Red Rock Review

Thank you for your interest in submitting to the Red Rock Review!

All genres are welcome, but we are particularly passionate about stories that celebrate the weird and extraordinary, that feature bold, unique voices, and that play with language and structure in new and interesting ways. We look forward to reading your best work!

Generally, we like submissions up to 5,000 words. However, if your story is truly exceptional but lands somewhere above 5,000, we'll still be excited to read it. Please send no more than one story or essay in a single submission.

All work must be previously unpublished. This means if your work has appeared in any print or online source (this includes personal blogs, websites, and social media pages), we cannot accept it.

We accept simultaneous submissions with the stipulation that you withdraw upon acceptance elsewhere. If you have previously published work with us, we ask that you please wait one year before sending us new work.

No AI submissions: We currently do not accept work from artificial intelligence (“AI”) generators or similar.

Formatting Guidelines:

• File must be a .doc or .docx
• Standard one-inch margins on all pages
• Indent new paragraphs ½"
• Approximate word count appears in the top right corner of page one
• Text is double-spaced. Do not add extra blank lines between paragraphs unless creating section breaks, which should be marked with a pound sign.
• We prefer to read all our submissions blind: Include your name, contact information, and a brief author bio in Submittable’s cover letter field and remove any identifying information from the manuscript itself.

Reading Fee:

• $2.00 per submission
• Because we are a hybrid journal that features both a print and online biannual publications, we have recently instituted a reading fee to cover the cost of maintaining our print edition.

Payment:

• Two free contributor copies
• All pieces chosen for publication will be featured both online and in print
• We welcome submissions from international authors but are unable to offer free shipping for copies heading outside of the domestic United States at this time. 

Thank you Thank you for your interest in submitting to the Red Rock Review!

We seek poems with authentic views that push boundaries and have something unique to say about the human experience; we are particularly passionate about poems that use language to explore and evoke a deep sense of emotion, culture, place, or identity. We are open to reading both traditional form and bold experimental poetry, as well as original translations of previously published work. 

Generally, we like submissions of no more than 80 lines, though we are open to reading exceptional work that goes beyond that. Please send no more than five poems/ ten pages of poetry per submission. 

All work must be previously unpublished. This means if your work has appeared in any print or online source (this includes personal blogs, websites, and social media pages), we cannot accept it.

We accept simultaneous submissions with the stipulation that you withdraw upon acceptance elsewhere. For groups of poems, please send us a message indicating which poem is being withdrawn (do not withdraw the entire submission unless you intend to withdraw all poems from consideration). If you have previously published work with us, we ask that you please wait one year before sending us new work.

No AI submissions: We currently do not accept work from artificial intelligence (“AI”) generators or similar. 

Formatting Guidelines:

• List the title(s) of your poem(s) as the name of your submission
• Upload files as .doc or .docx
• Left and right margins are set at the discretion of the poet; top margin (and bottom if necessary) should be 1" (keep in mind, however, when setting your line breaks, that the journal prints on a 6"x 9" page)
• Lines of text may be single- or double-spaced
• We prefer to read all our submissions blind: Include your name/ contact info and a brief author bio in in Submittable's cover letter field and remove any identifying information from the manuscript itself
• For translations: We accept translations into English from any language; we are especially interested in translations from Spanish. You must have permission from the poem's copyright holder in order to translate/ publish it. We prefer to publish both the translation and the original work together when possible

Reading Fee:

• $2.00 per submission
• Because we are a hybrid journal that features both a print and online biannual publications, we have recently instituted a reading fee to cover the cost of maintaining our print edition.

Payment:

• Two free contributor copies
• All pieces chosen for publication will be featured both online and in print 
• We welcome submissions from international authors but are unable to offer free shipping for copies heading outside of the domestic United States at this time.  

Thank you for your interest in submitting to the Red Rock Review!

We seek creative nonfiction narratives that are ambitious, thoughtfully crafted, and rich in detail; we are drawn to stories that challenge preconceived notions with authenticity and vulnerability. 

Generally, we like submissions up to 5,000 words. However, we are willing to read truly exceptional work that lands somewhere above 5,000. Please send no more than one story or essay per submission. 

All work must be previously unpublished. This means if your work has appeared in any print or online source (this includes personal blogs, websites, and social media pages), we cannot accept it.

We accept simultaneous submissions with the stipulation that you withdraw upon acceptance elsewhere. If you have previously published work with us, we ask that you please wait one year before sending us new work.

No AI submissions: We currently do not accept work from artificial intelligence (“AI”) generators or similar.

Formatting Guidelines:

• File must be a .doc or .docx
• Standard one-inch margins on all pages
• Indent new paragraphs ½"
• Approximate word count appears in the top right corner of page one
• Text is double-spaced. Do not add extra blank lines between paragraphs unless creating section breaks, which should be marked with a pound sign.
• We prefer to read all our submissions blind: Include your name, contact information, and a brief author bio in Submittable’s cover letter field and remove any identifying information from the manuscript itself.

Reading Fee:

• $2.00 per submission
• Because we are a hybrid journal that features both a print and online biannual publications, we have recently instituted a reading fee to cover the cost of maintaining our print edition.

Payment:

• Two free contributor copies
• All pieces chosen for publication will be featured both online and in print
• We welcome submissions from international authors but are unable to offer free shipping for copies heading outside of the domestic United States at this time.

Founded in 1996, the Red Rock Review is housed and supported by The College of Southern Nevada. Since its inception, publication of the Red Rock Review has been made possible by the School of Arts and Letters, the arts organizations of Nevada, and the generosity of our staff who volunteer their time. 

Over the last several years, however, we’ve been able to expand Red Rock Review’s literary reach by developing a robust new online presence. Now, in addition to our biannual print edition, work selected for publication will also be featured on our new website, RedRockReview.org. 

While we’ve been excited to share our writers with a larger audience, these developments have increased our operating costs and added more work for our volunteer staff. There are several ways that you can support the Red Rock Review, though!

You can support us by:

• Reading our online issues and sharing them widely on social media and within your literary communities.
• Purchasing our print editions, available for $13 (plus shipping) through Amazon.com.
• Donating to our organization. Donations of any size mean a great deal to our small journal, and we are deeply grateful for any support you can offer. 

With your support, the Red Rock Review can continue to publish the highest quality writing in both print and digital formats from new and emerging writers around the world. 

Direct any inquiries to Megan.Padilla@csn.edu