SUBMISSIONS
SUBMISSIONS ARE Closed
Are you an author, poet, storyteller, playwright, musician, lyricist, or visual artist? Consider submitting to Outside Lit Magazine! We are looking for work that is imaginative and expressive—work that is the most meaningful to you. Submissions for Issue 9 are open to all high school students in the Saint Louis Public School District. From fiction to creative non-fiction, two-dimensional to three-dimensional, abstract to realistic, and everything in between, show us what you want to share with the world!
Deadline
Art & Literature : Friday march 7th 2025
Where TO SEND
Send your submission via email to outside@stlouispoetrycenter.org with your personal information and attached file.
WHAT TO SEND
PERSONAL INFORMATION
- Name and Pronouns
- SLPS Email Address
- Instagram Address if Applicable
- English and/or Art Teacher’s Name
- Highschool Name
- Grade Level
Genre Guidelines
POETRY
You may submit up to five poems, each of which must be no longer than three pages. Poems should be attached to an email and include the requested personal information. Only Microsoft Word or Google Docs will be accepted.
STORIES & Essays
You may submit up to three stories or essays. Essays are limited to 1,500 words and stories to 1,000 words per submission. Stories and essays should be attached to an email with the requested personal information. Only Microsoft Word and Google Docs will be accepted.
Visual Art/Media
You may submit up to 5 high-resolution JPG, PNG, MOV, MP4, WAV, or PDF files as attachments to an email, along with the requested personal information. Include titles for your pieces. You can also send low-resolution images to @OutsideLitMag through Instagram DM. However, upon acceptance, you will be required to send a high-quality file via email for publication. If your file is too large to email, you can share your visual art submission via Dropbox.