through July 28th.

poetryOpens Jun 8, 2027

Accepts all genres and styles of poetry; up to five poems or five pages per submission; no minimum length; submissions open June 8th through July 28th.

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