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Submissions Guidelines:

Remember: you don't have to be a student to submit to The Pub! If you are an alumni, professor, or staff member at Wheaton, we would be honored to receive your work.
***ALL PIECES MUST INCLUDE CONTENT WARNINGS if they deal with topics including but not limited to: death, self-harm, suicide, mental illness, sexual harassment, sexual assault, other sexual content, body horror, etc. Pieces that espouse hate in any form will not be considered.***

ESSAY | 2500 word limit | Chicago Manual of Style with endnotes | Citations required

Essays include critical essays, reviews, and interviews. For the Essays section, you can either submit a complete essay for editing, or submit a 500-word essay proposal which will be coached and edited by our Essays editors throughout the semester. The first option is best if you already have a piece written, and it only needs minor edits for publication. The second option is best if you have an idea you’ve wanted to carry out for a while and The Pub looks like a good reason to do it!
For the former, the submission process is normal: submit before the deadline, and you will be contacted about edits and copyediting if accepted. For the latter, essay proposals should be submitted at least a week before the deadline and will be reviewed by the Editorial team. If accepted, you will work with the Essays section over the next two weeks on your piece. This is a great choice if you want experience in a collaborative editing process. Normally, we would have more time to accomplish this option, but this semester has constrained our timetable. You are welcome to submit more than one piece, but only one essay will be published per individual.

NARRATIVE | 3500 word limit

Narrative accepts both fiction and non-fiction storytelling. You are welcome to submit more than one piece, but only one will be published per individual.

POETRY | No word limit

Poetry is always a popular section of The Pub! Please make sure your document is editable and includes your name at the top. You can submit up to 5 pieces, though our maximum for publication is 2 per person.

VISUAL ART | Highest image quality possible | Artist statement: 250 word limit

All mediums of visual artwork accepted. You may submit a standalone piece or a series. We believe art to be an essential part of intellectual Christian discussion. In order to spark discussion, we require artists to submit a statement to accompany their work. This statement might be a short piece of creative writing, an explanation of your process, an exploration of the subject matter, a relation of it to the issue’s themes, etc. It does not need to be a stiff or explanatory statement–we trust your work speaks for itself. We welcome the collaboration of essayists and artists in the exploration of a piece. Please make sure you have submitted your highest quality image and your statement is in an editable Google Doc. You may submit more than one image, but typically only two spreads (4 pages) will be devoted to one artist.