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Submissions for sphere 69 are Now Closed*.

Sphere accepts poetry, fiction, art, and creative nonfiction submissions. Writers are allowed to submit up to five pieces per genre. Literary submissions are now closed. *However, if you missed the opportunity to send in your work, please email your fiction/nonfiction/poetry to the Managing Editor at lw923320@ohio.edu until January. You may send her your art submissions until February 14th.

Art:

  • Please submit a photograph of your submission along with an artist’s statement (maximum of 250 words).
  • We accept art from any medium that is able to be reproduced in a printed journal.

Fill out the following Google Form for each piece you wish to submit:

Fiction:

  • 12-point font, double-spaced, with numbered pages 
  • Maximum of 4,000 words
  • We welcome literary fiction submissions that incorporate experimental or genre elements, but we generally do not publish pure genre fiction (sci-fi, horror, fantasy, etc.). 

Creative Nonfiction:

  • 12-point font, double-spaced, with numbered pages 
  • Maximum of 4,000 words
  • We accept memoirs and personal essays.

Poetry:

  • 12-point font, double-spaced, with numbered pages 
  • Maximum of 250 lines
  • We accept poems of any style or genre

Please email our Managing Editor, Lily Wissler, at sphereou@gmail.com or lw923320@ohio.edu with any questions.

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