Submissions

Kalliope 2024 IS NO LONGER ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS!

(Submit to Klio, our online sister magazine, by visiting their website at https://klio.psu.edu.)

Are you interested in submitting your original writing or artwork to Kalliope?

The Kalliope 2024 deadline for submissions was January 31, 2024.

 

If you are an undergraduate student at Penn State University Park during the 2023-24 academic year, feel free to submit your work anytime during the pending deadline to be considered for this year’s edition.

The published journal can be found for free in the HUB, the Burrowes Building, the Sparks Building, the Willard Building, and at Abba Java in downtown State College.

Committees will review the submissions in February and let each contributor know whether their work was selected by the middle of March. Kalliope 2024 will be published in April and available near the semester’s end.

 

All WRITING submissions must be submitted digitally, in .docx format.

All ART submissions must be submitted digitally in .jpg or .jpeg format (minimum of 300 DPI/PPI (Dots/Pixels Per Inch)).

We suggest you name your file with the intended title of the submission. (example: Star Gazing – John Doe)

*IF YOUR SUBMISSION DOES NOT MEET THIS CRITERIA, YOUR WORK MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED*

Kalliope Requirements:

Fiction:

While lengthy works will be judged the same as shorter works, we do want to showcase as much of Penn State as possible so encourage submitters to aim for a 3,000-word maximum. Flash fiction is welcome. Each submitter may submit no more than 3 pieces to the fiction committee. Submissions must be sent in a .docx format.

Non-Fiction:

While lengthy works will be judged the same as shorter works, we do want to showcase as much of Penn State as possible so encourage submitters to aim for a 3,000-word maximum. Each submitter may submit no more than 3 pieces to the non-fiction committee. Submissions must be sent in a .docx format.

Poetry:

You may submit as many as 5 poems. While poems longer than one page will be considered, keep in mind that all lines will have to fit in a 6″x 9″ page with margins. While poems that do not fit these dimensions (especially shape poems) will not be disqualified from being chosen, poems that do not meet this requirement may not be considered. (Shrinking font to meet this goal will not be helpful as we will be editing all pieces in the journal to appear in the same font and size). Submissions must be sent in a .docx format.

Art and Photography:

All submissions must be sent as a digital file in .jpg or .jpeg format (minimum of 300 DPI/PPI (Dots/Pixels Per Inch)). This is the bare minimum necessary for your works to come out clear in either online or physical publication. If you have any questions about correcting the resolution, please email the art editor.

 


Fall 2023 FOLIO Micro Chapbook

NO LONGER ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS!

For the sixth year, Kalliope is collecting submissions for our fall semester chapbook, Folio.

Named after the literary journal Kalliope was born from (Portfolio), this special 5×7″ black-and-white booklet pays homage to our humble beginnings. Written work published in this chapbook will be shorter than the typical Kalliope pieces. The artwork featured will be black-and-white.

The deadline for submissions was October 24th. You may submit in all genres if you wish. Submission guidelines for each genre are:

Poetry:  You can submit up to 3 poems. Each poem should be 15 lines or less, with max 10 words per line. The shorter the poem, the better. This may be a chance for poets to practice writing shorter, more concise poems. Because Folio will be printed in a 5-inch by 7-inch format, shape poems (poems that take different geometric shapes) may not be considered if they don’t fit the size of the page.

“Untitled” by Frank Scaramuzzo, published in Folio 2018

Fiction:  Submit up to 3 pieces of fiction. Folio will feature stories of the flash- or micro-fiction form. What this means for potential submitters: we will only look at submissions of 500 words or fewer. However, there is no minimum; micro-fiction is by nature a form that demands experimentation, and we encourage our submitters to explore whatever they’d like to, however, they’d like to, within the confines of 500 words. Happy storytelling!

Nonfiction:  Submit up to 3 pieces of nonfiction. For non-fiction submissions, we are requiring a piece to be 100-500 words in the micro or flash style. There are no topic restrictions. Be creative!

Art:  Submit up to 3 pieces of art. Any type of art will be considered as long as it is submitted as a PNG, JPG, or PDF file. (To convert traditionally drawn art into a PDF document, the Adobe Scan app is very helpful). All art submissions must be in black and white and look good on a 5” x 7” page.  A DPI of 300 is preferred for each piece. You may submit multiple entries.

Send your work using the submission form above:

  • Submit one entry at a time, per the form
  • DO NOT include your name in the work itself, as the submissions are judged anonymously.
  • If you are having trouble scrolling on the JotForm to see the entire document, right-click and select “Open Frame in New Tab”.
Please send any questions or comments to Editor-in-Cheif Camryn O’Rourke: cgo5097@psu.edu

(NOTE: To prevent overlap between our two print publications, work published in Folio will not be considered for publication in Kalliope.)

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