Submission Guidelines

SUBMISSIONS FOR SPRING 2025 ARE CLOSED

Thank you to everyone who submitted!

HOW TO SUBMIT:

  1. Choose your favorite creative works. (You can submit up to five!)
  2. Each submission should be sent in a separate form.
  3. Each written piece must be 2500 words or less and sent in as a word document. Excerpts of larger pieces must also be 2500 words or less. * Omit this line if submitting artwork.
  4. Artwork and photography should be sent as a .jpeg, .jpg, or .png file and have a print quality of at least 300 ppi or higher.
  5. Artwork/Photography must be sent as an image containing only what content is the actual submission. No fingers, watermarks, or backgrounds should be in the uploaded image.
  6. Fill out the google form at the bottom of the page.
    A new form is required for each piece submitted.


We will no longer be accepting submissions via email.

We do not accept previously published work.

We do not accept AI generated work.

Copies of the magazine must be picked up at our release parties or at a Grassroots Magazine stand around SIU campus.