First Leaves: The Santa Rosa Junior College Literary Journal seeks quality poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, photographs and drawings for its Spring 2009 issue. Open to students, staff and faculty of SRJC and all residents of the North Bay (Sonoma, Marin, Napa and Lake counties), First Leaves accepts postal and email submissions.

You may send any of the following:
Poetry: up to 5 poems.
Fiction: 1 short story (up to 4,000 words), or up to 3 short-shorts.
Plays: 1 dramatic piece up to 4,000 words. ?
Creative Nonfiction: 1 piece up to 4,000 words.
Photographs/Drawings: up to 5 prints or digital files. Do not send originals. We require B&W work for the inside of the magazine, but color may be considered for the cover.
Comics: 1 brief graphic story.

Postal submissions should include an SASE (self addressed, stamped envelope) or an email address for reply. Submissions will not be returned. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable if so noted. Please do not include your name on your manuscript. All work (including work submitted by First Leaves staff members) will be judged anonymously. ?Include a 3 X 5 index card with the titles of each piece, along with your name/address/phone/email. Please also include a 30-word autobiographical statement.

Due Date: February 2, 2009 for the Spring 2009 issue. Final decisions will be made in March. The magazine will be constructed in March and April ‘09 and it will be published in May ’09. Mail submissions to

First Leaves c/o Abby Bogomolny
English Department
Santa Rosa Junior College
1501 Mendocino Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95401

You may also submit via email to abogomolny@santarosa.edu