Submissions without cover sheets or from non-undergraduates WILL NOT be accepted.
The undergraduate journal of arts and literature of Ohio Northern
University is now accepting submissions for poetry, fiction,
visual art, and nonfiction.
Prizes to be awarded in each genre:
1st place - $75 2nd place - $25.
Contest judged by genre editors.
Deadline is February 1, 2012
Winners will be published in Polaris, and all contest entries will
be considered for publication.
Nonfiction: Up to 5,000 words, creative nonfiction, humor,
travel narrative, other things.
Fiction: Up to 5,000 words, open to anything with an interesting
voice including absurdist, experimental, prose poetry, etc.
Poetry: Submit 3-5 poems, avant-garde, free verse, traditional.
Visual Art: Art submissions should be sent as .TIFF or .JPEG files.
All media are acceptable. Maximum of 3 works per artist.
Artists should also include a Microsoft Word document containing
their name, the titles and media of works submitted, and a brief
artist’s statement.
Please include a cover sheet with brief author bio and contact information including:
Author’s name (should not appear anywhere else on the document)
Genre & Title of Work(s)
Mailing Address
E-mail Address
Phone Number
Affiliated Undergraduate Institution
How You Heard About Us
Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but the author must notify us immediately if
his/her work is accepted for publication elsewhere. Contributors will be notified by
February 29 via e-mail.
Send submissions to
onupolaris@gmail.comhttp://polarismag.org/http://polarismag.org/submit.html
Click on the link above and go to the contest official site
