Reunion's general submission period runs from October 1st-January 15th. We are open to all artists and all submissions will be considered for print and/or online publication.

The Robert Bone Memorial Creative Writing Contest submission period opens November 1st and runs concurrently to the broader reading window until January 15th. The contest is open to only students at The University of Texas at Dallas and entries will also be considered as general submissions.

Occasionally, we will make decisions during this window; however, most will be returned between February and May.

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For over three decades, Reunion: The Dallas Review has been dedicated to finding and publishing exceptional examples of short fiction, drama, visual art, poetry, translation work, and creative non-fiction. Our mission is to cultivate the arts community in Dallas, Texas, and promote the work of talented writers and artists both locally and across the globe.

At this time, we can read only one submission per person per reading window. Show us your best work! We look forward to seeing what you send! To keep our readers and editors happy, please read and follow the general guidelines.


General Submission Guidelines:

  • All submitted work must be PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED. We consider anything found on personal blogs, online archives, other websites, social media accounts, online journals, or print magazines as previously published. If you have questions regarding this requirement, please email the editor prior to submitting.
  • A brief cover letter and a biographical statement of no more than 100 words is appreciated.
  • Do not include your name on the submission attachment unless it is part of the work itself. Instead, your name and contact information should be included in the body of your cover letter.
  • All texts should be Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, and double spaced (with the exception of poetry.) We accept text submissions in the following formats: .doc, .docx, .rtf, or .pdf.
  • We do not accept any work above 5,000 words. Any submissions with a word count above this will not be read.


For our full list of guidelines, please check the guidelines page on our website here. If you have any questions regarding what you read, please email the editor for clarification before submitting.


Thank you for reading! We look forward to your submissions.

May your wi-fi and coffee be strong,

The management team at Reunion: The Dallas Review

Thank you for considering Reunion: The Dallas Review for your Visual Art! We look forward to seeing what you have.

At this time, we can read only one submission entry per person per reading window. Show us your best work. If you do choose to withdraw, please do not upload a new submission until the next reading window.

General Submission Guidelines:

  • All submitted work must be previously unpublished. We consider anything found on personal blogs, online archives, other websites, social media accounts, online journals, or print magazines as previously published. If you have questions regarding this requirement, please email the editor prior to submitting.
  • A brief cover letter and a biographical statement of no more than 100 words is appreciated.
  • Do not include your name on the submission attachment unless it is part of the work itself. Instead, your name and contact information should be included in the body of your cover letter.
  • We accept no works made with the use of AI. 

Some specifics:

  • For Visual Art: Up to 10 images, including visual poetry, drawing, painting, digital, other 2-dimensional formats, and photography. We do accept photographs of 3-dimensional works of art. Please take into consideration that the photo you submit of your 3D work is part of your presentation—what we will publish. Visual Arts submissions will need to be submitted in high-resolution TIFF format of between 5-8 mbs, 300 DPI. For Reunion: Online we are able to consider sound and movement as part of the work.
  • You may submit to Visual Arts as well as a creative writing category. Please let us know if we should consider both entries together or separately. 


 

Thank you again!

The management team at Reunion: The Dallas Review

reunion.editor@gmail.com

https://bass.utdallas.edu/reunion/reunion-the-dallas-review/

Thank you for considering Reunion: The Dallas Review for your Fiction piece! We look forward to reading your work. 

At this time, we can read only one submission per person per reading window. Show us your best work. If you do choose to withdraw, please do not upload a new submission until the next reading window.

General Submission Guidelines:

  • All submitted work must be previously unpublished. We consider anything found on personal blogs, online archives, other websites, social media accounts, online journals, or print magazines as previously published. If you have questions regarding this requirement, please email the editor prior to submitting.
  • A brief cover letter and a biographical statement of no more than 100 words is appreciated.
  • Do not include your name on the submission attachment unless it is part of the work itself. Instead, your name and contact information should be included in the body of your cover letter.
  • All texts should be Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, and double spaced (with the exception of poetry.) We accept text submissions in the following formats: .doc, .docx, .rtf, or .pdf.
  • We do not accept any work above 5,000 words. Any submissions with a word count above this will not be read.
  • Submissions may be multilingual, with English as the main language, but may not be translations. Any translations should be submitted to Reunion's translation portal. Translations will not be accepted in fiction submissions.
  • We do not accept any works made with the use of AI. 


 

Some specifics:

  • For Fiction: We are not limited to a specific sub-genre and are happy to read “literary” as well as “genre” fiction. We also consider micro/flash fiction; please label it as such in your cover letter. 


 

Thank you again!

The management team at Reunion: The Dallas Review

reunion.editor@gmail.com

https://bass.utdallas.edu/reunion/reunion-the-dallas-review/

Thank you for considering Reunion: The Dallas Review for your Poetry! We look forward to reading your work.

At this time, we can read only one submission per person per reading window. Show us your best work. If you do choose to withdraw, please do not upload a new submission until the next reading window.

