"The Red Hawk Review" is Gateway’s first literary magazine highlighting the creative talents of Gateway students. The magazine gives all Gateway students an opportunity to express themselves in creative ways, as well as a chance to see their work in print. The magazine is published once annually.
Congratulations to the students selected as top overall winners for the 2022 publication:
- Prose: "Grey Walls" by Mariah Hernandez
- Poetry: "The Sun Has Set" by Filomena Vulnera
- Art: "Pen & Ink" by Corinne Graham
View the 2022-2023 Red Hawk Review publication. Print copies will also be available from the communications instructors on the Elkhorn, Kenosha and Racine campuses, as well as limited copies in the Gateway libraries.
Submissions for the 2023-2024 "Red Hawk Review" are accepted June 1 to December 31, 2023.
General Gateway Student Submission Guidelines
Submit prose, visual arts and poetry to the appropriate editor as noted in the directions below. Simultaneous submissions or previously published work are not accepted. You may only submit to one category. Please DO NOT submit to multiple editors.
Do not submit more than one time per reading period. Please do not query about a submission; decisions are made once the reading period closes and you’ll be notified after a thorough review of your work. Due to the volume of submissions, you will not get a detailed review of your writing. You will simply be notified of acceptance or rejection.
Please add trigger warnings for any sensitive themes in your work. Use of racial slurs and hate speech of any kind will not be considered. Please keep other profanity to a minimum; do not use it just to use it.
Submissions are accepted from June 1 to December 31 each year.
Editors from each campus will select submissions for publication. The Red Hawk Review will feature poetry and prose from each campus. The magazine will also feature visual art. We’re also now accepting both Spanish Prose and Spanish Poety.
We take first North American serial rights. All rights revert to the author upon publication, and we ask to be acknowledged (asThe Red Hawk Review) in any future reprinting of the work. The Red Hawk Review cannot accept work from professional artists working in their field.
Tuition vouchers are provided by The Gateway Technical College Foundation. Without their support, this would not be possible.
Poetry Guidelines
Poems, prose poems and flash are accepted. Submit between two and four poems. Please use standard font and formatting (single-spaced). Please include your entire submission in one file, and be sure your name and email address are included on each page.
Please e-mail your submission to the appropriate editor, as listed below. In the subject line of your e-mail, please write: POETRY SUBMISSION - YOUR NAME- YOUR CAMPUS
Elkhorn Campus Submissions - Katy Schroeder - schroederkj@gtc.edu
Kenosha Campus Submissions - Jessica Gleason - gleasonj@gtc.edu
Racine Campus Submissions - Ann Stotts - stottsa@gtc.edu
Prose Guidelines
Fiction and nonfiction are accepted. All prose should be double-spaced, in standard formatting and font. Pieces from 1,000 to 3,000 words will be accepted. Please include your entire submission in one file, and be sure your name and email address are included on each page.
Please e-mail your submission to the appropriate editor, as listed below. In the subject line of your e-mail, please write: PROSE SUBMISSION - YOUR NAME- YOUR CAMPUS
Elkhorn Campus Submissions - Amy Hankins - hankinsa@gtc.edu
Kenosha Campus Submissions - Colleen Connolly - connollyc@gtc.edu
Racine Campus Submissions - Lisa Packard - packardl@gtc.edu
Spanish Poetry Guidelines
Spanish language poems, prose poems and flash are accepted. Submit between two and four poems. Please use standard font and formatting (single-spaced). Please include your entire submission in one file, and be sure your name and email address are included on each page.
Please e-mail your submission to the appropriate editor, as listed below. In the subject line of your e-mail, please write: SPANISH POETRY SUBMISSION - YOUR NAME- YOUR CAMPUS
Spanish Language Submission - Kyle Kendall - kendallk@gtc.edu
Spanish Prose Guidelines
Spanish language fiction and nonfiction are accepted. All prose should be double-spaced, in standard formatting and font. Pieces from 1,000 to 3,000 words will be accepted. Please include your entire submission in one file, and be sure your name and email address are included on each page.
Please e-mail your submission to the appropriate editor, as listed below. In the subject line of your e-mail, please write: SPANISHPROSE SUBMISSION - YOUR NAME- YOUR CAMPUS
Spanish Language Submission - Kyle Kendall - kendallk@gtc.edu
Visual Art Guidelines
Paintings, drawings, photographs, and digital art are all accepted. We will accept up to three submissions from each artist. Images should be at least 300dpi and saved as .pdf or .jpeg files. For your reference the finished Red Hawk Review publication will be printed in a 5.5 inch wide x 8.5 inch high format and will be printed in black and white. The winner in this category will, however, be the featured cover artist. This piece of art will be printed in full color.
Please email your submission to the appropriate editor, as listed below. In the subject line of your e-mail, please write: VISUAL ART SUBMISSION - YOUR NAME
All Visual Art Submissions - Laura Laznicka- laznickal@gtc.edu
Microfiction Guidelines
Microfiction of any genre is accepted (Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Romance, Horror, Literary, etc.). All prose should be double-spaced, in standard formatting and font. Pieces from 1 to150 words will be accepted. Please include your entire submission in one file, and be sure your name and email address are included on each page.
Please email your submission to the appropriate editor, as listed below. In the subject line of your e-mail, please write: MICROFICTION SUBMISSION - YOUR NAME- YOUR CAMPUS
Microfiction Submission - Kathy Nordhaus - nordhausk@gtc.edu
Past Editions:
Click here to read the 2021 Red Hawk Review
Click here to read the 2020 Red Hawk Review
Click here to read the 2019 Red Hawk Review
Click here to read the 2018 Red Hawk Review
Click here to read the 2017 Red Hawk Review
Click here to read the 2016 Red Hawk Review
Click here to read the 2015 Red Hawk Review
Click here to read the 2014 Red Hawk Review