Gila River Review
A CGCC Online Student Publication
The CGCC Gila River Review is a celebration of the creative landscape of our students; shaped and harnessed through hard work and dedication. This name reflects the river that flows through the ancestral and traditional lands of the Gila River Indian Community upon which our college is built. We open our virtual waters to all that attend here.
How to Publish a Submission Entry
Entrants must be enrolled in for-credit class(es) at CGCC during the Fall 2022 semester. Entries are welcomed in the categories listed below. Students may only submit one submission per category.
Submission by Category
Entrants must be enrolled in for-credit class(es) at CGCC during the Fall 2022 semester. Entries are welcomed in the categories listed below. Students may only submit one submission per category.
*Faculty/Staff may submit. The work will be judged separately from student work.
Maximum Length of Submissions
- Creative Nonfiction Essay: 2,000 words
- Fiction: 3,000 words
- One-Act Play/Script: 3,000 words including stage direction and/or production notes
- Poetry: 67 lines
The upper right corner of each page of the entry must include the Page Number.
Your name appearing anywhere on your creative writing document will result in an automatic disqualification.
Entries must be submitted online using the google form. Please note the document must be in a 12 point type and in 8 1/2 x 11” formatting. Only work submit in .doc or .rtf format will be accepted.
Journals by Year
The Gila River Review seeks essay and memoir writing that presents a fresh and distinctive personal voice. We are seeking work that transcends the private and personal to reach a larger audience.
The Gila River Review does not accept:
- Material of a pornographic or offensive nature
- Material of a purely devotional or divisive nature
- How-to Content
- Academic Essays
- Journalistic Essays
- Interviews
The Gila River Review is seeking original works of fiction that focus on character development over the course of a well-imagined scenario. We prefer work that engages the reader with vivid imagery, original voices, and unique situations. We welcome pieces of any length up to 3,000 words.
The Gila River Review does not accept:
- Material of a pornographic or offensive nature
- Excerpts from larger pieces
- Serial publications
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