#River styx series

Absolutely no emailed submissions will be considered. River Styx only accepts electronic submissions through Submittable. If submitting a multi-page artistic work, such as a graphic short story, please submit only one at a time.

#River styx series

If your work is a part of a series of images, please submit up to 12 images.Your submitted work may be considered for either. Cover and inside art are typically from two different artists but occasionally we run work from the same person, depending on how a series lends itself to that possibility. Inside art is typically a spread of four to eight black-and-white images.Page length is limited only by how long they keep our interest. Graphic stories may run as long as they need to tell the story.Cover images should be vertical/portrait in orientation (or able to be cropped). For cover art we seek a single, striking color image, with the possibility of printing a second, related image on the back cover.Works may include paintings, photographs (including high-quality photos of 3-D or mixed-media work), prints, digital illustrations, graphic short stories, etc.Allow up to five months for a response.If you wish to submit electronically, please use Submittable. No e-mail submissions of any kind will be considered.Please do not query before five months have passed. Expect up to five months for a decision.We will read simultaneous submissions but ask that you inform us of such and notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.Translations are welcome if permission has been granted from owner of copyright.Stories/essays of 500 words or fewer may be sent in groups of up to three. Send no more than one short story or essay per submission. Prose pieces should be typed, double-spaced, and page-numbered.Please do not submit work via any method that requires a signature.All mailed submissions and correspondence must include a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) with sufficient postage.

We accept poetry, prose, and short play submissions electronically via or through USPS sent to River Styx, 3301 Washington Ave, Suite 2C, St.

Work submitted to River Styx must be previously unpublished in print or online.

General Submission Guidelines for Writers If you’d like to get a feel for the type of work we publish, please order an issue or check out our archives to read a selection sample pieces. River Styx has been included in many editions of the Best American Poetry, Best New Poets, New Stories from the South, and Pushcart Prize anthologies. The high quality of work published in River Styx has made it a leader among literary magazines for over 45 years. Thank you for your interest in River Styx! As a multicultural magazine of poetry, short fiction, essays, short plays, and art, River Styx seeks to publish work that is striking in its originality, energy, and craft, from both new and established writers.