How to Submit
All submissions should be uploaded here by clicking the corresponding genre/medium below. Please reach out if you have trouble using Submittable. You can read prior issues and find more info here. You can follow us on Instagram for updates here.
Submission Guidelines
- All submissions must be the unpublished work of a current UCCS student or a UCCS graduate. Allowing riverrun to publish a piece gives riverrun first North American serial rights; within 30 days of publication, rights revert back to the author.
- Only the author or artist of the work (or their representative) can submit it for publication in riverrun.
- No more than five (5) pieces total in any writing genre or arts/performance medium will be accepted from any one (1) contributor. You can submit in multiple genres and media.
- Authors or artists whose work is accepted in riverrun may be offered the option of recording a performance of their work to be published on the riverrun YouTube channel. Should an author or artist accept and pursue this option, riverrun will retain all performance rights for 30 days after publication of the video; after that time, all performance rights revert to the author/artist.
- Questions or comments can be e-mailed to riverrun’s editors at riverrun@uccs.edu.
- PLEASE DON'T INCLUDE YOUR NAME IN THE FILE NAME OR ANYWHERE IN THE DOCUMENT.
Deadline for Submissions is EXTENDED: February 23rd!
We accept submissions year-round, but we only read during February and March (as part of the ENGL 3170 course). The deadline for submissions is usually February 8th, but in a pinch, we'll extend it by a couple of weeks. We publish once per year during the month of May.
We'll be in touch (but you can reach out any time).
Confirmation of acceptances will be sent out in the middle of the Spring semester of the publication year. Please be sure you provide an email address that you check regularly.
Poetry Submissions
This is the section to submit your poetry work/s of any kind. Any poetic work is accepted in this submission box to be reviewed by the riverrun team, regardless of subgenre (i.e. free form, haiku, etc.).
How to Submit
All submissions should be uploaded here by clicking the corresponding genre/medium below. Submit poems to the "Poetry Submissions" form, fictional stories to "Fiction Submissions," etc.
Inside the form, there are more in-depth instructions for uploading your submission/s. Please reach out to riverrun@uccs.edu if you encounter any issues using Submittable.
Submission Instructions
- Please remove your name from all files (we want to read your work anonymously first).
- Upload only POETRY submission/s in the Poetry Submissions form.
- If you are submitting more than one piece, please include each piece in separate files. Please also ensure that they are submitted to the correct genre/medium.
- You can submit up to FIVE (5) pieces TOTAL in any genre or medium. Submissions in multiple genres/media are permitted. (Example: you can submit five poems here, OR you can submit three poems here as well as two art pieces in the Visual Art submission form, for a total of five submissions.)
- riverrun is committed to publishing original work made by the UCCS community. By submitting, you agree that the piece/s uploaded here are made by you; plagiarized work will not be considered. As for AI generation, please disclose any use of generative AI in the creative process in the file of the piece/s themselves. riverrun editors may consider your submission with sufficient disclosure.
Additional Information
- All submissions must be the unpublished work of current UCCS students or UCCS alumni (individuals who have received a degree from UCCS). Allowing riverrun to publish a piece gives riverrun first North American serial rights; within 30 days of publication, rights revert back to the author.
- Only the author or artist of the work (or their representative) can submit it for publication in riverrun.
- Accepted authors and artists may have the opportunity for their work to be used with consent in riverrun promotional materials, including, but not limited to, the riverrun Radio Show and social media.
Submission Deadlines
We accept submissions year-round, but our editors start reading for the current issue during February and March (as part of the ENGL 3170 course taught in the Spring semester).
The deadline for submissions is usually February 1st, but in a pinch, we'll extend it by a week or more. We publish once per year during the month of May, and the books are distributed for free at our launch party each May as well as at other events during each semester.
Keep an eye out for communications about our deadlines on our Instagram page and our website.
We'll be in touch (but you can reach out any time).
Confirmation of acceptances will be sent out mid-Spring semester of the publication year. Please be sure you provide an email address that you check regularly. Questions or comments can be emailed to riverrun’s editors at riverrun@uccs.edu; we now have student employees who work for the journal year-round, so feel free to reach out.
If you're interested in staying connected to riverrun, you can follow our Instagram page or sign up for the ENGL 3170 course in the Spring semester (all majors are welcome!).
