SUBMIT
Deadline:
Portal invites all VIU students in any department on all campuses to submit original written and visual works for print publication in our magazine’s next annual issue.
Portal publishes written works in the genres of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and script, as well as visual works of art and photography. For example, we are open to:
- Short stories, excerpts of novellas/novels, postcard or flash fiction
- Poems in all subgenres from free verse to haiku
- Essays, travel, feature journalism, memoir
- Scripts for stage, film, TV, web, or videogame
- Artwork in any media or style including graphic art/comics, manga, and anime
- Photographs in colour or black-and-white (300dpi)
Submit your work (for free!) via email for consideration in Portal Magazine. 1
Guidelines
Deadline: the final Friday in November @ midnight
Contact: viuportal@gmail.com
VIU students are welcome to submit up to 3 textual works as well as up to 5 visual works.
Unlike many other literary magazines, we do not ask for a cover letter. In fact, we’ve made our submissions process as simple as possible. All you have to do is list the basics in the body of your email.
Please include the following:
- full name
- email address
- title of submission(s)
- genre of submission(s)
- year of study (first, second, Master’s, etc.) for statistical purposes 2
Only the Acquisitions Editor will have access to this information—please do not include your name on/within the works themselves as pieces are selected through a “blind” judging process.
To submit both textual works and visual works, please send 2 separate emails indicating contents in the subject line.
Text Guidelines:
- Submit up to 3 pieces of up to 2000 words each
- (For script: 10-page max)
- Include title and page number on each page
- Format: Word Document (.doc or .docx)
- File names: fullname-titleofsubmission
Visual Guidelines:
- Submit up to 5 works in colour or grayscale
- (For comics/narratives: 4-page max)
- Provide a 1-3-word descriptive title for each submission
- Printed works will not exceed 8.5 x 11 inches (landscape or portrait)
- Do not include watermarks
- Minimum 300 dpi
- Format: .tif or .png
- File names: fullname-titleofsubmission
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With a jury of 20+ students in the CREW 430/431 class, Portal‘s reading period falls during winter break. Voting takes place in early January. Once the jury reaches a decision, Portal begins sending acceptance and rejection letters. The Acquisitions Editor responds to all submissions via email, so please expect a response by mid to late January.
For more details on what to expect when you submit to Portal, please review our Editing Process.
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