Course Schedule and Catalog

Department: English and Creative Writing

Meeting: 6:30PM - 9:00PM T (12-JAN-2026 - 24-APR-2026) 

Part of Term: Full Term

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Internship/Practicum

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Method of Instruction: Face to Face

Credit Hours: 3

 

Prerequisites: ENGL 113 AND ENGL 114 AND ENGL 214

Section Max Enrollment: 0 (permission required) Instructor Permission Required

Section Enrolled: 9

Enrollment data as of: 20-APR-2026 4:55AM

 

 

Final Exam: No Final Exam

 

Description: In this advanced and intensive editing and publishing practicum, students will serve as senior editors for Rice’s nationally award-winning undergraduate literary magazine, r2: The Rice Review. Section editors will be responsible for: reviewing and critiquing hundreds of unique contributor submissions; facilitating effective and comprehensive editorial discussions; finalizing a set of publishable pieces in literature’s three main genres; becoming proficient in all phases of copy-editing, including both global edits and line edits; communicating with and assisting contributing writers throughout the editorial process; assisting with art pairings and magazine layout using Adobe’s InDesign; and organizing for The Rice Review’s spring launch event. To deepen our understanding of publishing and publishing history, students will also participate in several interactive field trips. Past trips have included visits to the Houston Printing Museum, the University of Houston's Gulf Coast Magazine, the Star Wheel Press at Fondren’s Woodson Research Center, ZineFest Houston, and the Texas Book Festival in Austin. We will use these experiences - as well as assigned readings and discussions - to reflect on the various ways in which literature is defined and promoted, the changing landscape of the publishing industry more broadly, and how the work of The Rice Review participates in that rapidly evolving space. Repeatable for Credit.