General submissions are now open for Volume 114.1. 

The Santa Clara Review is a biannual literary magazine published by undergraduate students at Santa Clara University. Previous contributors to the Review include Frederick Luis Aldama, Thomas Lux, Reyna Grande, Alexandra Teague, Amer Kobaslija, Carolyn Forché, Vladimir Kush, Arisa White, and Tongo Eisen-Martin.

Categories Accepted:

  • Poetry: up to three poems
  • Fiction (including drama/screenplays): up to 6,000 words
  • Non-Fiction (including essays): up to 6,000 words
  • Visual Art (including photography, sculpture, etc.): two to five pieces

Submission Guidelines:

  • We read all submissions anonymously. Please do not include your name anywhere on the submission itself. All identifying information that is not part of the work should be limited to the cover letter.
  • You may submit your work to the Review and to other publications simultaneously. If your work is selected by another publication, please withdraw your piece immediately. If you only need to withdraw part of a submission, notify us through a message in Submittable.
  • We do not accept works that are AI-assisted/AI-generated in any way.
  • The Santa Clara Review has a submission cap of 250 submissions for fiction, 300 submissions for poetry, 70 submissions for non-fiction, and 40 submissions for art per call.
  • We do not have a reading fee for submissions. 
  • Contributors will receive two copies of the issue in which they appear in. 

SCU Student Submissions:

If you are currently a student at Santa Clara University, you are eligible to submit to the Review without paying a submission fee. Please email your work to santaclarareview@gmail.com with the subject line "SCU Student Submission". 

Please note that your work will not be considered if you do not use your official SCU email address to submit in this manner.

Ends on This opportunity will close after 40 submissions have been received.
SUBMIT to Art Winter 2027

Please limit your submission to five pieces. Please submit at least two works of art. 

Image Quality:

  • Use the best quality your camera or scanner has, such "Extra Fine" or similar.
  • Please submit in the least lossy format possible with as little image compression as possible.
  • If scanning your piece, please scan at a resolution of 600 DPI or greater. Images with a DPI lower than 266 will not be published.
Ends on This opportunity will close after 300 submissions have been received.
SUBMIT to Poetry Winter 2027

Please submit up to three poems for consideration. 

Ends on This opportunity will close after 70 submissions have been received.
SUBMIT to Non-Fiction Winter 2027

Please limit your submission to 6,000 words or less. Most pieces we publish are between 2,000-4,000 words.

Ends on This opportunity will close after 250 submissions have been received.
SUBMIT to Fiction Winter 2027

Please limit your submission to 6,000 words or less. Most pieces we publish are between 2,000-4,000 words. 

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