Open Mic Online
Attention all Rice Students! The Open Mic Online blog is open for business! We accept all kinds of creative work, including but not limited to: short fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, visual art, dramatic readings, performances, short movies, songs, and reviews. You can send us anything, at any time of the year.
Our goal is to spotlight the creative works of Rice students, everybody is welcome here! We want to highlight works that can grab people’s attention and run with it.
We also have monthly prompts, which you can find below, for those that want a little bit of inspiration. And head to our Explore page to check out previously featured Open Mic Online submissions!
Our goal is to spotlight the creative works of Rice students, everybody is welcome here! We want to highlight works that can grab people’s attention and run with it.
We also have monthly prompts, which you can find below, for those that want a little bit of inspiration. And head to our Explore page to check out previously featured Open Mic Online submissions!
Submission Guidelines:
WRITTEN FICTION AND NON-FICTION: Please keep submissions under 10 pages typed with standard 12 point font.
POETRY AND ART: We ask that you submit no more than 3 pieces at a time.
AUDIO AND VISUAL SUBMISSIONS: Please keep the total length under 5 minutes.
Please give your work a title and include your name and the prompt (if you're using one) somewhere on the submission. If you want to tell us anything about yourself or your submission, feel free to attach a brief informal cover letter (less than 300 words).
POETRY AND ART: We ask that you submit no more than 3 pieces at a time.
AUDIO AND VISUAL SUBMISSIONS: Please keep the total length under 5 minutes.
Please give your work a title and include your name and the prompt (if you're using one) somewhere on the submission. If you want to tell us anything about yourself or your submission, feel free to attach a brief informal cover letter (less than 300 words).
Current Prompt:
Hey! It’s us again; the literature-starved workhorses of R2Online, whinnying up the next monthly prompt for you to ignore. This April, we want YOUR full-length novels, and, if it’s under 100 pages, we genuinely couldn’t care less.
“But Cooper! McKenna! What if I wrote a novella?”
Ooh! Wow! Why don’t you send it in with your kindergarten application? We want real novels, not shredder food.
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April Fools. Can you ever forgive us? We sure hope so, because this month we want limericks. You know the drill: keep it five lines, clean, and no more than three submissions per poet. Enter for a chance to be featured on our fabulous blog!
Wait… do you ACTUALLY have a novel to send us...? (just kidding!)
“But Cooper! McKenna! What if I wrote a novella?”
Ooh! Wow! Why don’t you send it in with your kindergarten application? We want real novels, not shredder food.
...
April Fools. Can you ever forgive us? We sure hope so, because this month we want limericks. You know the drill: keep it five lines, clean, and no more than three submissions per poet. Enter for a chance to be featured on our fabulous blog!
Wait… do you ACTUALLY have a novel to send us...? (just kidding!)