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Manchac Review Manchac Review is Southeastern Louisiana University's creative writing journal for students. Submissions are accepted year round.

Manchac Review is Southeastern Louisiana University’s creative journal, published in both print and online formats. Manchac Review Online is an interactive experience including fiction, poetry, drama, art, music/lyrics, and video shorts. If an edition is already at press, accepted submissions will be held until the next edition’s publication. Upon submission, all works are subject to peer review,

with individual editors or instructors representing each genre, for quality, content, originality, and creativity. Students whose written works are conditionally accepted may be required to meet with an editor to discuss necessary revisions prior to publication. Please email any questions to [email protected] or visit us at http://english.selu.edu/manchacreview/

Writing Prompt Wednesday: the first thing you think about in the morning. This could be something you think about every ...
18/11/2020

Writing Prompt Wednesday: the first thing you think about in the morning. This could be something you think about every morning, something random that you thought about this morning, or you can build a fictional story around this idea. Get creative.

As we approach the end of our short semester, we want to wish you a happy holidays and good luck on your final assignments. Make sure you stay safe, wear your mask, and wash your hands. Happy writing!

Writing Prompt Wednesday: Modernize a classic fairytale
11/11/2020

Writing Prompt Wednesday: Modernize a classic fairytale

We know there’s a lot happening in the world today, but we encourage you to distance yourself and take some time to writ...
04/11/2020

We know there’s a lot happening in the world today, but we encourage you to distance yourself and take some time to write and process your feelings. Today, set a timer for 15 or 30 minutes and just write. See what comes out.

Also remember that what you are experiencing now is important to history. And your memory and interpretation of it is extremely valuable and important.

Writing Prompt Wednesday: Write an origin story
28/10/2020

Writing Prompt Wednesday: Write an origin story

Writing Prompt Wednesday: a backyard. Was your backyard a place you spent a lot of time growing up? What happened there?...
21/10/2020

Writing Prompt Wednesday: a backyard. Was your backyard a place you spent a lot of time growing up? What happened there? Or tell us a story about something that happens in a backyard. Feel free to submit anything you create!

For the first Writing Prompt Wednesday of the semester, we are encouraging you to write your favorite fictional characte...
14/10/2020

For the first Writing Prompt Wednesday of the semester, we are encouraging you to write your favorite fictional character as a villain. Have fun with this one! You can experiment with this prompt in prose or poetry. We look forward to seeing what you guys submit!

Thank you for participating! ⠀⠀We had so much fun writing with you guys and seeing what everyone wrote. ⠀⠀If you created...
01/05/2020

Thank you for participating! ⠀

We had so much fun writing with you guys and seeing what everyone wrote. ⠀

If you created anything during this time, please submit it to us for publication at the link in our bio. Or email us with any questions or submissions!

Today is the last day of the Manchac Writing Challenge! Let's make the most of it. ⠀⠀Today’s writing prompt: Set a timer...
30/04/2020

Today is the last day of the Manchac Writing Challenge! Let's make the most of it. ⠀

Today’s writing prompt: Set a timer for 15 minutes. When you press start, start writing about the first thing that comes to your mind.⠀

Don’t forget to share a picture of you writing or what you write and tag us!

Today’s writing prompt: The first place you went when you got your driver’s license⠀⠀What was the first place you went w...
29/04/2020

Today’s writing prompt: The first place you went when you got your driver’s license⠀

What was the first place you went when you got your driver’s license? How was the drive? Were you alone? Did you listen to music? How did you feel?⠀

Don’t forget to share a picture of you writing or what you write and tag us! ⠀
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Today’s writing prompt: Everything you can remember about your childhood teacher⠀⠀Describe their classroom, your teacher...
28/04/2020

Today’s writing prompt: Everything you can remember about your childhood teacher⠀

Describe their classroom, your teacher, the kind of clothes she wore. How did they teach? Why did this teacher mean something to you?⠀

Don’t forget to share a picture of you writing or what you write and tag us! ⠀

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Today’s writing prompt: Take three books off your shelf, flip to three different pages, collect three words from each pa...
27/04/2020

Today’s writing prompt: Take three books off your shelf, flip to three different pages, collect three words from each page. Then write a story including these words. ⠀

This prompt comes from a Common Read event in Fall 2019 with Kaveh Akbar. ⠀

Don’t forget to share a picture of you writing or what you write and tag us! ⠀

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Today’s writing prompt: When I discovered my mother’s secret⠀⠀What happened? How did you find out? How old were you? How...
26/04/2020

Today’s writing prompt: When I discovered my mother’s secret⠀

What happened? How did you find out? How old were you? How did it affect you?⠀

Don’t forget to share a picture of you writing or what you write and tag us! ⠀

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