Submission Guidelines

Submissions are NOW OPEN for Volume 65.

Theme For Edition 65: “ARCHIVE”

Anyone is welcome and encouraged to submit to Mosaic.

 We accept the following creative pieces:
– PROSE PIECES (both fiction and creative non-fiction), 8,000 words max TOTAL. If submitting more than one piece, attach them as separate files.
– POETRY PIECES. Please attach each poem as a separate file.
– ART PIECES, attached as separate .jpeg files.

– SCRIPTS, 15 pages max TOTAL. All entries must be in Standard Script Format (12pt Courier), attached as separate .pdf files to preserve formatting. If submitting an excerpt from a longer work, please include a brief synopsis (100 words max) at the beginning of your script to provide context for the reader.


We do not accept research papers; however, UCR is also home to Audeamus – a multidisciplinary honors journal – and the Undergraduate Research Journal.

Please follow the guidelines below when sending in your submission. Submissions that DO NOT follow these guidelines will not be considered. 

Poetry

You may submit up to four (4) poems in total. Each poem should begin on a new page of a single document and be attached as a .pdf or .doc.

Poetry submissions may be of any style, including free verse, prose poem, sonnet, limerick, and haiku.

If submitting more than one piece, please attach them as separate files.

Prose

You may submit up to four (4) pieces, no longer than 8,000 words combined in total. This can constitute several shorter pieces or one longer piece. Submissions exceeding this word count will not be reviewed.

If submitting more than one piece, please attach them as separate files.

Visual Art | Photography

You may submit up to four (4) pieces, attached as separate .jpg files. The minimum required resolution is 300 dpi for photographs of artwork and 720p for videos.

Acceptable visual art includes paintings (oil, watercolor, acrylic), drawings, sculpture, embroidery, art collage of mixed media, screen-printing, silkscreen, intaglio, paper collage, digital art, etc.

Scripts | Screenplays | Stageplays

You may submit up to two (2) pieces (stageplays, screenplays, etc.), 15 pages max TOTAL. All entries must be in Standard Script Format (12pt Courier), attached as separate .pdf files to preserve formatting.

If submitting an excerpt from a longer work, please include a brief synopsis (100 words max) at the beginning of your script to provide context for the reader.