Anoka Ramsey Community College

Student Publications

• The Spirit River Review: Cambridge Campus

   

  Due to the pandemic, the Spirit River Review is taking a break for the 2021-2022 academic year. We hope to be publishing the creative work of Cambridge students again next year. In the meantime, Cambridge students are encouraged to submit their work to the Rapids Review (see submission guidelines on the Rapids Review drop-down menu below).

  The Spirit River Review publishes submissions of original works of visual art, poetry, fiction, drama, and creative non-fiction from all Cambridge Campus students, faculty, staff, and alumni. The publication is generally open for submissions in February and March.

  For more information, contact Cambridge Campus English Faculty member, Bill Breen.

  View the 2021 Spirit River Review

  View the 2020 Spirit River Review

• The Spirit River Review Submission Guidelines

  Due to the pandemic, the Spirit River Review is taking a break for the 2021-2022 academic year. We hope to be publishing the creative work of Cambridge students again next year. In the meantime, Cambridge students are encouraged to submit their work to the Rapids Review (see submission guidelines on the Rapids Review drop-down menu below).

  ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

  • “SRR Submission” in the email subject line

  • the writer or artist’s name

  • title of the work

  • genre of the work (poetry, short story, charcoal sketch, oil painting, etc.)

  All creative writing submissions must be sent as Microsoft Word attachments. All visual art must be sent as JPEG attachments. Email submissions to william.breen@anokaramsey.edu.

  Poetry submissions may not exceed 75 lines. 

  Short Story and Creative Non-Fiction submissions may not exceed 2,500 words.
  
  Writers and artists may submit a total of five works.

  It is assumed that all materials submitted for inclusion in the magazine are the work of, and under the sole ownership of, the person or persons submitting such items. 

  The Editorial Board reserves the right to make final decisions on what shall be included and/or excluded from the issue as a whole. The Editorial Board also reserves the right to make editing changes in all copy submitted for inclusion, but will strive to maintain the integrity of such materials.

• The Rapids Review: Coon Rapids Campus

  The Rapids Review is the literary magazine of the Coon Rapids Campus, created and published by the Coon Rapids Creative Writing Club (CWC).

  For more information, contact the Coon Rapids Campus Creative Writing Club (CWC) Advisor Laurel Smith. 

  View the 2023 The Rapids Review.

  View the 2022 The Rapids Review.

  View the 2021 The Rapids Review.

  View the 2020 The Rapids Review.

  View the 2019 The Rapids Review.

  View the 2018 The Rapids Review.

• The Rapids Review Submission Guidelines

  The Rapids Review

  The Creative Writing Club invites Anoka-Ramsey Community College students from the Cambridge and Coon Rapids Campuses to submit creative work for publication consideration in the annual issue of our literary magazine, The Rapids Review.

  The Rapids Review is the Coon Rapids Campus student literary magazine. It is dedicated to publishing a wide range of excellently crafted work by student writers and artists of any age, gender, ethnicity, and demographic. The Rapids Review is seeking submissions of fiction, poetry, stage writing, screenwriting, creative nonfiction, photography, and visual art from ALL ARCC students for the annual spring issue.

  Writers and artists may submit a total of five works/pieces. (Poems in a series may be considered one piece if submitted as one file of 75-lines or less.)

  SUBMISSION GUIDELINES for WRITTEN WORKS

  • ALL written work must be double-spaced in Arial 12-point font.
  • ALL written work must be sent as an attached Microsoft Word document.
  • Fiction and creative nonfiction submissions should not exceed 2,500 words.
    • We do not accept news articles.
  • Poetry submissions should not exceed 75 lines. Poems should be single-spaced and left aligned (no centered poems). Exceptions will be made if there is an artistic reason for the poem’s formatting
  • Stage writing and screenwriting submissions should not exceed 10 double-spaced pages of script.

  SUBMISSION GUIDELINES for VISUAL WORKS

  • Visual artwork must be submitted as attached JPEG files.
  • Artists can submit photos of three-dimensional work they created, such as sculptures or glass items.

  Email submissions to ar.creativewriting.club@gmail.com and include:

  • "RR Submission" as the subject line
  • The name of the writer/artist
  • Title of each work/piece (Each work/piece should be a separate attached file.)
  • Category of each work/piece (short story, play, painting, sculpture, etc.)
  • Writer or artist names as document headings (no page numbers required)

  Important Notes:

  • All works/pieces submitted must be the work/piece of, and under the sole ownership of, the person or persons submitting such work/piece.
  • The Editorial Board reserves the right to make final selection decisions. The Editorial Board also reserves the right to make formatting changes, such as line spacing and font, to create a cohesive magazine (if necessary).
  • This year’s theme will be “Connections and Disconnections.” Work will not be automatically included or excluded based solely on its connection to the theme.