Fiction Submissions
This is the submission box for fictional work/s of any kind. Shorter self-contained stories and excerpts from longer works are both welcome to be submitted to the riverrun team for review. We'd recommend that pieces submitted be about 15 pages or fewer in length.
How to Submit
All submissions should be uploaded here by clicking the corresponding genre/medium below. Submit poems to the "Poetry Submissions" page, stories to "Fiction Submissions," etc.
Inside the form, there are more in-depth instructions for uploading your submission/s. Please reach out to riverrun@uccs.edu if you encounter any issues using Submittable.
Submission Instructions
- Please remove your name from all files (we want to read your work anonymously first).
- Upload only FICTION submission/s here.
- If you are submitting more than one piece, please include each piece in separate files. Please also ensure that they are submitted to the correct genre/medium.
- We'd recommend that pieces submitted be at or under 15 pages or so in length.
- Reminder: you can submit up to FIVE (5) pieces TOTAL in any genre or medium. Submissions in multiple genres/media are permitted. (Example: you can submit five fiction pieces here, OR you can submit three fiction pieces here as well as two art pieces in the Visual Art submission form, for a total of five submissions.)
- riverrun is committed to publishing original work made by the UCCS community. By submitting, you agree that the piece/s uploaded here are made by you; plagiarized work will not be considered. As for AI generation, please disclose any use of generative AI in the creative process in the file of the piece/s themselves. riverrun editors may consider your submission with sufficient disclosure.
Additional Information
- All submissions must be the unpublished work of current UCCS students or UCCS alumni (individuals who have received a degree from UCCS). Allowing riverrun to publish a piece gives riverrun first North American serial rights; within 30 days of publication, rights revert back to the author.
- Only the author or artist of the work (or their representative) can submit it for publication in riverrun.
- Accepted authors and artists may have the opportunity for their work to be used with consent in riverrun promotional materials, including, but not limited to, the riverrun Radio Show and social media.
Submission Deadlines
We accept submissions year-round, but our editors start reading for the current issue during February and March (as part of the ENGL 3170 course taught in the Spring semester).
The deadline for submissions is usually February 1st, but in a pinch, we'll extend it by a week or more. We publish once per year during the month of May, and the books are distributed for free at our launch party each May as well as at other events during each semester.
Keep an eye out for communications about our deadlines on our Instagram page and our website.
We'll be in touch (but you can reach out any time).
Confirmation of acceptances will be sent out mid-Spring semester of the publication year. Please be sure you provide an email address that you check regularly. Questions or comments can be emailed to riverrun’s editors at riverrun@uccs.edu; we now have student employees who work for the journal year-round, so feel free to reach out.
If you're interested in staying connected to riverrun, you can follow our Instagram page or sign up for the ENGL 3170 course in the Spring semester (all majors are welcome!).
Nonfiction Submissions
This is the submission box for nonfiction writing. Autobiographical experiences, personal stories, flash nonfiction, and other forms of creative nonfiction are welcome to be submitted to the riverrun team for review. Excerpts from longer works are welcome to be submitted as well. We'd recommend that pieces submitted be about 10 pages or fewer in length.
How to Submit
All submissions should be uploaded here by clicking the corresponding genre/medium below. Submit poems to the "Poetry Submissions" page, stories to "Fiction Submissions," etc.
Inside the form, there are more in-depth instructions for uploading your submission/s. Please reach out to riverrun@uccs.edu if you encounter any issues using Submittable.
Submission Instructions
- Please remove your name from all files (we want to read your work anonymously first).
- Upload only NONFICTION submission/s here.
- If you are submitting more than one piece, please include each piece in separate files. Please also ensure that they are submitted to the correct genre/medium.
- Reminder: you can submit up to FIVE (5) pieces TOTAL in any genre or medium. Submissions in multiple genres/media are permitted. (Example: you can submit five nonfiction pieces here, OR you can submit three nonfiction pieces here as well as two art pieces in the Visual Art submission form, for a total of five submissions.)
- riverrun is committed to publishing original work made by the UCCS community. By submitting, you agree that the piece/s uploaded here are made by you; plagiarized work will not be considered. As for AI generation, please disclose any use of generative AI in the creative process in the file of the piece/s themselves. riverrun editors may consider your submission with sufficient disclosure.
Additional Information
- All submissions must be the unpublished work of current UCCS students or UCCS alumni (individuals who have received a degree from UCCS). Allowing riverrun to publish a piece gives riverrun first North American serial rights; within 30 days of publication, rights revert back to the author.
