Submit • South Hall Literary Magazine

Feel free to submit something anytime: we accept items on a rolling basis.

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

Title of piece

Type 🌱 Poetry🌳 Prose🎨 Art

How do you want to submit your piece? 📄 As a file (max 7 MB)🔗 As a link

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.).

Artist’s statement (max 750 characters)

Provide, for the benefit of the viewer, some behind-the-scenes insight for this piece of art. Consider describing your technique or reflecting on your inspirations.

Describe the literal content of your art (max 1,000 characters)

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.

Do you want to submit a second piece? ❌ No✅ Yes

About piece 2

Title of piece

Type 🌱 Poetry🌳 Prose🎨 Art

How do you want to submit your piece? 📄 As a file (max 7 MB)🔗 As a link

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.).

Artist’s statement (max 750 characters)

Provide, for the benefit of the viewer, some behind-the-scenes insight for this piece of art. Consider describing your technique or reflecting on your inspirations.

Describe your art in words (max 1,000 characters)

Do you want to submit a third piece? ❌ No✅ Yes

About piece 3

Title of piece

Type 🌱 Poetry🌳 Prose🎨 Art

How do you want to submit your piece? 📄 As a file (max 7 MB)🔗 As a link

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.).

Artist’s statement (max 750 characters)

Provide, for the benefit of the viewer, some behind-the-scenes insight for this piece of art. Consider describing your technique or reflecting on your inspirations.

Describe your art in words (max 1,000 characters)

About you

First name

Last name

How do you want to verify that you’ve graduated from a college?

You can use something like a transcript or a diploma (just verifying your attendance is not enough). If you’re not sure, just submit and we’ll follow up.

📄 Use a file (max 4 MB)🔗 Use a link🧩 Other

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 your writing is accepted, do you want to include an audio version? (Think podcasts)

If yes, we’ll send details later. Your response will have no bearing on whether we accept your work.

🫵 Yes, I’ll read myself🙂 Yes, I’ll have an editor read❌ No

Do you want to subscribe to our mailing list?

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

❌ No🤨 I’m already subscribed✅ Yes

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

Comments, questions, suggestions

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

Please consent to the following

If my work is accepted, I give permission to South Hall Literary Magazine to publish it—whether on the website, in print, as audio, or anywhere else and in any form. I understand that I will retain the rights to my work and can do whatever else I want with it, such as publishing it elsewhere.

If my work is accepted, I give permission to the editors to edit it in any way they see fit in order to adhere to the magazine’s style guide and to create something suitable for publication. I understand that I may have an opportunity to review and discuss edits before publication: If I object to these edits, the editors will work with me to address my concerns.