Pen Club Literary Magazine, a student-run literary publication that began operating last year, announced that they were now accepting student submissions to be published on Monday, Sept. 29th. Submissions will then be closed two weeks before finals week on Saturday, Nov. 15th. Students can refer to the submission guidelines that are displayed on their website, as well as observe other student work to get a generalized idea of what their peers are creating.

Pen Club is open to all types of student creative work as long as it falls under any one of the following categories: prose (fiction, non-fiction, memoirs), poetry, art (illustration, photos of physical pieces), and photography. Pen Club has a strict policy, however, regarding generative artificial intelligence (AI), not accepting any submissions that are fully or mostly generated by AI. This does not include writing checkers like Grammarly or similar software.

All submissions should have a standard formatting of 12-point Times New Roman font. Non-poetry submissions should be 2,500 words or less, and poetry submissions are limited to a maximum of 5 poems per submission. Authors will be contacted about creating their author profile once they make their first published submission. Submitted work must be published first, before making an author profile on the website.

Students can contact Pen Club through email ([email protected]) or through a direct message on Instagram (@penclub_literarymagazine). For information on events and club activity, follow their Instagram page and log onto their website: https://penclublitmag.wordpress.com