Rio: A Journal of the Arts

 

SUBMISSIONS
NOTE NEW ADDRESS!
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High school and college undergraduate students: CLICK HERE

Rio is published twice yearly on the WWW.  It is exclusively an electronic publication.  Since 1997, Rio has presented the work of both widely published and relatively unknown writers and artists.  Intelligent work, albeit of artificial (yet original) or natural origin, is cheerfully solicited.

Editorial Board: Cynthia Davidson, Gail Lukasik, Susan Pilewski,Wilbur Farley.

  Rio is biannual, summer and winter. Check the site for updates. Also check POETS & WRITERS Magazine and the annual POET'S MARKET.

 

Guidelines for Submission

1. Rio is free to anyone who has an internet connection.

2. Writers may submit clean typed copies of poetry (four-five poems suggested), creative non-fiction prose (under 10 pages), or books reviews of poetry (500-1500 words) to the below address, accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope. Put your name and address or email address at the top of every page:

Rio
P.O. Box 165
Port Jefferson, NY 11777

NEW! as of April, 2003: Rio is actively soliciting submissions from younger writers for the new STUDENT SECTION. Student writers of college undergraduate or high school age should address their manuscript ATTN: Susan Pilewski, Student Editor. Click here for a flyer: please feel free to print this out and share it with younger writers.

Unaccepted entries without the SASE will be discarded.

Artists may submit scannable prints, photographs, or drawings, under 8" by 11". They should not be marked or folded. Artist's name and address information should be clearly marked on the back of each work.

Artists whose work does not fit into any discernible category should query first.

3. Electronic submissions may be sent via e-mail to rioarts@lycos.com . (NOTE THE NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS.) If attachments are used, please sent text (ASCII), Rich Text Format (RTF), or Microsoft Word files. .Any other type of attachment may have to be discarded without notice. Sorry.

4. Submissions may be sent using a Microsoft Word or text (ASCII or RTF) on a floppy disk. Send to the above P.O. box address.  If submissions are accepted, an electronic copy (disk or e-mail) will be requested.

5. Send a self-addressed stamped envelope with sufficient postage to cover the cost of returning ALL your work if you wish to have work returned. If sufficient postage is not provided, all unused work will be scrapped.

5. The size of Rio is limited by the disk space of the server; please keep this in mind. Large submissions will be accepted few and far between. But, if you think it's good, send it anyway!
 
 
 

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