Santa Monica Review is a literary magazine published by Santa Monica College, a two-year institution with a longstanding commitment to the literary arts. The journal has earned a national reputation for publishing accomplished fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, and it operates with the editorial seriousness of a university-affiliated review. Its rolling submissions policy reflects an openness to work arriving outside the constraints of contest cycles, allowing editors to assemble issues according to the work's merits rather than a fixed calendar. For the writer, publication in Santa Monica Review signals entry into a lineage of rigorous literary editing. The journal does not position itself as a venue for emerging writers alone, nor is it exclusively a home for established names; its pages have historically balanced both. What the editors seek is work that demonstrates control of language, structural intelligence, and a resistance to the merely topical. The review's identity is rooted in the literary tradition of the American West Coast, but its scope is national and its taste is not provincial. Because submissions are accepted on a rolling basis, there is no artificial urgency attached to the call. This is an invitation to submit when the work is ready, not to rush a draft into consideration. The journal's editorial process is deliberate, and the absence of a deadline should be read as a sign of respect for the time required to produce serious writing. Writers should consult the journal's submission guidelines for current reading periods, formatting requirements, and any updates to the review's editorial staff or focus.