General Submission Guidelines:

  • All submitted work must be previously unpublished. We consider anything found on personal blogs, online archives, other websites, social media accounts, online journals, or print magazines as previously published. If you have questions regarding this requirement, please email the editor prior to submitting.
  • A brief cover letter and a biographical statement of no more than 100 words is appreciated.
  • Do not include your name on the submission attachment unless it is part of the work itself. Instead, your name and contact information should be included in the body of your cover letter.
  • All texts should be Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, and double spaced (with the exception of poetry.) We accept text submissions in the following formats: .doc, .docx, .rtf, or .pdf.
  • We do not accept any work above 5,000 words. Any submissions with a word count above this will not be read.
  • Submissions may be multilingual, with English as the main language, but may not be translations. Any translations should be submitted to Reunion's translation portal. Translations will not be accepted in poetry submissions.
  • We do not accept any works made with the use of AI. 

Some specifics:

  • For Poetry: Please submit up to 5 poems in one document.


 

Thank you again!

The management team at Reunion: The Dallas Review

reunion.editor@gmail.com

https://bass.utdallas.edu/reunion/reunion-the-dallas-review/

Thank you for considering Reunion: The Dallas Review for your Translation! We look forward to reading your work.

At this time, we can read only one submission per person per reading window. Show us your best work. If you do choose to withdraw, please do not upload a new submission until the next reading window.

General Submission Guidelines:

  • All submitted work must be previously unpublished. We consider anything found on personal blogs, online archives, other websites, social media accounts, online journals, or print magazines as previously published. If you have questions regarding this requirement, please email the editor prior to submitting.
  • A brief cover letter and a biographical statement of no more than 100 words is appreciated.
  • Do not include your name on the submission attachment unless it is part of the work itself. Instead, your name and contact information should be included in the body of your cover letter.
  • All texts should be Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, and double spaced (with the exception of poetry.) We accept text submissions in the following formats: .doc, .docx, .rtf, or .pdf.
  • We do not accept any work above 5,000 words. Any submissions with a word count above this will not be read.
  • We do not accept any work made with AI. 

Some specifics:

  • For Translation: We accept up to 5 poems or up to 3,000 words of prose. Please obtain all necessary permissions prior to submitting your piece. At this time, we are looking for creative works. If your work is a scholarly essay on translation, we encourage you to submit to Translation Review a publication of The University of Texas at Dallas.


 

Thank you again!

The management team at Reunion: The Dallas Review

reunion.editor@gmail.com

https://bass.utdallas.edu/reunion/reunion-the-dallas-review/

Thank you for considering Reunion: The Dallas Review for your Creative Non-Fiction piece! We look forward to reading your work.

At this time, we can read only one submission per person per reading window. Show us your best work. If you do choose to withdraw, please do not upload a new submission until the next reading window.

General Submission Guidelines:

  • All submitted work must be previously unpublished. We consider anything found on personal blogs, online archives, other websites, social media accounts, online journals, or print magazines as previously published. If you have questions regarding this requirement, please email the editor prior to submitting.
  • A brief cover letter and a biographical statement of no more than 100 words is appreciated.
  • Do not include your name on the submission attachment unless it is part of the work itself. Instead, your name and contact information should be included in the body of your cover letter.
  • All texts should be Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, and double spaced (with the exception of poetry.) We accept text submissions in the following formats: .doc, .docx, .rtf, or .pdf.
  • We do not accept any work above 5,000 words. Any submissions with a word count above this will not be read.
  • Submissions may be multilingual, with English as the main language, but may not be translations. Any translations should be submitted to Reunion's translation portal. Translations will not be accepted in creative non-fiction submissions.
  • We do not accept any works made with the use of AI. 

Some specifics:

  • For Creative Non-Fiction: One piece or one essay. You are welcome to add visuals within the document. Please refer to the visual arts guideline above when submitting visuals.
  • For Visual Attachments: Please take into consideration that the photo you submit is part of your presentation—what we will publish. We will ask for your visual attachments to be submitted in high-resolution TIFF format of between 5-8 mbs, 300 DPI in a follow up email.


 

Thank you again!

The management team at Reunion: The Dallas Review

reunion.editor@gmail.com

https://bass.utdallas.edu/reunion/reunion-the-dallas-review/

Thank you for considering Reunion: The Dallas Review for your Drama piece! We look forward to reading your work.

At this time, we can read only one submission per person per reading window. Show us your best work. If you do choose to withdraw, please do not upload a new submission until the next reading window.

