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“so much depends/upon//a red wheel/barrow//
glazed with rain/water//beside the white/chickens”
--William Carlos Williams, 1923
From 1976 to 1999 this magazine was known as Bottomfish, a name which referred to neglected,
overlooked writing that had (metaphorically) fallen to the bottom of the sea. We hope that Red
Wheelbarrow also signifies unpretentiousness and the casting of a wide net in search of new, exciting
young writers as well as an ongoing commitment to originality, courage, and craft.
Red Wheelbarrow publishes twice a year. The National Edition publishes literary and artistic works from
all over the country and the world. The Student Edition is open to De Anza and Foothill College students.
We welcome submissions of all kinds, and we seek to publish a diverse range of styles and voices. We
accept student submissions from September to mid-May and publish by the end of Spring quarter.
Poetry: submit up to five poems
Fiction: submit one short story (up to 5,000 words) or up to three short-shorts
Drama: submit one play or screenplay (up to 5,000 words)
Creative Nonfiction: submit one personal essay (up to 5,000 words)
Photographs and Drawings: submit up to five b/w prints or digital files
(.tif or .psd format); please do not send originals.
Comics: submit one b/w strip.
Other: submit one!
Please submit text files in MS Word (.doc) or Rich Text (.rtf) format. Keep your name and contact
information separate from the actual submission. All submissions (including those from Red Wheelbarrow
staff members) are judged anonymously. Judges for Award Contests make their decisions independently.
Red Wheelbarrow Literary Magazine
[Attention: Student Edition or National Edition]
De Anza College
21250 Stevens Creek Boulevard
Cupertino, CA 95014-5702
Faculty Advisors, Student Edition: Ken Weisner, National Edition: Randy Splitter
Email contacts: SplitterRandolph@fhda.edu or WeisnerKen@fhda.edu
Single copy price: $7; back issues: $4.
Excerpts and guidelines online at .
Front Cover: “En Calavera,” by John Gilberto Rodríguez
Back Cover: “Warrior of Peace,” by Elena Peretz
Frontispiece (p. 1): “Great Egret,” by Li Li
Copyright 2008 by Red Wheelbarrow Literary Magazine.
ISSN 1543-1983
All rights revert to the author or artist. No part of this magazine may be reproduced in any form
without his or her express written permission. This magazine has no relation to Red Wheelbarrow Press or
any other magazine or publisher with the same popular name.
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