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    Literary Magazine

    The Chimes

    thechimes.shorter.edu

    Multimedia

    Fiction

    Nonfiction

    Poetry

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    Shorter University's student-produced literary magazine since 1879.

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    Publication

    • Accepts simultaneous submissions

      What's that?

      When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time

    • Accepts previously published

      What's that?

      When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary

    • Nominates for prizes

    • Active on social media

    • Available in print

    • Provides contributor copies

    • Has examples online

    How to submit

    • Processs

      Form

    • Cover letter

      Include a 50-100 word third-person bio in the field provided.

    • Eligibility

      Location, Other, Young Creators
      The Chimes accepts submissions from students, faculty, and alumni of Shorter University, as well as from undergraduate students enrolled at any college or university.

    • Formatting

      Double spaced prose. Poetry single spaced except for stanza breaks. Poetry: We’re all for creativity in form, but unique line spacing or indents may not appear as intended in the final publication due to possible formatting issues. All 12 pt Times New Roman. Attach writing in word documents and art in jpeg files; include titles.

    • Author's rights

      We withhold the right to reject any pieces submitted for publication that do not fit with the University’s mission (“Transforming Lives Through Christ”); therefore, pieces that contain crude themes or language may be rejected. The Chimes accepts submissions from students, faculty, and alumni of Shorter University, as well as from undergraduate students enrolled at any college or university. All submissions must be original; plagiarism, whether accidental or purposeful, is unacceptable.

    • Additional info

      The Chimes accepts submissions from students, faculty, and alumni of Shorter University, as well as from undergraduate students enrolled at any college or university.

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    About

    The Chimes first appeared as a four-page tabloid newspaper. Eventually, it became a pamphlet, and then a magazine. It contained poems, short stories, essays, and jokes, and in its early days, it contained news and “gossip” of the two societies. Sometime in the 1980s, interest in creative writing wan...

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    Founded

    1879

    Country

    US

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      Editor Tayla Vannelli avatar

      Tayla Vannelli

      Editor-in-Chief

      Editor Isabel Borgers avatar

      Isabel Borgers

      Assistant Editor

      Editor Emalyn Sharp avatar

      Emalyn Sharp

      Assistant Editor