• Short Stories
• Potpourri and Poems
• Articles

Overview

The guidelines on this page pertain to Potpourri, poems, articles and short stories published on this web site in our e-zine, "Coffee-zine Scene!" If you wish to submit your screenplay, film short, stage play or teleplay to Riprap Writers' Playhouse, please return to our submissions page. All short stories selected for publication in our e-zine will automatically be nominated for a Riprap Award.

We look forward to receiving material from writers of all levels of experience worldwide. Riprap Writers' Playhouse was established in January 1999 and we are now broadening our horizons. While we accept submissions from writers worldwide, all submissions must be translated into the English language.

Please understand that our e-zine is not published on a regular schedule. The frequency of the e-zine will depend on materials received that are worthy of publication. The current issue of our e-zine is FREE to everyone and all archived issues are available to members only. If you would like to preview a previous issue, click here.

Short Stories

All short stories selected for publication in the Coffee-zine Scene! will automatically be nominated for a Riprap Award.

• Double spaced.
• 12 pt. font.
• Up to 5,000 words.
• Please query first.
• E-mail vs. Snail Mail:

You may e-mail your submission, BUT WE WILL NOT ACCEPT ATTACHMENTS - ONLY PLAIN TEXT within the body of the e-mail. We will not accept fax transmissions. You may send your submission via snail mail with an SASE as well.

Riprap Entertainment
PO Box 55221
Sherman Oaks, California 91413
Tel: (818) 990-7498

• Payment.

We pay $25.00 per short story accepted and published in the Coffee-zine Scene!

• Rights.

We accept simultaneous submissions and previously published submissions. We ask for non-exclusive rights for our archives online.

• Byline Given.

• Time Schedule.

We report within 6 months on submissions.

If selected, your short story will appear in the "Coffee-zine Scene!" and will automatically be nominated for a Riprap Award.

Potpourri and Poems

Your first step toward submitting for Potpourri is to read previous posts written by me, Sandy. Current Potpourri posts are available to everyone and archived posts are available to members only. If you would like to preview previous postings, click here. You have two choices for submissions:

• Draft a question and provide the answer.

Most questions have more than one answer.

• 100 words maximum.
• Submit advice, tip, etc.

Submit a stand alone writing, acting, film or video "tip", anecdote or fact consistent with the theme of Potpourri.

• 100 words maximum.
• Maximum of 3 Potpourri's or poems per submission.

You may e-mail your submission, BUT WE WILL NOT ACCEPT ATTACHMENTS - ONLY PLAIN TEXT within the body of the e-mail. We will not accept fax transmissions. You may send your submission via snail mail with an SASE as well.

Riprap Entertainment
PO Box 55221
Sherman Oaks, California 91413
Tel: (818) 990-7498

• Payment.

$5.00 for each Poem accepted and published in the Coffee-zine Scene!
$5.00 for each Potpourri accepted and published on the site

• Rights.

We accept simultaneous submissions and previously published submissions. We ask for non-exclusive rights for our archives online.

• Byline Given.

• Time Schedule.

We report within 6 months on submissions.

If selected, your poem will appear in the "Coffee-zine Scene!" and selected Potpourri submissions will appear on our Potpourri page.

Articles - - Nonfiction and Fiction

• Nonfiction.

Educational, inspirational, opinion, funny, "something awful happened to me", resourceful, personal experiences all relating to the writing, acting, film, video, production and/or publishing scene.

• Query.

Brief query with article idea/slant, publishing credits (if any) sample of writing style. You must query first.

• Double spaced.
• 12 pt. font.
• 1,000 words maximum.
• E-mail vs. Snail Mail:

You may e-mail your submission, BUT WE WILL NOT ACCEPT ATTACHMENTS - ONLY PLAIN TEXT within the body of the e-mail. We will not accept fax transmissions. You may send your submission via snail mail with an SASE as well.

Riprap Entertainment
PO Box 55221
Sherman Oaks, California 91413
Tel: (818) 990-7498

• Payment.

$15.00 per Article accepted and published in the Coffee-zine Scene!

• Rights.

We accept simultaneous submissions and previously published submissions. We ask for non-exclusive rights for our archives online.

• Byline Given.

• Time Schedule.

We report within 6 months on submissions.

If selected, your article will appear in the "Coffee-zine Scene!"