Nationally and internationally recognized journal published by the students of Westminster College, featuring poetry and creative writing by Westminster students and guest contributors.

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The journal accepts original English language submissions in poetry, short fiction, creative non-fiction, drama, and art. 

The submission period is August 1 through December 15 for poetry, short fiction, drama, and creative non-fiction, and August 1 through January 31 for art submissions. 

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General call

We accept art submissions, high quality digital images, through January 31. We choose one color piece for the cover of the magazine. Note our square cut size, 7x8.       Please submit each color image individually to a maximum of five. If your submission is accepted we will ask you to send us a high resolution image.

Color Art 2025-26

We accept art submissions, high quality digital images, through January 31. We choose black-and-white images for inside the magazine. Note that our cut size is square, 7x8.     Please submit each black-and-white image individually for a maximum of five. If your submission is accepted we will ask you to send us a high resolution image.

Black and White Art 2025-26

Please submit one English language prose piece per year--up to 8,000 words. We do not accept book reviews. Use 12 pt. font.

Creative Nonfiction

We accept English submissions of poetry up to 5 poems per submitter per year. Please title each poem, put all poems into a single document with your name and contact information, and use a 12 pt. font. (Page breaks at the end of poems are helpful.)

Poetry

Please submit one English language drama piece per year, up to 8,000 Words. Use 12 point font.

Drama

Submit one English language piece of fiction per year, up to 8,000 words. Please use 12 point font and number pages.

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