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Talking River
Lewis-Clark State College
500 8th Avenue
Lewiston, ID  83501
Phone: 208-792-2716
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Writers interested in submitting work to the journal should follow these guidelines:

Content Guidelines

  • We will accept submissions in fiction and creative non-fiction.  Writers should submit no more than one prose piece at a time.  There are no particular content restrictions; length of submissions should be no more than 4,000 words. 

  • We will accept poetry manuscripts without regard to content or length restrictions.  Poets should submit no more than five poems at a time.

  • We will accept reviews of contemporary works.  Books reviews will be solicited from outside sources.  Book reviews should run 500 - 1, 000 words.  Omnibus reviews, if we can find a particularly capable writer, will be up to 1,000 words.

Submission Guidelines

  • Submission Period will run from August 1 - April 1
  • Manuscript should include a cover letter with the author's name, address, phone number and e-mail address.  Please include a short biography for use in the case of your acceptance.  To reduce costs, we will be corresponding via e-mail.
  • Multiple Submissions accepted.  In such cases, we should be provided identification of such work; further, if such work is accepted elsewhere, writers should notify us immediately so their work may be withdrawn. You may notify us here.
  • All submission should include an SASE. Work without SASE will not be returned. 
  • Work should be submitted to the following address:

Talking River
Lewis-Clark State College
500 8th Avenue
Lewiston, ID  83501

Revised: 10/24/08