RipRap Journal

RipRap Journal

Website:

https://cla.csulb.edu/departments/english/riprapjournal/

From the Editor

Welcome to RipRap, a literary journal designed and produced annually by students in the Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing program at California State University Long Beach (CSULB). Since its inception in 1951, the journal has evolved from its original title, Hornspoon until it was renamed Gambit and finally in 1979, RipRap. RipRap reaches farther than the wide regions of its home in Southern California and highlights writers from across the country as well as enlightening interviews of award winning, published writers who are featured in the English Department?s Visiting Writers Series. RipRap offers an invitation to all talented and aspiring writers of all genres and is open to everyone. Specifically, RipRap publishes creative short fiction and non fiction, poetry, and art such as photography, illustration, and original art pieces as well as comics.

From the site:

Rip Rap is a literary journal designed and produced annually by students in the Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing program at California State University Long Beach (CSULB). Since its inception in 1951, the journal has evolved from its original title, Hornspoon, until it was renamed Gambit and finally, in 1979, Rip Rap.

Rip Rap highlights new and emerging writers from across the country as well as enlightening interviews of award winning, published writers who are featured in the CSULB English Department’s Visiting Writers Series. New editions of the journal are published each May.

Submissions

Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry & Artwork
Tell us about upcoming events or contests: Friday May 11th Release Party! The release party will be held during the evening of Friday, 11 May 2012 at the Beach Auditorium (1st floor of the University Student Union in the center of campus) from 7:00-9:00pm, 1212 N. Bellflower Blvd. Long Beach, CA, 90840.

From the site:

Riprap accepts submissions from September 28th – December 18th. See below for genre-specific guidelines:

All submissions are read blind by our editing staff and editorial panels. Your submission may not include any identifying information. Any submissions that contain personal information that reveals the identity of the author will not be considered for publication.

See their guidelines before submitting: https://cla.csulb.edu/departments/english/riprap-journal-submission-guidelines/

Information

Editors Name: Eric Forrester
Print publication?: Yes
Mailing Address:: CSULB Department of English Attn: RipRap1250 Bellflower Blvd. Long Beach, CA 90840
Email: riprapjournal@gmail.com
Circulation: >1000
Submission Guidelines URL:
Approx. Response Time?: 1-3 months
How often do you publish?: Annually
Year Founded?: 1979
Do you take online submissions?: Yes

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