Route 7 Review, established in 2013 and published annually by Utah Tech University, welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and visual arts from artists and writers from anywhere in the world. 

· We do not accept previously published work, regardless of format or circulation.

· We accept simultaneous submissions so long as you withdraw your submission if your work is accepted elsewhere.

· We accept all submissions free of charge. 

· Please include a third-person biographical note of 100 words or fewer with your submission. We will include it in our publication should we accept your work.

· Upon publication, all rights will revert back to the author.

· Please submit only one (1) submission in each genre per submission period. 

· Our submission period runs from September 20 - November 15.

· We will respond to all submissions by December 15.

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to read your work. We look forward to it.

Creative Nonfiction

· We accept all forms of creative nonfiction. 

· Submissions must be 5,000 words or fewer (exceptional work may be considered if the word count is exceeded).

· Only one (1) creative nonfiction submission per writer is allowed at this time.

·  Include the author’s name, email, and page number in the upper-left corner of each page. 

· All submissions must be typed, double-spaced and written in 12-point, Times New Roman font.

· We accept .doc, .docx, and .pdf files.

Fiction

· We accept all forms of fiction. 

· Submissions must be 5,000 words or fewer (exceptional work may be considered if the word count is exceeded).

· Only one (1) fiction submission per writer is allowed at this time.

·  Include the author’s name, email, and page number in the upper-left corner of each page. 

· All submissions must be typed, double-spaced and written in 12-point, Times New Roman font.

· We accept .doc, .docx, and .pdf files.

Poetry

·  We accept all forms of poetry. 

· We ask that poetry submissions contain 3-5 poems, with one (1) submission per poet. All poems should be uploaded in one (1) document and that each poem appear on a separate page.

· There is no word limit for poems; however, we ask that your submission not exceed 10 pages.

· All submissions must be typed single-spaced, 12-point, Times New Roman font.

· We accept .doc, .docx, and .pdf files.

Visual Art

· We accept all forms of visual arts including photography, painting and drawing, digital art, 3D sculpture/ceramics, etc. 

· We accept only five (5) visual art pieces per submission.

· All images must be cropped to size.

· All images must have a resolution of at least 300 dpi.

· We accept .jpeg, .tif, and .png files.

For 3D art, we ask the following in addition to other requirements:

· 3D artwork must be photographed against a plain white, gray, or black background or a black to white gradient background.

· A clear image must be submitted, cropped to size, with appropriate lighting.