Are you an aspiring author or artist? Do you dream of one day seeing your work in publication? Now is your chance: introducing The Cypress Review, the literary journal run by the Fusion Literary Review through the Ogden Honors College at Louisiana State University.
The publication features the work of emerging and established undergraduate writers, with each issue including original works of fiction, poetry, screenwriting and playwriting, creative nonfiction, short-form literary analysis and review, and visual art. As a journal, they are committed to publishing underrepresented voices and seek to showcase writers as diverse as their stories.
GUIDELINES
Poetry: The Cypress Review publishes poetry of any style and format, from rigidly structured to free-flowing. You may submit up to seven pages of poems; each poem must begin on a new page.
Fiction: They publish fiction of every genre, length, and style! Please submit no more than three pieces that do not exceed a combined total of 6,000 words.
Creative Nonfiction: Similar to the fiction guidelines, they accept creative nonfiction across a variety of genres and styles! Please submit no more than three pieces that do not exceed a combined total of 6,000 words.
Screenwriting: Calling all screenwriters! They welcome screenwriting submissions of any genre. Scripts can be a maximum of 15 pages; please submit as a PDF with industry-standard formatting (e.g. typed in Courier New). There is no maximum to the number of scripts you can submit.
Playwriting: They eagerly welcome playwriting submissions of any genre. Scripts can be a maximum of 15 pages; please submit as a PDF with industry-standard formatting. There is no maximum to the number of plays you can submit.
Review: They publish any review and analytical writing that doesn’t quite fit into the academic mainstream! Please submit a maximum of two pieces that do not exceed a combined total of 3,000 words. Submissions should be in MLA formatting and include a Works Cited; your Works Cited does not count toward your total word count.
Visual Art: They publish all forms and styles of visual art. Please submit as JPGs/JPEGs or PNGs; the pixel minimum for visual art submissions is 1535 x 1024, but higher quality is preferred.
Interested in submitting your work to The Cypress Review? Check out the Submissions page for more detailed information on submission types, guidelines, and formatting. Pieces are to be submitted through our submissions portal on our website.
The submission deadline is September 28, 2025.