General Submission Guidelines:

  • All submitted work must be previously unpublished. We consider anything found on personal blogs, online archives, other websites, social media accounts, online journals, or print magazines as previously published. If you have questions regarding this requirement, please email the editor prior to submitting.
  • A brief cover letter and a biographical statement of no more than 100 words is appreciated.
  • Do not include your name on the submission attachment unless it is part of the work itself. Instead, your name and contact information should be included in the body of your cover letter.
  • All texts should be Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, and double spaced (with the exception of poetry.) We accept text submissions in the following formats: .doc, .docx, .rtf, or .pdf.
  • We do not accept any work above 5,000 words. Any submissions with a word count above this will not be read.
  • Submissions may be multilingual, with English as the main language, but may not be translations. Any translations should be submitted to Reunion's translation portal. Translations will not be accepted in drama submissions.
  • We do not accept any works made with the use of AI. 

Some specifics:

  • For Drama: We accept plays, screenplays, one acts, etc. that are formatted to industry standards.


 

Thank you again!

The management team at Reunion: The Dallas Review

reunion.editor@gmail.com

https://bass.utdallas.edu/reunion/reunion-the-dallas-review/ 

Thanks to the Robert Bone Memorial Creative Writing Endowment, Reunion: The Dallas Review is proud to sponsor an annual creative writing contest at The University of Texas at Dallas! The purpose of the endowment is to encourage UT Dallas students in the field of creative writing.
**This contest is open to ALL full-time UT Dallas students. Full-time is defined for undergraduate students as twelve credit hours per semester, and for graduate students as nine credit hours per semester.**
The Robert Bone Memorial Creative Writing Contest is open for submissions from November 15 to Febuary 15 each year and runs concurrently to the broader submission window for Reunion.
The contest is independently-judged by faculty members of the Creative Writing department and winners will be selected from among undergraduate and graduate students. Winners will be awarded a monetary prize, with the selected work featured in the upcoming volume of Reunion.
Please be sure to submit to the appropriate category. In order to be considered, you must follow the guidelines as detailed below:
 

  • You must be a student at The University of Texas at Dallas.
  • Please submit all work in one document. You may enter one (1) fiction piece or up to five (5) poems. You may enter both categories but please do not exceed 5,000 words--please submit your entry in one document.
  • DO NOT INCLUDE YOUR NAME ON THE SUBMISSION DOCUMENT OR FILE NAME.
  • All submitted work must be previously unpublished. We consider anything found on personal blogs, online archives, other websites, social media accounts, online journals, or print magazines as previously published. If you have questions regarding this requirement, please email the editor prior to submitting.
  • A brief cover letter and a biographical statement of no more than 100 words is appreciated.
  • All texts should be Times New Roman, 12 pt. font. Fiction should be double spaced. Poetry will be considered formatted as is. We accept text submissions in the following formats: .doc, .docx, .rtf, or .pdf.
  • We do not accept any work above 5,000 words.
  • All submissions will be considered for publication in Reunion.
  • We do accept simultaneous submissions; notify us promptly via Submittable should your work be accepted elsewhere.

Thank you!
The management team at Reunion: The Dallas Review
reunion.editor@gmail.com
https://bass.utdallas.edu/reunion/reunion-the-dallas-review/

Thanks to the Robert Bone Memorial Creative Writing Endowment, Reunion: The Dallas Review is proud to sponsor an annual creative writing contest at The University of Texas at Dallas! The purpose of the endowment is to encourage UT Dallas students in the field of creative writing.
**This contest is open to ALL full-time UT Dallas students. Full-time is defined for undergraduate students as twelve credit hours per semester, and for graduate students as nine credit hours per semester.**
The Robert Bone Memorial Creative Writing Contest is open for submissions from November 15 to February 15 each year and runs concurrently to the broader submission window for Reunion.
The contest is independently-judged by faculty members of the Creative Writing department and winners will be selected from among undergraduate and graduate students. Winners will be awarded a monetary prize, with the selected work featured in the upcoming volume of Reunion.


Please be sure to submit to the appropriate category. In order to be considered, you must follow the guidelines as detailed below:


 

  • You must be a student at The University of Texas at Dallas.
  • Please submit all work in one document. You may enter one (1) fiction piece or up to five (5) poems. You may enter both categories but please do not exceed 5,000 words--please submit your entry in one document.
  • DO NOT INCLUDE YOUR NAME ON THE SUBMISSION DOCUMENT OR FILE NAME. 
  • All submitted work must be previously unpublished. We consider anything found on personal blogs, online archives, other websites, social media accounts, online journals, or print magazines as previously published. If you have questions regarding this requirement, please email the editor prior to submitting.
  • A brief cover letter and a biographical statement of no more than 100 words is appreciated.
  • All texts should be Times New Roman, 12 pt. font. Fiction should be double spaced. Poetry will be considered formatted as is. We accept text submissions in the following formats: .doc, .docx, .rtf, or .pdf.
  • We do not accept any work above 5,000 words.
  • All submissions will be considered for publication in Reunion.
  • We do accept simultaneous submissions; notify us promptly via Submittable should your work be accepted elsewhere.



Thank you!
The management team at Reunion: The Dallas Review
reunion.editor@gmail.com
https://bass.utdallas.edu/reunion/reunion-the-dallas-review/

Reunion: The Dallas Review