River Teeth: A Journal of Nonfiction Narrative accepts creative nonfiction submissions to the journal September 1 through December 1 and January 1 through April 1. Submissions to the Beautiful Things weekly online magazine are open during this same time period. We're grateful for the opportunity to read your best true stories, big and small.
The River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Book Prize is open for submissions August 1 through October 31 every year.
River Teeth invites submissions of creative nonfiction, including narrative reportage, essays, and memoirs, as well as critical essays that explore the impact of nonfiction narrative on the lives of its writers, subjects, and readers. We do not have a page length or word count limit (or minimum). Please wait to submit another essay for consideration until a decision has been made on your first submission.
We take submissions through Submittable with a $3 processing fee. We will consider simultaneous submissions as long as writers follow the normal etiquette of such submissions by indicating so in a cover letter or the notes section of the submission, and notifying us immediately if the essay is picked up by another journal. We try to respond to submissions within three to six months, though we always work hard to return submissions as quickly as possible while giving each submission a fair read. River Teeth requests first North American serial rights.
River Teeth encourages underrepresented writers to submit work for consideration, including but not limited to: BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and disabled writers. We accept submissions Sept. 1 – Dec. 1 and Jan. 1 – April 1. Please visit us at www.riverteethjournal.com for more detailed information.
If published, the writer will receive $100, two complimentary issues of the journal, a one-year subscription, and the option to purchase additional copies at a discounted contributor's rate.
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to read your work.
River Teeth's weekly online magazine, Beautiful Things, features micro-essays that look closely to find beauty and meaning in the everyday. Submissions to Beautiful Things must be 250 words or fewer. Please submit one beautiful thing at a time; there is a $3 processing fee. Our team tries to respond within three to six months. We request first North American serial rights. We cannot accept previously published work.
Beautiful Things encourages underrepresented writers to submit work for consideration, including but not limited to: BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and disabled writers. Incarcerated writers are welcome to submit their work to us via mail at the address above. We accept submissions Sept. 1 – Dec. 1 and Jan. 1 – April 1.
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If you would like to subscribe to River Teeth for one or two years, you can do so here. By subscribing, you will receive two issues (fall and spring) of our magazine per year. Please complete the following sections, then choose the one-year or two-year subscription option.
If you would like to subscribe to River Teeth for one or two years, you can do so here. By subscribing, you will receive two issues (fall and spring) of our magazine per year. Please complete the following sections, then choose the one-year or two-year institutional subscription option.
Give the gift of River Teeth! If you would like to give a River Teeth gift subscription for one or two years, you can do so here. By subscribing, you will give two issues (fall and spring) of our magazine per year to your nearest and dearest. Please complete the following sections, then choose the one-year or two-year subscription option, offered at the 20% Discount!
If you want to buy specific back issues, please choose from the options below. If you do not see the issue you want, it is out of stock.
With times as strange and uncertain as they are, we find a good story comforting and enriching. Maybe that's why we need stories more than ever now: a way to make sense of things even when that seems impossible. So, we are offering you the option of one surprise back issue for $4 or two surprise issues for $8. Just let us know how many issues you would like, and we will send them to your nearest mailbox. Thanks and many wishes for good health and safety in during this pandemic.
The River Teeth Book Prize is an annual contest for a book-length manuscript of literary nonfiction. All manuscripts are screened by the co-editors of River Teeth, and this year's final decision will be made by guest judge and author Ander Monson. The contest winner will receive $1,000 and publication by The University of New Mexico Press.
We encourage underrepresented voices to submit their work for consideration, including but not limited to: BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and disabled writers. With their submission fee, all U.S. entrants who supply a mailing address will receive a one-year subscription to River Teeth to begin in the spring.
Please read the guidelines carefully. Include a cover letter with contact information and a brief bio, but do not include a summary of your manuscript. The 2025 Book Prize Deadline is October 31st (submissions will close at midnight) and all entrants will be notified by April 2025.
Thank you for submitting to River Teeth!