Submission Guidelines

Art 

We welcome one (1) piece of fine art or photography or up to (3) pieces in a collection or series per submission. This includes drawings, paintings, watercolors, calligraphy, wood etchings, ceramics, or high-resolution photographs. Please submit as a high-resolution .JPG or .PNG file. For image sizing guidance, we're limited by WordPress constraints and our print journal uses 5.5" x 8.5" pages. 

We appreciate most art styles including abstract, realism, impressionism, expressionism, pop art, contemporary and more. We likely won't accept work depicting excessive gore or graphic violence.

Poetry 

Submit up to (3) poems in a single document. We're drawn to descriptive imagery, sensory details, and lyrical sounds in free verse, blank verse, or traditional forms. For visual/object poetry, remember we're limited by WordPress constraints and our print journal uses 5.5" x 8.5" pages.

Fiction 

Submit either one (1) short story (up to 2500 words) or one (1) flash fiction piece (up to 1000 words). We're looking for character-driven stories with vibrant settings, intriguing scenarios or situations, and effective narrative pacing.

Creative nonfiction 

Submit one (1) piece of creative nonfiction (up to 2500 words). This can be a personal narrative, braided or collage essay, memoir excerpt, opinion piece, etc.

Format for all written submissions:

• Use a 12-point readable font (Times New Roman or Calibri)
• Center titles
• Include your name and a word count at the top right of the first page
• Submit as a Word document

What we're looking for 

We seek a variety of work from diverse voices and perspectives. We want well-crafted pieces that engage and surprise us. We're unlikely to publish gratuitous sex or violence and won't accept discriminatory content.

Simultaneous submissions 

We accept simultaneous submissions but need prompt notification if your work is accepted elsewhere. Upon acceptance by Sagebrush Review, please withdraw your piece from other considerations.

Rights 

We reserve First Serial and Electronic Rights until publication. After that, rights revert to you. We may share excerpts on social media unless you request otherwise. Please credit Sagebrush Review as the initial publisher for any future republications.

Compensation 

As a student-run organization, we can't offer financial compensation for our online publications. If published in our printed journal, you may receive 1 free contributor's copy. We will promote contributors' work via social media.

Small fee 

There's a $2.00 submission fee to help cover our operational costs. This doesn't guarantee feedback or influence publication decisions.

Other important notes

• We'll seek your permission before including your work in our annual printed journal. However, we can't guarantee print publication. All accepted work will be published online.
• If you've been published in our journal or worked as volunteer staff within the last two years, you're not eligible for submission.