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Thanks for your interest! We’re hard at work on the Issue 1 zine right now, so please note that response times will be delayed until the end of May. But feel free to continue submitting, and we’ll consider your pieces for Issues 3 and beyond.

Not sure what to submit? At South Hall Literary Magazine, we prioritize authenticity, experimentation, and polish. Send us something that you’re proud of, something that you believe needs to be heard, seen, and known.

Accepted formats

We accept art and writing.

Art

Any kind of visual media is fair game.

  • Resolution: at least 300 dpi
  • Dimensions: reasonably big (if it’s too small, it might be blurry on the screen)
  • File types: PNG, JPG (if you really have to), GIF
  • File size: no more than 7 MB (submissions via link have no size limit)

Writing

We accept poetry and prose, including short stories and creative nonfiction.

  • Length: no more than 5,000 words (you can submit an excerpt from a longer work)
  • File types: pretty much anything except PDF
  • File size: no more than 7 MB (submissions via link have no size limit)

Accepted content

  • No copyrighted material. We’re playing it safe for now.
  • We accept pieces published elsewhere.

How to submit

  • Fill out the form below if you want to submit a piece.
  • Required fields are marked with a red asterisk (*).
  • The form accepts 3 pieces at a time. If you want to submit more, just fill out the form again.

If you have questions, or if the form isn’t working, email us at .

    About your piece

    Please don’t include any personally identifiable information (name, college, etc.).

    Please don’t include any personally identifiable information (name, college, etc.).

    Remember to share your document so that it’s editable to anyone with the link. Please don’t include any personally identifiable information (name, college, etc.).

    With what and on what did you make your art?

    What do you want viewers to know about this piece of art? (We may edit this slightly for consistency with other statements.)

    Pretend you’re describing your art to someone who can’t see it, either because they’re visually impaired or because they’re listening to an audio version of a story. For tips on describing images, see here. (We may edit this slightly for consistency with other alt text.)

    About piece 2

    Please don’t include any personally identifiable information (name, college, etc.).

    Please don’t include any personally identifiable information (name, college, etc.).

    Remember to make your document editable to anyone with the link. Please don’t include any personally identifiable information (name, college, etc.).

    With what and on what did you make your art?

    What do you want viewers to know about this piece of art? (We may edit this slightly for consistency with other statements.)

    Pretend you’re describing your art to someone who can’t see it, either because they’re visually impaired or because they’re listening to an audio version of a story. For tips on describing images, see here. (We may edit this slightly for consistency with other alt text.)

    About piece 3

    Please don’t include any personally identifiable information (name, college, etc.).

    Please don’t include any personally identifiable information (name, college, etc.).

    Remember to make your document editable to anyone with the link. Please don’t include any personally identifiable information (name, college, etc.).

    With what and on what did you make your art?

    What do you want viewers to know about this piece of art? (We may edit this slightly for consistency with other statements.)

    Pretend you’re describing your art to someone who can’t see it, either because they’re visually impaired or because they’re listening to an audio version of a story. For tips on describing images, see here. (We may edit this slightly for consistency with other alt text.)

    About you

    You can submit a transcript, diploma, or graduation award.

    Most file types accepted (including PDF). You may block out any information you deem unnecessary for verifying your graduation; keep in mind that, if your document has selectable text, it will not be enough to simply draw over it, at least digitally.

    Remember to share your document so that it’s viewable to anyone with the link.

    If you’re unable to verify via file or link, please explain below.

    General faff

    If yes, we’ll send details later. Your response will have no bearing on whether we accept your work. (Here are some guidelines on getting good audio quality.)

    We’ll notify you when new pieces go up on the website and whenever submissions open. No more than one email a week (if even that).

    Thanks for entrusting your inbox to us. We’ll send a confirmation email sometime after you submit this form; please check it for instructions.

    Would you like to specify what that “other” is? (optional)

    Feel free to also include notes about your work, like formatting and content warnings.

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    While you’re waiting for us to look at your work, you can fill out your bio. We’ll put your bio with everything we publish from you.

    If we don’t accept your work, you’ll basically just be giving us your personal info with nothing in return, so feel free to bookmark the page and come back to it after we’ve sent you our decision. But if you’re worried you’ll forget—or you’re just ultra confident that we’ll accept your stuff—you can fill it out now.

    (If you’ve already filled this out before, no need to do it again. Unless there’s something you want to update.)