How to Submit
Important: We accept ONLY electronic submissions for written work!
We are currently accepting submissions! Please note that the deadline for submissions is 11:59pm on December 1st.
1. You may submit as many original, unpublished works in as many categories as you
wish.
2. Each work should be submitted in an email with your name, permanent
(and, if applicable, campus) address, phone number, and e-mail address where
you may be reached in late December or early January. The subject line of the email
should be the genre to which you are submitting(Fiction, Creative Non-fiction,
Poetry, or Visual Art). If you wish to submit via a CD or disk, have a separate MS
Word document with the contact information listed above on said disk. Attach the
submission(s) in an MS Word document. EACH SUBMISSION SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN ITS OWN
WORD DOCUMENT! Your name should not appear ANYWHERE on your work (Exception: Artwork
Signatures). (Note: If you send us a submission via email, it must be sent to us as
an attachment. We will not accept submissions that have been written out in the body
of the email.)
4. Read the official rules. Submitting to Bartleby constitutes your acceptance of the
official rules.
5. E-mail your submissions directly to the Bartleby Editorial Board at
bartleby@umbc.edu. Attachments exceeding 10 MB in size will not be accepted. If you
wish to submit via CD, you can place your submission(s) in the Bartleby mailbox,
located on the 4th floor of the Fine Arts Building in the English Department. You
may also send the disk or cd to:
Bartleby
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
English Department
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250
6. One winner will be selected from each category to receive a $100 cash prize.
7. All submissions selected to be in the journal will receive an acknowledgment email
in late January or early February.
8. For early submissions by e-mail(submissions before each fall semester and after the
journal has been published in the spring), please use the subject line "EARLY
SUBMISSION."
Poetry
1. Each poem must be no longer than 40 lines.
2. Submissions must be submitted in Microsoft Word
Fiction & Creative Non-Fiction
1. Each work must be no longer than 10,000 words.
2. Submit your work double-spaced, please.
3. Submissions must be submitted in Microsoft Word
4. If you wish to remain anonymous, should your nonfiction piece be selected for publication,simply say so in your submission email. We need to know who you are when you submit, in order to confirm that you are a current, UMBC student and in order to offer you potential prize money. However, you may publish your work under a Pen Nam or as "Anonymous" if you wish.
Art
1. Artwork must have resolution of 300 x 300 or higher.
2. Works may not exceed 8.5 x 11 inches.
3. Artwork that is received electronically must be in JPG, GIF, PNG, or TIFF format and each peice must be less than 8 MB.
4. If you would like your work returned, you must submit an appropriately-sized self-addressed stamped envelope. You may also make arrangements to pick up your work in May. Bartleby is not responsible for lost artwork.
5. We strongly encourage submissions of art through email, but submissions by disk or cd are also acceptable. Please drop them in our mailbox or send them to the address above. Also, you can contact the editor at bartleby@umbc.edu if you have any questions.
Submission guidelines are subject to change.