Call for Submissions: RCC MUSE Literary Journal

 

RCC MUSE - General Submissions - SUBMISSIONS OPEN SEPTEMBER 15 THROUGH JANUARY 31

Genres (PLEASE NOTE THE LIMITS):

• Fiction – Submit one short story (up to 1500 words max)

• Creative Nonfiction – One piece (up to 1500 words max)

• Poetry – Submit up to three poems

• Art – All kinds of art accepted for print. Preferred format: JPG, 300 DPI resolution, 8 inches on the long side

Email submissions to:

muse@rcc.edu 

• Submit poems as an email attachment in .doc, .docx, or .rtf formats only

• Include contact information in your submission file

• Use this subject line format: Last Name – Genre – Title of Submission (e.g., Smith – Poetry – “In Summer”)

• No handwritten submissions accepted

• Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Please notify us if accepted elsewhere

• No creative work created with the assistance of AI will be accepted

In the body of your email, include: Your full name (as you would like it to appear in the journal)
Email
Phone number
Mailing address
Short third-person bio (approx. 50 words)

Authors and artists receive one complimentary copy of the issue; additional copies may be purchased. MUSE acquires First North American Serial Rights and non-exclusive reprint rights (for promotional use only).

If published elsewhere in the future, please acknowledge MUSE as the original publisher

We appreciate your patience; we try to respond to all submissions within six months.
Mail submissions to:

RCC MUSE Literary Journal
James Ducat, Editorial Advisor
Riverside City College
4800 Magnolia Avenue
Riverside, CA 92506