Red Rock Review 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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