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The Owen Wister Review is an annual publication produced by undergraduate students at the University of Wyoming through the Student Media department. We adhere to no specific theme or focus regarding the work submitted. Contributors receive two issues of the journal in which their work appears.

Submission Guidelines

We are now accepting submissions online through Submishmash. Keep reading for the link.

• We accept unpublished manuscripts in creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and art, and endeavor to publish work by both established and emerging writers.
• Our reading period is from September 1 through January 15.
• You may submit in multiple genres, but please do not exceed the submission limits delineated below.
• You may submit one prose piece (3,500 words or less), in either creative nonfiction or fiction. If you prefer we do a “blind” reading, do not include your name in the manuscript.
• You may submit two poems, up to three double-spaced pages each. Please number each page. If you prefer a “blind” reading, do not include your name in the manuscript.
• You may submit up to four pieces of art, which includes, but is not limited to, sculpture, sketches, photography, painting, and graphic designs. Art should be submitted at a printable quality, typically 300dpi or higher. All art submissions will be considered for the forthcoming OWR cover.
• We accept pieces you have recently submitted for consideration elsewhere, but please indicate in the cover letter that you are submitting simultaneously and do notify us promptly if the manuscript is accepted for another publication. Reporting time is generally one to three months.
• For longer prose submissions (3,500+ words), novel excerpts, or general questions please send a query letter to owr@uwyo.edu.

Formatting Guidelines

• Please double-space prose submissions. Page numbers and author’s last name on a submission can help; if you prefer a “blind” reading, do not include your name within the manuscript itself. The online selection committee cannot see who submitted.

• Address submissions to the specific genre.  Cover letters should include author’s name, address, phone number, and e-mail address.

• If you are submitting poems, please group them into one document. Do not submit each poem separately.

Our address, for any other questions or for snail-mail submissions (please make them single-sided, double-spaced; include SASE and cover letter; follow all other guidelines above):

Owen Wister Review
[Genre] Editor
Dept. 3625
1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071

Otherwise, we prefer that you submit online: