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Author Guidelines

Northridge Review welcomes submissions from all CSUN undergraduate students, graduate students, alumni, employees, and broader members of our community. Our mission is to showcase the diversity of voices, perspectives, and creative forms on campus. Please read the guidelines below carefully before submitting.

  1. Eligibility
    We accept original, unpublished work only. Work previously shared in workshops, classes, or personal blogs is fine, but pieces that have appeared in other magazines, journals, or anthologies are not eligible.
  2. Diversity
    We value inclusivity and strongly encourage submissions from underrepresented voices and communities.
  3. Formatting and Submitting Your Work
    Please pay attention to the genre-specific requirements and limits for submissions. For all files, please name the file "PieceTitle_YourName" to ensure clarity about what you are submitting.
  4. Rights and Permissions
    Authors/artists retain copyright to their work. By submitting, you grant Northridge Review the non-exclusive right to publish your work in print and digital formats, archive it online, and promote it in connection with the magazine. Unless otherwise specified, all works are published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).
  5. Review Process
    All submissions are read anonymously by the editorial team. Please do not include your name in the manuscript itself. You will be notified of the editorial decision by the end of the semester closest to your submission date. Due to the volume of submissions, we cannot provide individualized feedback on all entries.
  6. Additional Notes
    Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.

Prose

For prose writers, please observe the following guidelines:
  • Submit one longer prose piece (fiction, nonfiction, hybrid; 5000 word maximum), or one to three short prose pieces (under 1000 words each). Submissions in excess of these limits will be disregarded.
  • Make sure to submit each piece with intention; submit each separately if your submissions are intended to be separate pieces and together if they are intended to be considered as a single piece.
  • Submit your work as a .doc, .docx, or .pdf, using standard fonts, and remove all author identifying information from your manuscript.
In addition, please tell us a little about yourself, your interest in Northridge Review, and connection to CSUN. Be sure to note public social media handles that we may refer to in the event you are accepted.

Poetry

For poets, please observe the following guidelines:
  • Submit up to five poems. Submissions in excess of these limits will be disregarded.
  • Make sure to submit each piece with intention; submit each separately if your submissions are intended to be separate pieces and together if they are intended to be considered as a single piece.
  • Submit your work as a .doc, .docx, or .pdf, using standard fonts, and remove all author identifying information from your manuscript.
In addition, please tell us a little about yourself, your interest in Northridge Review, and connection to CSUN. Be sure to note public social media handles that we may refer to in the event you are accepted.

Drama

For playwrights, please observe the following guidelines:
  • Submit no more than two scripts, each not to exceed 5,000 words. Submissions in excess of these limits will be disregarded.
  • Make sure to submit each piece with intention; submit each separately if your submissions are intended to be separate pieces and together if they are intended to be considered as a single piece.
  • Submit your work as a .doc, .docx, or .pdf, using standard fonts, and remove all author identifying information from your manuscript.
In addition, tell us a little about yourself and your interest in Northridge Review and connection to CSUN. If applicable, please also use your CSUN email in all correspondence with us.

Art

For artists, please observe the following guidelines:
  • Submit 1-5 works of visual artwork or photography. Submissions in excess of these limits will be disregarded.
  • Make sure to submit each piece with intention; submit each separately if your submissions are intended to be separate pieces and together if they are intended to be considered as a single piece.
  • All submissions are considered anonymously, so please remove any identifying information from your work. Please also include a cover letter with that include the with title(s), your name and contact info.
In addition, tell us a little about yourself and your interest in Northridge Review and connection to CSUN. If applicable, please also use your CSUN email in all correspondence with us.

Microreviews

For reviewers, please observe the following guidelines:
  • Submit no more than two reviews, each not to exceed 1,250 words. Submissions in excess of these limits will be disregarded.
  • Make sure to submit each piece with intention; submit each separately if your submissions are intended to be separate pieces and together if they are intended to be considered as a single piece.
  • Submit your work as a .doc, .docx, or .pdf, using standard fonts, and remove all author identifying information from your manuscript.
In addition, tell us a little about yourself and your interest in Northridge Review and connection to CSUN. If applicable, please also use your CSUN email in all correspondence with us.

Copyright Notice

Copyright for individual works published in Northridge Review remains with the author(s) or artist(s). By submitting work for publication, contributors grant Northridge Review the non-exclusive right to publish their work in print and digital formats, to archive it in institutional or online repositories, and to promote it in connection with the magazine.

Unless otherwise noted, all works in this issue are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This means you are free to share and adapt the work under the following terms:

  • Attribution — You must give appropriate credit to the author(s)/artist(s) and [Magazine Title], provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.

  • NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.

  • ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.

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