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Submission Guidelines

General Submission Guidelines
• Manuscripts must be formatted for 8 1/2" x 11" (US letter) pages. Use standard fonts or typefaces (Courier or Times) and the standard font size (12 point).
• Fiction must be no more than 7,500 words; essays must be no more than 5,000 words; poems must be no more than 80 lines.
We do not accept unsolicited manuscripts from faculty or staff of the College of Southern Nevada.
We do not accept general submissions in June, July, August, or December.
No simultaneous submissions.

For Fiction and Essay Submissions (Suggested):
• One-inch margins all around each page. Indent new paragraphs 1/2"; justify left margin. Justification of right margin is not necessary.
• Name, address, and phone number appear single-spaced in the top left corner of page one.
• Approximate word count appears in the top right corner of page one.
• Title (in CAPS) and byline (including name) appear single-spaced and centered 1/3 of the way down the first page.
• A header including last name, key word from title, and page number appears on subsequent pages. The header appears in the left corner 1/2" down from the top of the page and 1" in from the left edge.
• Text is double-spaced. Do not add extra blank lines between paragraphs unless creating section breaks.

For Poetry:
• Left and right margins are set at the discretion of the poet; top margin (and bottom if necessary) should be 1".
• Name, address, and phone number appear single-spaced in the left corner of every page.
• Include key word from title and page numbers (top right corner of page) if a poem goes over one page.
• Lines of text may be single- or double-spaced.

Send all submissions as MS Word, RTF, or PDF file attachments to RedRockReview@csn.edu. The e-mail to which the files are attached should serve as your cover letter clearly stating your contact information and the contents of your attachments. No hard-copy submissions will be accepted after December 31, 2009.

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