All submissions are due to arcmag@arc-mag.com by Wednesday, December 31st. In an effort to eliminate bias during the reviewing process, we ask that you do not include your name/any identifying characteristics in your creative submission.
Please see below for the preferred file type for each category of creative submissions. All artist bios should be submitted as pdf documents.
Each creative submission document should be titled “WorkTitle.GenreType”. For example, if the work is a piece of non-fiction titled “My Hometown” the document should be titled “My Hometown.Non-fiction”. Each artist bio should be titled “Artist Bio.First Initial.LastName.” For example if your name is John Doe, the document should be titled “Artist Bio.J.Doe.” (We understand that extenuating circumstances may prevent some contributors from being able to follow the above guidelines, but for the sake of our organization we ask that contributors please try to follow them).
Each contributor is limited to 3 original submissions. For contributors submitting multiple works, please submit each unique piece in a separate email. Previously published (professionally or otherwise) pieces will not be considered.
See our Submission Information page for more details on this issues’s organizing theme.
For FICTION Submissions:
We hope to include 4-6 unique fiction pieces this issue. We accept works of all sub-genres. Please submit fiction pieces as pdf documents.
Fiction submissions are encouraged to remain below anywhere 5,000 words (approximately 20 double spaced pages), though submissions of greater lengths will be considered as well. Please include the title of your work followed by the word count on a cover page. We ask that you do not put your name or email address in your creative submission. Instead, please list your name and email address in a separate artist bio document. Bios should be kept at or under 500 words.
Short artist statements of 500< are preferred but not required. We encourage submissions that have less obvious connections to the theme to include an artist statement on a separate page following the conclusion of the piece.
For works that require citations, we ask that you adhere to a single citation style of your preference (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.) and follow the respective bibliographical conventions.
For NON-FICTION Submissions:
We hope to include 4-6 unique non-fiction pieces this issue. We accept works of all sub-genres. Please submit non-fiction pieces as pdf documents.
Non-fiction submissions are encouraged to remain below anywhere 5,000 words (approximately 20 double spaced pages), though submissions of greater lengths will be considered as well. Please include the title of your work followed by the word count on a cover page. We ask that you do not put your name or email address in your submission. Instead, please list your name and email address in a separate artist bio document. Bios should be kept at or under 500 words.
Short artist statements of 500< are preferred but not required. We encourage submissions that have less obvious connections to the theme to include an artist statement on a separate page following the conclusion of the piece.
For works that require citations, we ask that you adhere to a single citation style of your preference (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.) and follow the respective bibliographical conventions.
For POETRY Submissions:
We hope to include 6-10 unique poetry submissions this issue. We accept works of all sub-genres. Please submit poetry pieces as pdf documents.
Poetry submissions are encouraged to remain anywhere below 2,500 words, though submissions of greater lengths will be considered as well. Please include the title of your work followed by the word count on a cover page. We ask that you do not put your name or email address in your submission. Instead, please list your name and email address in a separate artist bio document. Bios should be kept at or under 500 words.
Short artist statements of 500< are preferred but not required. We encourage submissions that have less obvious connections to the theme to include an artist statement on a separate page following the conclusion of the piece.
For VISUAL ART Submissions:
We hope to include 6-10 unique visual art submissions this issue. We accept works of all sub-genres. Please submit static visual art pieces as jpeg files and dynamic pieces* (gifs/videos/etc) as an appropriate file type according to artist discretion.
Artist statements of 500+ (but preferably under 2,500) words are required.
*If the issue should ever exist in print, please choose a still-shot(s) that would best represent your piece alongside your artist statement.
For HYBRID/OTHER Submissions:
We hope to include 4-5 unique hybrid/other submissions this issue. Hybrid/other works are defined as any work that does not neatly fit within any of the above categories. Due to the wide array of submission types, we leave file determination up to the discretion of the artist.
Artist statements of 500+ (but preferably under 2,500) words are required.
If the issue should ever exist in print we as that contributors submitting dynamic pieces to please choose a still-shot that would best represent your piece alongside your artist statement.
Please reach out to arcmag@arcmag.com for any further questions regarding submission guidelines.
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