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Our taste is deeply varied: in fiction, we're moved by the succinct prose of Ernest Hemingway and the fresh wackiness of Aimee Bender, by the ethereality of Italo Calvino and the ruminations of Alice Munro. We enjoy poetry that is witty and poetry that is moving, especially poetry that's both; we're suspicious of end-rhyme and formal structures but hey, we're cool, we'll hang with them a little. Mark Strand, Brenda Hillman, and Mary Jo Bang are among the many poets we adore. Non-fiction? See our preferences in fiction and poetry. In other words, we're open to any and many styles - what matters most is that your work is surprising, thoughtful, complex.
- We accept submissions year-round unless otherwise noted on the home page. While length is open, we rarely (but will) publish prose pieces over 5000 words. If submitting poetry, feel free to submit up to three poems.
- Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but you must notify us immediately if the piece has been accepted elsewhere. We do not accept previously published pieces. Poets: if part of your submission has been taken elsewhere, please withdraw the entire submission and resubmit. This saves much confusion.
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We're working on getting submissions manager, but in the meantime, email submissions are accepted as .doc or .rtf attachments. Be sure to include the name of the piece and the genre (fiction, poetry, non-fiction) in the subject line and email the submissions to
PRISMREVIEW(at)LAVERNE(dot)EDU
Snail-mail submissions? They're a little frustrating, so we prefer email. But if snail-mail's what you got, go for it: it must be accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE). Send to
Prism Review
Miller Hall
1950 Third Street
University of La Verne
La Verne, CA 91750
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We try to respond within three months but sometimes take a bit longer, especially (no surprise) over the summer months. Potential contributors are urged to subscribe to any magazine they admire enough to want them to publish their work. Especially ours! Publications such as ours depend on subscribers.
- Payment is given in a contributor's copy.
prismreview@laverne.edu
