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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’s life or personal experience. Scribendi 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 scribendi@unm.edu.

Poetry

Poetry submissions may be any style of poetry including, but not limited to, sonnet, limerick, haiku, acrostic, pantoum, villanelle, and free verse. Scribendi 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. Scribendi 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 scribendi@unm.edu.

Foreign Language

Scribendi welcomes foreign language submissions in any of the above literary categories. Works may be written in any language other than English, but must be accompanied by an English translation, with appropriate acknowledgements to the translator, if applicable. Scribendi 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). Scribendi 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’s 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. Submitted works must also have been created or have had extensive revisions since you entered college. If selected for publication, the Scribendi staff will ask you to immediately send a new digital file of your work saved with the following settings: DPI should be 300 or more; image size 8″ x 10″; color format should be CMYK, not RGB or other color formats. 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. Scribendi 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’s 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. Submitted works must also have been created or have had extensive revisions since you entered college. If selected for publication, the Scribendi staff will ask you to immediately send a new digital file of your work saved with the following settings: DPI should be 300 or more; image size 8″ x 10″; color format should be CMYK, not RGB or other color formats. 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. 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. Scribendi 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’s 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. Submitted works must also have been written/created or have had extensive revisions since you entered college.