Just a reminder! We will review all submissions in October for a November magazine release. Guidelines below.
The Editors
BAC Street Journal
The Editors
BAC Street Journal is accepting submissions of poetry, short fiction,
black and white photos, and black and white drawings for consideration. BAC
Street Journal will publish twice a year. Submissions will be accepted through Oct.
1, 2010 for the fall 2010 issue and March 1, 2011 for the spring 2011issue. The
magazine is a project of the Beverly
Arts Center,
a not-for-profit fine arts facility, and funded by the Beverly Arts Center
Auxiliary Board.
There is no payment for accepted
works. All works must be original. First consideration will be given to works
that have never been published; previously published works and simultaneous
submissions will be considered. If you are submitting a work that has been
previously published or is currently being considered by another publication
that must be disclosed at the time of submission.
All submissions of poetry
and fiction must be typed, single spaced if emailed, or double spaced if sent
as hard copy. Please use standard, readable fonts in at least 12 pt.
Publication rights revert to
the authors/artists once their work has been published in BAC Street Journal.
Poetry
All styles.
Max 50 lines.
Submit up to 5 short poems
or 3 long poems at one time.
Short Fiction
All styles.
Length 250 to 2500 words.
Submit up to 2 short fiction
works at one time.
Photographs and Artwork
Black and white (grayscale)
only.
High resolution jpegs
only.
Please make sure that images
are no larger than 8x10 inches.
Submit up to five works at
one time.
FOR ALL EMAILED SUBMISSIONS:
- Type “Magazine Submission” in subject line
- Save ALL text and image files with author/artist name AND name of work, i.e. John_Smith_Summer_Day.jpg. (BAC Street Journal cannot be responsible for files that are emailed without being properly identified).
Email submissions
- Poetry and fiction should be copied into the body of the email AND attached as Word or RTF documents.
- Photos and drawings must be sent as high resolution Adobe Illustrator files or jpegs (at least 300), with max size of 8X10 inches. Black and white (grayscale) only.
All submissions should be accompanied by:
·
A short (25-50
word) bio, suitable for publishing if work is accepted.
·
A self
addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) with sufficient postage, if work is
submitted via mail and is to be returned. Manuscripts received without and SASE
or sufficient postage cannot be returned.
·
Name (last name,
first name), address and phone number or email address of author/artist, and
date of submission should appear on all works.
Send submissions:
(email preferred)
or
BAC Street Journal
Beverly Arts Center
2407 W. 111th St.
Chicago, IL 60655
(Copies are available for
purchase. Send check for $6.75 made out to Beverly Arts
Center to the address
above, attention Grace.)