- Only the author or artist of the work (or their representative) can submit it for publication in riverrun.
- Accepted authors and artists may have the opportunity for their work to be used with consent in riverrun promotional materials, including, but not limited to, the riverrun Radio Show and social media.
Submission Deadlines
We accept submissions year-round, but our editors start reading for the current issue during February and March (as part of the ENGL 3170 course taught in the Spring semester).
The deadline for submissions is usually February 1st, but in a pinch, we'll extend it by a week or more. We publish once per year during the month of May, and the books are distributed for free at our launch party each May as well as at other events during each semester.
Keep an eye out for communications about our deadlines on our Instagram page and our website.
We'll be in touch (but you can reach out any time).
Confirmation of acceptances will be sent out mid-Spring semester of the publication year. Please be sure you provide an email address that you check regularly. Questions or comments can be emailed to riverrun’s editors at riverrun@uccs.edu; we now have student employees who work for the journal year-round, so feel free to reach out.
If you're interested in staying connected to riverrun, you can follow our Instagram page or sign up for the ENGL 3170 course in the Spring semester (all majors are welcome!).
Visual Art Submissions
This is the submission area for works of visual arts. Photographs, paintings, hand-drawn or digital artwork, and other forms of visual arts are welcome to be submitted to the riverrun team for review.
How to Submit
All submissions should be uploaded here by clicking the corresponding genre/medium below. Submit poems to the "Poetry Submissions" page, stories to "Fiction Submissions," etc. Please reach out if you have trouble using Submittable.
Inside the form, there are more in-depth instructions for uploading your submission/s. Please reach out to riverrun@uccs.edu if you encounter any issues using Submittable.
Submission Instructions
- Please remove your name from all files (we want to read your work anonymously first).
- Upload only VISUAL ART submission/s here. Include titles in their file names if they have titles.
- If you are submitting more than one piece, please include each piece in separate files. Please also ensure that they are submitted to the correct genre/medium.
- Reminder: you can submit up to FIVE (5) pieces TOTAL in any genre or medium. Submissions in multiple genres/media are permitted. (Example: you can submit five visual art pieces here, OR you can submit three visual art pieces here as well as two poems in the Poetry submission form, for a total of five submissions.)
- riverrun is committed to publishing original work made by the UCCS community. By submitting, you agree that the piece/s uploaded here are made by you; plagiarized work will not be considered. As for AI generation, please disclose any use of generative AI in the creative process in the file of the piece/s themselves or in the "trigger/content warnings" section of this form. riverrun editors may consider your submission with sufficient disclosure.
Additional Information
- All submissions must be the unpublished work of current UCCS students or UCCS alumni (individuals who have received a degree from UCCS). Allowing riverrun to publish a piece gives riverrun first North American serial rights; within 30 days of publication, rights revert back to the author.
- Only the author or artist of the work (or their representative) can submit it for publication in riverrun.
- Accepted authors and artists may have the opportunity for their work to be used with consent in riverrun promotional materials, including, but not limited to, the riverrun Radio Show and social media.
Submission Deadlines
We accept submissions year-round, but our editors start reading for the current issue during February and March (as part of the ENGL 3170 course taught in the Spring semester).
The deadline for submissions is usually February 1st, but in a pinch, we'll extend it by a week or more. We publish once per year during the month of May, and the books are distributed for free at our launch party each May as well as at other events during each semester.
Keep an eye out for communications about our deadlines on our Instagram page and our website.
We'll be in touch (but you can reach out any time).
Confirmation of acceptances will be sent out mid-Spring semester of the publication year. Please be sure you provide an email address that you check regularly. Questions or comments can be emailed to riverrun’s editors at riverrun@uccs.edu; we now have student employees who work for the journal year-round, so feel free to reach out.
If you're interested in staying connected to riverrun, you can follow our Instagram page or sign up for the ENGL 3170 course in the Spring semester (all majors are welcome!).
Performance Submissions
This is the submission box for performance photographs. Submissions of performances done at the UCCS ENT Center or at other venues are permitted. If you feel like your work requires a content/trigger warning, please provide one at the top of the attached submission or on the file name itself.
How to Submit
All submissions should be uploaded here by clicking the corresponding genre/medium below. Submit poems to the "Poetry Submissions" page, stories to "Fiction Submissions," etc. Please reach out if you have trouble using Submittable.
