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1. pacificREVIEW
A West Coast Arts Review Annual
Main Site: http://pacificreview.sdsu.edu
PLEASE REVIEW THE SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR COVER ART
ON THE SUBMISSION FORM (VISUAL ART ONLY)
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GENERAL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
pacificREVIEW considers only previously unpublished work. You may submit up to a total of three pieces of work from any genre for consideration in this edition. When submitting content, we highly recommend that you include a statement regarding how your work responds to the edition theme.
Simultaneous submissions: We ask that if any of your pieces are simultaneously submitted elsewhere, this information be included in your cover letter. If the piece is accepted elsewhere, please notify us immediately.
COMIX
· Limit: 6 pages (3 double-sided pages, front and back)
· Format: Please submit as a high resolution (300 dpi) PDF
POETRY
· 2026 Edition Requirements: Poems for this edition must be incorporated into or accompanied by a visual art component.
· Limit: 2 typed-pages per poem
· Format: Please submit as a high resolution (300 dpi) PDF.
PROSE
· Prose will NOT be accepted for the 2026 edition!
VISUAL ART
· Visual Art includes photography, traditional medium art (pencil, paint, ink, etc.), digital art, mixed media, graphic narrative, etc.
· Format: Please submit as a high resolution (300 dpi) PDF.
Pacific Review is committed to publishing work that is diverse in its storytelling and artistic expression.
To learn more about pacificREVIEW, visit pacificreview.sdsu.edu or follow us on our social media accounts (Insta: @pacificreview; FB: @PacRev).
Questions? Email info.pacrev@gmail.com
Main site! http://pacificreview.sdsu.edu
2. West Coast Review
Main site! https://westcoastreview.org
We are currently closed to submissions for Issue 2. All submissions will be considered for publication in our issues which are released in both print and electronic format. We accept simultaneous submissions. Please withdraw your submission if accepted elsewhere. We do not accept multiple submissions. Please submit only once per open submission period. We do not accept previously published work. We do not consider work posted to blogs, personal websites, or social media to be previously published. We do not accept work that has been created with AI. You must be at least 18 years of age to submit.
West Coast Review acquires first North American serial rights and electronic rights. We provide 2 contributors copies to all contributors accepted for publication. Response time: 6-9 months.
Flash Fiction: 1-3 pieces up to 1,000 words each.
Fiction: 1 piece between 1,000-8,000 words.
Art/Photography: 1-5 pieces. Title your attachments as the title of the work you are submitting. All attachments need to be at 300 DPI. For art, please include the medium you used for its creation in your cover letter. Photography: if submitting images of someone other than yourself, you will need to obtain permission and rights over these images prior to submitting.
Include a third person bio in your submission
West Coast Review acquires first North American serial rights and electronic rights. We provide 2 contributors copies to all contributors accepted for publication. Please note: we are only able to ship contributor copies within the U.S. Response time: 6-9 months.
Seeking Artists and Writers! (We're shaking things up again: Another Graphic Edition!!!)
What do you hope to leave behind? A story, a lesson, a memory? Maybe it’s something you were told as a child. Perhaps it’s something you’ve come to understand over time. Maybe it’s still unfolding.
We’re thinking about the kinds of stories that stay with us—the ones passed down, reshaped, retold. The ones that feel like fables or folktales, rooted in culture, family, history, or personal experience. The ones that help us make sense of who we are, who we want to be, and who we’ve been.
For our 2026 issue, pacificREVIEW is seeking submissions of visual art, photography, graphic narratives, and comix only. We're interested in work that explores legacy, memory, and meaning. Tell us a story only you can tell. Share a piece of your true self. (Prose is not being accepted for this edition.)
Accepted submissions will be notified in Spring 2026.