General Guidelines
All work is to be submitted to Mr. Stumbaugh electronically, either via email or on disk/cd. Email attachments are OK, but the work can be in the body of the email, as well. Attachments are to be in Word format. Photographs and/or fine art must be in JPEG or GIF format, and must be ready for publication.
Email submissions to writersinstitute@vcsdk12.org
Please
place type of submission and your last name in the subject line of your
email:
e.g. Smith Fiction Submission
Jones Photography Submission
Dates
Fall/Winter Issue 2006- all work must be in by November 1, 2006.
Spring 2007 Issue- March 20, 2007
Submit to The Blackbird Review
Submission Policy
The Blackbird Review is published three times a year, both in print and on-line formats. Submissions are accepted year round from members of the Clayton A. Bouton High School and Voorheesville Middle School community. Being a journal of student work, only current students may submit work. The specifics and submission dates are listed below.
Specific Guidelines
Fiction: all genres welcome. Please submit one story per acceptance period, and limit stories to under ten typed pages. No gratuitous violence or material not suited for a school sponsored publication, please.
Poetry: all genres welcome. Please submit up to five poems per acceptance period, and limit poems to two typed pages. See the Fiction section for the disclaimer on objectionable material.
Essay: Personal essay and memoir welcome, as well as academic writing for class. Please submit one essay per acceptance period, and limit essays to under ten typed pages.
Photography: Black and white photographs are preferred, but color versions are fine. Please submit up to five photographs per acceptance period. Photos should be saved at 300 dpi resolution and submitted in original size.
Art Work: must be submitted in print ready format. Please submit up to five photographs per acceptance period. Art pieces 8x10 or smaller must be scanned at 300 dpi. Pieces larger than 8x10 must be scanned or photographed.