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Thursday, March 10, 2016
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Questions? Contact us at MayoReview@gmail.com
The Mayo Review is a student-run literary journal published by the Department of Literature and Languages of Texas A&M University-Commerce. We publish the highest quality prose, poetry, drama, and visual art available from both outside and university sources. The Mayo Review copyrights all material in the name of the writer/artist. Contributors hold full rights to their individual works.
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The Editorial Board consists of Texas A&M University–Commerce students, advised by faculty of the Department of Literature and Languages. Any TAMUC–Commerce student, graduate or undergraduate, full or part time, may volunteer to serve as a Student Reader and/or as a member of the Editorial Board for a semester or an academic year. Students are not required to be English majors. The main duties of the Editorial Board consist of: reading submissions or reviewing artwork in the blind review process, making the final selections for publication, preparing the journal for printing, and distributing the journal.
Anyone may submit. The journal encourages as wide a submission range as possible, and we look for the “best work” in a variety of genres. Copyright remains in the writers’ or artists’ names. No money is paid for submissions.
The Mayo Review accepts submissions year round; however, the deadline for the 2016 publication is November 1. Any submissions received after the deadline will be considered for the next year's journal.
The Mayo Review has a firm policy of “blind reading” of submissions for acceptance. The “blind reading process” is administered by the advisor(s) and editor. Names of submitting writers or artists do not appear on submissions. A variety of reviewers read and rank each submission in a multi-week long process.
We are interested in the best, unpublished work in a variety of genres. Please submit no more than five total works for consideration. Each work must not have been published in print or online, including blog posts. Submit your work electronically, following the specific guidelines for the genre.
Your email submission must include the following:
Description of needed information:
1 Name: We will print work under a pseudonym, if requested, but we must have your legal name on your submission for copyright purposes.
2 Title: We need the title of each submission for the Table of Contents. Be sure the same title is on each page of the corresponding submission. Also, name the digital file for the corresponding submission using part of or the entire title name.
3 Genre: Indicate whether the submission is a poem, short story, nonfiction, drama, or visual art. For further clarification see the bottom of this page.
4 Biography: We print short biographies of the contributors. Please include a brief biography with your submission. Your biography should include the information you wish to have appear in the journal and can be written in any style you choose. We reserve the right to edit for length, grammar, or mechanics.
5 Editing of Submissions: We reserve the right to edit obvious typographical or major grammatical errors.
We only accept electronic copies via email. Please submit electronic copies (Word format for text / .jpg for photo art) as an attachment to the email and send to The Mayo Review (MayoReview@gmail.com).
Our journal accepts submissions in fiction, poetry, drama, nonfiction, and original artwork. Although you may submit in more than one genre, you may only submit five total works for consideration. Please send a separate email for entries in each genre (see submission instructions above).
The Mayo Review provides one copy to each individual whose work we publish. You may purchase additional copies for $10. Cash can be accepted in person in the department office, or you may send check or money order to:
The Mayo Review, Editor
Texas A&M University–Commerce
Department of Literature and Languages
P. O. Box 3011
Commerce, TX 75429
Please include return address information with payment.
Queries should be emailed to MayoReview@gmail.com
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