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Only undergraduate students currently enrolled in an accredited Honors program or college in the Western Regional Honors Council (WRHC) or the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) are eligible to submit work to be considered for publication in听Scribendi. An Honors program is not the same as an honors society (e.g. Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, Golden Key). Honors programs require you to take actual Honors classes at your university. If you are not sure if you are part of an Honors program, please contact us or the program director at your school.

You may submit a total of five (5) works, divided as follows:

• One (1) submission each for the creative nonfiction and short fiction categories
• Up to three (3) submissions in the following categories: poetry, photography, visual art, foreign language, and open media

For more details about each category, see the 鈥淐ategories鈥� section below.

Scribendi听accepts simultaneous submissions. This means the works submitted here can be submitted for consideration to another publication at the same time. However, works submitted to听Scribendi听may not have been published elsewhere.听Scribendi听claims First North American Serial Rights. This means that the works submitted here cannot appear in any other publication until after the release of this issue of听Scribendi. Copyright will revert to the author upon publication in听Scribendi.

Submitted works must also have been written/created or have had extensive revisions since you entered college.

In addition to being eligible for consideration for publication in听Scribendi, all undergraduate Honors students who submit to听Scribendi听and are enrolled in an Honors program or college in the Western Regional Honors Council (WRHC) region are eligible to be considered for the WRHC Awards. These awards are given in the categories of short fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, visual art, photography, and open media. Each year, a committee of WRHC faculty awards a $250 prize to one work published in听Scribendi听in each of these categories.

Any questions about the submission process can be directed to [email protected]. Please label the subject field as 鈥淪ubmission Questions.鈥�

You may submit a total of five works, limited to one in each of the long categories (short fiction and creative nonfiction) and three in all other categories.

Creative Nonfiction

Creative Nonfiction submissions may be any type of nonfiction, fact-based prose including, but not limited to, memoirs, short stories, personal essays, lyrical essays, literary journalism, and travel writing. Creative Nonfiction is usually a combination of scene, reflection, and exposition generally based on a person鈥檚 life or personal experience.听Scribendi听limits submissions in this category to one work, no longer than 5,000 words, titled. Untitled works will not be accepted. Submitted works must also have been written or have had extensive revisions since you entered college.

Note: If you have concerns about the word limit please contact us at [email protected].

Poetry

Poetry submissions may be any style of poetry including, but not limited to, sonnet, limerick, haiku, acrostic, pantoum, villanelle, and free verse.听Scribendi听limits submissions in this category to three poems, no longer than five pages each, titled. Untitled works will not be accepted. Submitted works must also have been written or have had extensive revisions since you entered college.

Short Fiction

Short Fiction submissions may be any type of short fiction including, but not limited to, short story, micro-fiction, flash fiction, and tall tales.听Scribendi听limits submissions in this category to one work of short fiction, no longer than 5,000 words, titled. Untitled works will not be accepted. Submitted works must also have been written or have had extensive revisions since you entered college.

Note: If you have concerns about the word limit please contact us at [email protected].

Foreign Language

Scribendi听welcomes foreign language submissions in any of the above literary categories. Works may be written in any language other than English, but听must听be accompanied by an English translation, with appropriate acknowledgements to the translator, if applicable.听Scribendi听limits submissions in this category to three pieces, each of which must be titled. Untitled works will not be accepted. Submitted works must also have been created or have had extensive revisions since you entered college.

Visual Art

Visual Art submissions may be any type of two- or three-dimensional artwork in any medium (including digital art).听Scribendi听limits submissions in this category to three works, each of which must be titled. Untitled works will not be accepted. All works must be submitted as digital files in .JPG format. Each submission must be accompanied by a brief artist鈥檚 statement of no more than 250 words. Please consider including the intent behind the piece, the creation process, and anything else you would like us to know about it.听Submitted works must also have been created or have had extensive revisions since you entered college. If selected for publication, the听Scribendi听staff will ask you to immediately send a new digital file of your work saved with the following settings:听DPI should be 300 or more; image size 8鈥� x 10鈥�; color format should be CMYK, not RGB or other color formats.听Files sent in RGB mode will result in incorrect color reproduction.

Photography

Photography Submissions can be black and white, color, or any combination of the two.听Scribendi听limits submissions in this category to three photographs, titled. Untitled works will not be accepted. All works must be submitted as digital files in .JPG format. Each submission must be accompanied by a brief artist鈥檚 statement of no more than 250 words. Please consider including the intent behind the piece, the creation process, and anything else you would like us to know about it.听Submitted works must also have been created or have had extensive revisions since you entered college. If selected for publication, the听Scribendi听staff will ask you to immediately send a new digital file of your work saved with the following settings:听DPI should be 300 or more; image size 8鈥� x 10鈥�; color format should be CMYK, not RGB or other color formats.听Files sent in RGB mode will result in incorrect color reproduction.

Open Media

This category was created to accommodate works that do not fit the aforementioned categories. This includes, but is not limited to, films, music, graphic novels, textile arts, graphic design, web design, and architecture.听If you are submitting a composition, include sheet music. Works submitted to this category that do in fact fit one of the categories above will not be considered.听Scribendi听limits submissions in this category to three works. All submissions must be titled; untitled works will not be accepted. Each submission must be accompanied by a brief artist鈥檚 statement of no more than 250 words. Please consider including the intent behind the piece, the creation process, and anything else you would like us to know about it.听Submitted works must also have been written/created or have had extensive revisions since you entered college.

Western Regional Honors Council Awards

In addition to being eligible for consideration for publication in听Scribendi, all undergraduate Honors students who submit to听Scribendi听and听are enrolled in an Honors program or college in the Western Regional Honors Council (WRHC) region are eligible to be considered for an annual听Scribendi听WRHC Award. WRHC awards are given to one work the judges consider to be outstanding in each of the categories of short fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, visual art, photography, and open media. The winners are chosen by WRHC faculty members and each recieve $250.

Editors鈥� Choice

All undergraduate students submitting work to听Scribendi听are eligible for the Editors鈥� Choice Award. One award is given annually to a single work in any of the seven categories that represents exceptional merit. The Editors鈥� Choice Award is given by the editorial staff. This award is characterized by special recognition in the magazine only; no monetary award is given.

Staff Choice

All undergraduate students submitting work to听Scribendi听are eligible for the Staff Choice Award. Staff Choice Awards are given to works that the staff wishes to especially acknowledge for originality in content or style. These awards can be given in any of the seven categories. The Staff Choice Awards are chosen annually by each new听Scribendi听staff. This award consists of special recognition in the magazine only; no monetary award is given.