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Fall batch 2 submissions are closed.
Thank you for your time, care, and contributions!
Feel free to check out our previous issues, submit to Ouroboros October '24, or prepare your work for the spring semester submission period following our guidelines below!
Ouroboros accepts submissions from undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled at Chapman University, as well as from faculty members and alumni. Submissions must obey the guidelines of their respective format in order to be considered for publication.
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For all works—literary, art, or photography—the content must fall under the label of “speculative fiction,” which is any work that includes something that does not exist in our own world. This can range anywhere from small magical coincidences in an otherwise contemporary and realistic piece to great spectacles of future technology or arcane wonder in a world wholly unlike this one. Wherever your work falls along this spectrum, we’d love to feature it in Ouroboros!
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If you encounter any issues while submitting, please contact us here.​
"Greetings" by Shelly Netz (Issue 08)
general guidelines:
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Ouroboros accepts short stories, poetry, excerpts from longer works that stand alone, paintings, drawings, digital art, animation, photography, scripts (5 pages or less), sculptures, and sketches.
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Remove all personal information from the document containing your work. The headers, documents, titles, and bylines must not contain any identifying information. ​
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We also request that submitters provide an artistic statement exploring any relevant themes or additional information our team should know going into the piece.
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Do not submit the form more than once per semester.
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Previously published work may not be submitted to Ouroboros.
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Previously submitted works that received a rejection may be resubmitted, but it must be evident that the work has undergone visible change/growth since its prior submission. (In other words: please refrain from resubmitting the same exact piece!)
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AI generated images and writing are not accepted.
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At this time, we cannot accept submissions connected to copyrighted works (such as explicit or heavily implicit fanfiction of licensed materials outside of the public domain).
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Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please notify us in the event that it is selected for publication elsewhere.
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Ouroboros reserves the right to revoke acceptances.
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Poetry or prose in a speculative fiction genre.
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Maximum of 4000 words.
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Maximum of two works.
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.doc, .docx, .pdf, or .txt file type.
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A readable font (Times New Roman, Garamond, Calibri, Arial, etc).
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No personal information in the work itself.​
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Please say if your piece contains any of the following content in the submission notes:
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Excessive or grotesque violence.
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Mental illness or addiction.
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Suicide or self-harm.
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etc.
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fiction guidelines:
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Please attempt to capture a high resolution image, series of images, or scan of the work to preserve quality within different formats.
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Up to four works*.
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Please limit animations to 2-3 minutes.
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.jpg, .jpeg, or .png file type.
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No personal information in the work itself.​
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Please say if your piece contains any of the following content in the submission notes:
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Excessive or grotesque violence.
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Mental illness or addiction.
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Suicide or self-harm.
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etc.
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art guidelines:
*Each artist may submit up to four visual pieces—paintings, drawings, sculptures, multi-media work, etc.
This means that artists interested in submitting only visuals may submit up to four works in total. Artists interested in submitting both written and visuals may now submit two visual submissions in addition to two written submissions, or up to three visual submissions if only submitting one written work. The maximum for written work is still capped at two per person.