Santa Clara Review Volume 113.2

Location
Santa Clara University, California, USA

Open to
Writers and visual artists submitting poetry, fiction (including drama/screenplays), nonfiction (including essays), and visual art (including photography and sculpture). Simultaneous submissions are accepted. Current Santa Clara University students may submit without a fee using their official SCU email address.

Application Fee
$2 per submission.
Fee waived for current Santa Clara University students submitting via email from an official SCU email address.

What’s Provided
Publication in the Santa Clara Review, a biannual literary magazine.

What the Artist/Applicant Must Cover
Submission fee (if applicable) and preparation of submission materials according to guidelines.

Duration
Not specified.

Deadline
January 16, 2026, 11:30 AM.

Additional Notes

• Fiction and nonfiction submissions must be 6,000 words or fewer; most published pieces are 2,000–4,000 words.

• Poetry submissions: up to three poems.

• Visual art submissions: at least two works, up to five total.

• Images must be submitted in the least lossy format possible; scanned works should be at least 600 DPI. Images below 266 DPI will not be published.

• If a simultaneously submitted work is accepted elsewhere, applicants must notify the Review to withdraw the piece.