Submissions

We are seeking a variety of creative and original work by Columbia College students!

When

We have two calls now open!

For our Fall 2026 themed issue, we are looking for works on the theme of OBSESSION. What fascination dominates your mind? Has your Hello Kitty collection grown beyond the space of your shelves? Has that special person warped your thoughts? Or has that infectious tune plagued your every waking moment? We encourage you to interpret this theme your unique way and send us your fiction, poetry, personal essays, visual art, music, and more to help us share in the obsession.

Additionally, if you have work that does not fit this theme, please submit it for our Spring 2027 issue!

Submissions for our annual issue are rolling and open until April 1st.

Who

All current Columbia College students may submit work.

What

We will consider the following amounts of work per category:

• Fiction and literary nonfiction

  1 piece up to 5,000 words,

  or 1-3 pieces under 1000 words

• Poetry

  1-5 pieces

• Visual art

  1-5 pieces

• Alternate Media - music, video, etc

  1-3 pieces

How

To submit your work for the Themed Issue on OBSESSION, please fill out our form: SUBMIT HERE!

To submit to our general Spring 2027 issue, SUBMIT HERE!

You will be asked for:

1. First and last name as you would like to be credited

2. A file attachment labeled with your last name and title.

   Example: (Smith_The_Butterfly_Effect)

3. A short bio about you. This should be written in third person, describing you, your work, and/or your year in school, major, and interests.(~50 words)

   Example: “Stephanie Smith is a sophomore at Columbia College pursuing a major in English with a minor in creative writing. In addition to her academic and creative interests, she also plays for the tennis team. This is her first poetry publication.”

Additional Guidelines

Content-wise, while we are open to a variety of perspectives, as a Methodist-affiliated organization, we aren’t interested in considering works that dehumanize groups of people or depict extreme material merely for shock value.

In general, we do not consider AI-generated works, but if your project is one that uses AI in a thoughtful, creative way, please disclose where and how you used it.