Submission Guidelines for the 2008 edition of M Review and the Annual Writing Competition

M Review is an ad-free, private university sponsored publication, published once a year in June. Submissions for the June 2008 edition will be accepted from October 1, 2007 until January 26, 2008.

M Review accepts submissions in the following categories:

POETRY
SHORT FICTION
CREATIVE NON-FICTION
SOCIAL COMMENTARY
VISUAL ART & PHOTOGRAPHY

All entries in the Poetry, Short Fiction, and Creative Non-fiction categories will be considered for publication and the annual writing competition (Marylhurst University faculty are not eligible for the contest). Authors with the winning entry in the Poetry, Short Fiction, and Creative Non-fiction categories will receive a $50 cash prize. Judging for the writing competition is made by established writers in their field. Past judges have included Howard Aaron, Paul Durica, Jesse Lichtenstein, Michael McDowell, Scott Nadelson, Kathy O'Shaughnessy, Paulann Petersen, Natalie Serber, and Matt Yurdana.

M Review accepts only unpublished work (either in print or online), with the exception of visual art.

GUIDELINES:


Poetry
Limit of five poems per author. Submit in either html or Microsoft Word, the preferred format.

Short Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction, and Social Commentary
Limit of one entry per category, no more than 4,000 words per entry. Submit in either html or Microsoft Word, the preferred format.

Visual Art & Photography
Limit of three submissions per artist in .JPG or .GIF format.

Submissions are accepted by e-mail only. We are an on-line publication and do not accept hardcopy entries. Your e-mail should contain the following information:

• In the message subject line include your last name followed by the category of your submission (i.e., Name – Short Fiction)
• In the body of your e-mail include your full name, e-mail address, mailing address, title of your submission(s), word count (for prose submissions), and short biography (3-4 lines).
• Attach your submission as a Word or html document to your e-mail.
• If you are making multiple poetry or art submissions attach each submission to your e-mail as a separate document.

Your submission should be formatted as follows:

• Use a 12-point serif font (Times New Roman preferred).
• For prose entries, double space the text, with a five space indentation or tab to delineate paragraph breaks.
• Remove any formatting that includes headers and footers, page breaks, etc.
• Your name should not appear anywhere in the attached document.

Please note:

• Submissions in multiple categories should be done in separate e-mails.
• With the exception of the contest winners, published authors will not be paid.
• We do not accept previously published works.
• Your submission(s) may not be accepted if the guidelines are not followed.
• After publication, authors and artists retain all rights to their works.
• Neither the staff of M Review nor Marylhurst University is responsible for lost, damaged, or unreadable submissions.
• You will receive notification whether or not your work is accepted. Please do not send inquiries before June 1. If your work is published elsewhere before you are notified by M Review, please let us know via e-mail.
• We reserve the right to consider your submission for a category other than originally submitted for consideration. Authors will be notified if this occurs.
• Submissions e-mailed outside of the acceptance period will not be read.

Submissions for the June 2008 edition will be accepted from October 1, 2007 until January 26, 2008.

e-mail your submission to
mreview.editor@gmail.com