SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN TO ALL ST. LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS  HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS!

Are you a writer, poet, musician, or visual artist? Outside Literary Magazine wants your work! We are looking for exciting, new pieces for our 5th Issue! Realistic or imaginative, funny or serious, political or personal, innovative or traditional. We want it all! 

Submissions open November 1, and all submissions must be received by February 21st. Please submit using our form here:

Click here to begin your submission!

If you have any trouble with the form linked above, you may also submit via email to outsidelitmag@gmail.com. In the body of your email, please include:

  1. Your name & pronouns

  2. Titles of each written piece/artwork

  3. Contact information (email address, phone number, Instagram handle,  English teacher, & School )

  4. A file copy of your writing and/or artwork

Literature: Send written work electronically, including titles, as a Google Doc or Word Doc attachment.

Art/Multimedia: Multimedia work must be sent electronically (jpeg preferred) for publication, but can be submitted via Instagram DM to @outsidelitmag.

Visual, video, and audio art can be sent via email or DM on Instagram (@outsidelitmag ), but artists must send a high-resolution picture to be included in the magazine. For help submitting art, contact your art teacher OR email us at outsidelitmag@gmail.com.

We also accept written work submitted to any St. Louis Public Schools English or Art Teacher.

*Explicit language and content of artistic value may be included in moderation.