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The Houston Literary Review

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The Review has embarked on its second year of publication. Founded and staffed by volunteer editors from across Texas, THLR works to promote the best poetry, prose, short stories, and visual art from Texas and beyond.

The Review's contributors are veteran and novice artists representing countries from around the world. THLR staff is especially interested in promoting creative writers, visual artists, photographers and art in general.

The Review will not publish art that promotes violence, the gratuitous use of profanity, religious intolerance or bigotry. Visual art must demonstrate good taste and not offend the young, the meek, the unprotected, the sensitive.

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All business inquiries should be sent to: publisher@thehoustonliteraryreview.com

Whether you are a veteran craftsman or learning to use your voice or artistic sight, The Houston Literary Review wants to hear from you.

We welcome unsolicited submissions.

Writers: editor@thehoustonliteraryreview.com

Visual Artists: photoeditor@thehoustonliteraryreview.com

Electronic submissions are preferred, but postal mail submissions are acceptable (but only on a CD disk).

Submissions should be sent as a Microsoft Word document attachment if possible. Provide your contact information on the first page of your submission: name, address, telephone number and email address.

Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but notice must be given immediately upon receipt of notification that a manuscript has been accepted elsewhere.

Submit original, unpublished poems (or short stories) (published pieces with publication details). Remember, a work is published if accepted by a publisher in any medium, including online publication, or if it is posted to an online forum that is accessible to the public.

Submit no more than three poems for inclusion in an issue unless submitting for a special section.

Short stories should not exceed 1,000 words.

Visual artists and photographers are asked to submit a segment of work that best illustrates their talent and point of view. Visual art should contain a written descriptive framework that enables viewers an opportunity to better understand the creator's perspective.

If selected for Publication:

We will request a portrait-style digital photograph for a profile that will be published in the Houston Literary Review. An editors' choice award of $100 will be paid to the writer whose published poem is selected as the best for that quarter. A similar award will be given to visual artists as well (pending quarterly budget availability).

Statement of Rights and Intent to Publish

Submission to The Houston Literary Review for publication constitutes a grant of license to publish. The Houston Literary Review retains First-Time North American Publication Rights. Copyright reverts to the artist following publication. The right to publish not withstanding, The Houston Literary Review shall be under no obligation to publish any poem, writing or other submission to which it retains such right to publish.

Simultaneous submission of material that is subsequently accepted for publication elsewhere places an affirmative duty on the person submitting the material to notify the editors of such acceptance for publication. Persons submitting for publication further indemnify against the claims of others and hold The Houston Literary Review harmless for any failure on their part to notify The Houston Literary Review of any agreement for publication of their work by others, or disposition of the rights to the material that may be held by another party.

If submitting written work through the US mail:

Submissions should be in Microsoft Word format. The font should be no smaller than 12 point.

Provide your contact information on the first page of your submission: name, address, telephone number and email address. CDs will not be returned.

Mail submissions or business correspondence to:

The Houston Literary Review
3000 Woodland Park Drive, Suite 2708, Houston,Texas 77082

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