Creative Nonfiction - TLR17

NOTE: This submission form is for a personal essay, flash nonfiction, or lyric essay submission. General guidelines for all TLR submissions are below.    If you are submitting fiction/flash fiction or a prose poem, please exit this form, then click on the correct submission form for your genre.      

The Lindenwood Review: a journal of literary prose is an annual online literary journal accepting submissions of original, previously unpublished work from June 1 through October 1 via Submittable (no fee). We publish short stories, flash fiction, personal essays, lyric essays, flash nonfiction, and prose poems (paragraph format; no line breaks or stanzas). Submissions are welcome from both emerging and established writers. We are looking for fiction with believable characters and a vivid story; creative nonfiction that is well-crafted and fiercely honest; prose poems with a distinctive atmosphere and interesting use of language; and mostly, work that moves us as readers and inspires us as writers.   

Guidelines:

• Work may be submitted via Submittable from June 1 through October 1 (no fee).
• Submissions must be the writer’s original work and cannot be previously published in print or online. Do not submit work that has been produced using any AI resources.
• Writers may submit one piece per category each year. Categories include Fiction (short story or flash fiction), Creative Nonfiction (personal essay, lyric essay, or flash nonfiction), and Prose Poems (paragraph format; no line breaks or stanzas). NOTE: Please be sure to choose the correct category when submitting your work.
• Simultaneous submissions to other journals are allowed, but we ask to be notified immediately via Submittable if a piece is accepted elsewhere.
• Maximum length for each submission is 10 pages. Minimum length is one paragraph.
• Double-space submissions. Use a standard font size and style. Include page numbers.
• Include your name and the title of your submission on the first page of your submission document. List your name exactly as you would like it to appear in our journal if accepted for publication.
• In your Submittable entry electronic form, include a brief third-person bio (no more than 100 words) and your email address.
• All publication decisions will be made by February 1. If you have not received a response from us by this date, please check Submittable for your submission status.
• Writers accepted for publication receive a book-formatted pdf of their accepted work, along with a link for sharing their work. The full book pdf and individual pieces will be posted online at www.lindenwood.edu/lindenwoodReview by the end of March.

 Restrictions:

• Current students and faculty of Lindenwood University are not eligible to submit their work. (Alumni may submit.)
• Do not submit work that has been previously published elsewhere, whether online or in print. Do not submit work that has been produced using any AI resources.
• Do not submit multiple pieces in the same category.
• Do not submit poetry with stanzas/line breaks; only prose poems in paragraph format will be considered for publication.
• Submissions will not be considered for publication if they are sent via email/mail or if they do not follow the posted guidelines.

Contact us with any questions at TheLindenwoodReview@lindenwood.edu NOTE: The number of submissions we can receive each month is limited; during our submission period (6/1-10/1), if our page indicates that we are not currently accepting work, that means the month's maximum has been met, so please wait until the beginning of the next month to submit your work (through 10/1).