Northwest Passage

Submission Guidelines

Submission Guidelines

• The Northwest Passage will produce two issues in the Fall and Spring of the 2011-2012 academic year.
• We accept works of creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, drama, lyrics, graphic design, photography and digital captures of paintings, drawing and figures.
• Prose pieces should not exceed 2,000 words, submitted in an .rtf, .doc or similar file.
• Art should be in a digital format (JPEG, PDF, etc.)
• All pieces should include the a title and a short caption (limit 100 words).
• All pieces should be e-mailed as an attachment to northwestpassage@wou.edu
• When submitting your work, please include your name, major, rank in school and a little about yourself (goals, interests, etc.)
• Please fill out a Release Form when submitting your work.
• Submissions by a single contributor for each issue should not exceed 10 pieces of literature or art.
• No more than 3 submissions per contributor will be published per issue.
• Faculty and Staff from every division are encouraged to submit.
• Editorial Board Members are limited to 2 published piece per issue.
• Contributors will receive notification of acceptance or denial via e-mail.
• Acceptance into one issue does not eliminate the possibility of publication in the following issue.
• Submissions are accepted September – June.

Selection Process

• The selection process is blind, meaning Board Members do not know whom the pieces belong to as they review them.
• The Editorial Board, which is comprised of volunteer students, reviews all works submitted.
• The Board choices the best works out of all the submissions. Works that are chosen are then published in the magazine.
• Submissions that are not accepted for that particular issue are archived and could possibly be used in future issues.

Contact

Northwest Passage 503-838-9642 | or e-mail: northwestpassage@wou.edu