Submission Guidelines
- All submissions must be the unpublished work of a current UCCS student. Allowing riverrun to publish a piece gives riverrun first North American serial rights; within 30 days of publication, rights revert back to the author.
- Only the author or artist of the work (or their representative) can submit it for publication in riverrun.
- No more than five (5) pieces in any writing genre or arts/performance medium will be accepted from any one (1) contributor. You can, however, submit in multiple genres and media.
- Authors or artists whose work is accepted in riverrun may be offered the option of recording a performance of their work to be published on the riverrun YouTube channel. Should an author or artist accept and pursue this option, riverrun will retain all performance rights for 30 days after publication of the video; after that time, all performance rights revert to the author/artist.
- PLEASE DON'T INCLUDE YOUR NAME ANYWHERE IN THE DOCUMENT OR IN THE FILE NAME FOR THE SUBMISSION.
- Questions or comments can be e-mailed to riverrun’s editors at riverrun@uccs.edu.
Deadline for Submissions is February 1st
We accept submissions year-round, but we only read during February and March (as part of the ENGL 3170 course). The deadline for submissions is always February 1st, but in a pinch we'll extend it by a couple of weeks. We publish once per year during the month of May.
We'll be in touch (but you can reach out any time).
Confirmation of acceptances will be sent out mid Spring semester of the publication year. Please be sure you provide an email address that you check regularly.
Literary Translations Submissions
This is the form to submit works that are translated from another language (for example, French) to English, or from English to another language. Any genre of work is acceptable to submit here, whether poetry, nonfiction, or fiction. Excerpts of longer-form work are also acceptable.
Please leave a note for the riverrun team in the attached submission of what language it was originally translated from, if translated into English, or note that it was originally in English if in another language. Please also include the piece's original title and author, if possible.
We'd recommend that the piece/s submitted be about 15 pages or fewer in length.
How to Submit
All submissions should be uploaded here by clicking the corresponding genre/medium below. Submit poems to the "Poetry Submissions" page, stories to "Fiction Submissions," etc.
Inside the form, there are more in-depth instructions for uploading your submission/s. Please reach out to riverrun@uccs.edu if you encounter any issues using Submittable.
Submission Instructions
- Please remove your name from all files (we want to read your work anonymously first).
- Upload only TRANSLATION submission/s here.
- If you are submitting more than one piece, please include each piece in separate files. Please also ensure that they are submitted to the correct genre/medium.
- Reminder: you can submit up to FIVE (5) pieces TOTAL in any genre or medium. Submissions in multiple genres/media are permitted. (Example: you can submit five translation pieces here, OR you can submit three translation pieces here as well as two art pieces in the Visual Art submission form, for a total of five submissions.)
- riverrun is committed to publishing original work made by the UCCS community. By submitting, you agree that the piece/s uploaded here are made by you; plagiarized work will not be considered. As for AI generation, please disclose any use of generative AI in the creative process in the file of the piece/s themselves. riverrun editors may consider your submission with sufficient disclosure.
Additional Information
- All submissions must be the unpublished work of current UCCS students or UCCS alumni (individuals who have received a degree from UCCS). Allowing riverrun to publish a piece gives riverrun first North American serial rights; within 30 days of publication, rights revert back to the author.
- Only the author or artist of the work (or their representative) can submit it for publication in riverrun.
- Accepted authors and artists may have the opportunity for their work to be used with consent in riverrun promotional materials, including, but not limited to, the riverrun Radio Show and social media.
Submission Deadlines
We accept submissions year-round, but our editors start reading for the current issue during February and March (as part of the ENGL 3170 course taught in the Spring semester).
The deadline for submissions is usually February 1st, but in a pinch, we'll extend it by a week or more. We publish once per year during the month of May, and the books are distributed for free at our launch party each May as well as at other events during each semester.
Keep an eye out for communications about our deadlines on our Instagram page and our website.
We'll be in touch (but you can reach out any time).
Confirmation of acceptances will be sent out mid-Spring semester of the publication year. Please be sure you provide an email address that you check regularly. Questions or comments can be emailed to riverrun’s editors at riverrun@uccs.edu; we now have student employees who work for the journal year-round, so feel free to reach out.
If you're interested in staying connected to riverrun, you can follow our Instagram page or sign up for the ENGL 3170 course in the Spring semester (all majors are welcome!).