PLEASE NOTE: THE SUBMISSIONS CANNOT BE COMPLETED USING A PHONE, YOU MUST USE A COMPTUER, LAPTOP OR TABLET.
GENERAL PROCEDURE
Submissions for the 2025-2026 edition (Volume 24) of East on Central will be accepted between January 1, 2025 and February 28, 2025.
There is a separate submission process for writers submitting poetry or prose, and artists submitting visual art. Each type of submission requires a separate $10 fee.
**We have made changes to our submission process this year, so it will be very important to read and follow all directions in the application form, particularly as it relates to uploading files and making payments.**
Our online submission process will ask you to provide a little information about yourself, some information about each of your entries, and a payment of $10. When completing your submission, Your payment must be accomplished through our secure online credit card process.*
Writers submitting poetry or prose may submit up to 4 pieces, which may be any combination of poetry or prose. For prose, there is maximum of 1500 words per entry. Writers must upload their files electronically as part of the submission process.
Artists submitting visual art may submit up to 4 pieces. Artists must upload their files as part of the submission process.
We are no longer managing photo shoots. Artists who wish to have their work professionally photographed may contact Iris Allen individually to line up a photo shoot. Her email is: iris@photographybyirisallen.com.
We welcome your best work on any subject for the main section of the journal. Our smaller, special section, if you wish to have work included there, will have a Focus on Exploration. Here are some ideas to get you thinking about this topic:
We explore our world every day, whether physically or through media. We find new activities, new friends, new food, and new places to have fun or experience nature. We investigate mysteries, go on journeys, perhaps take risks or get lost, and in so doing, we expand our ideas about what the world is and who we are. But we also explore inwardly -- make decisions, face challenges, push boundaries, use our imaginations -- and grow in self-awareness in the process. Both writers and artists are welcome to include submissions for this section.
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THE SUBMISSION FORM IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH PHONES. YOU WILL NEED A LAPTOP, COMPUTER, OR TABLET
ARTIST SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
NOTE: THE SUBMISSION FORM IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH PHONES. YOU WILL NEED A LAPTOP, COMPUTER, OR TABLET
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURE
You must be 18 years of age or older.
We accept only material that has not been previously published. Copyright remains with the creator.
There is a required submission fee of $10 per person.
If you wish to submit both written work and visual art, there is a separate $10 fee for each category.
All submissions must be original and wholly created by the artist
We will send you an email to confirm receipt of your submission.
GUIDELINES FOR ARTISTS
Visual artists may submit up to 4 entries.
Artwork must be an original creation by the artist.
Files must be in a JPG or JPEG format.
Images with a landscape orientation must be at least 1200 pixels wide. Images with a portrait orientation must be at least 1800 pixels tall, sending the file in the largest possible size.
Images should be publication ready.
Every entry must have a unique title.
File names should be in the following format: Artist's last name, Artist's first initial – Title of Work. Example: [Doe, J – Sunflower.jpg]
For artwork other than digital or film photography, we require the dimensions of the piece. This should be for the artwork itself without any framing. Dimensions should be given in inches, rounded to the nearest inch.
No changes to the contributor biography will be accepted after submission, unless revisions are requested by the editor.
Select and Upload all of your files at the same time, Be sure you have ALL the files you are going to submit named properly and in the same location on your computer BEFORE uploading.
COLLABORATIONS
In the case of work submitted by a writer and a visual artist together as a collaboration, writers and artists need to submit their work separately, indicating that the piece is part of a collaboration. The work will be judged by both literary and visual art committees, and must be accepted by both, unless either contributor indicates publication of his/her individual part of the collaboration alone is acceptable. The editors may choose not to accept all of the collaborative pieces.
ACCEPTANCE AND PUBLICATION
You will be contacted once our decisions have been made. Please do not contact us to ask about the status of your submission. Entries are due by February 28, 2025; you will be notified if your work is accepted by May 31, 2025. Publication will be in the fall of 2025.
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