Submit
The Prairie Light Review accepts submissions year-round. All entries must be the original work of the artist. Only works emailed and in a digital format will be considered. Artists and writers must live in, work with, or otherwise have a strong connection to District 502 in Illinois and/or the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, IL.
Send submissions to prairielightreviewsubmissions@gmail.com
Written Submission Guidelines
Enter written subject matter that is appropriate for an audience of the District 502 community. Title all entries. Enter up to four creative works per entrant per issue of original fiction, nonfiction, essays, and drama of 1,600 words or less; poetry of 62 lines or less; graphic essays of 12 panels or less. Compose copy in Times New Roman 12 point only, without special effects.
Foreign Language Poetry
Prairie Light Review welcomes poetry in an author’s native language as long as an English language translation accompanies the entry. Although grammar and punctuation of foreign language poetry will not be judged, PLR editors will judge the English language translation the same as any entry. At their discretion, the PLR editors may verify the content of the entry with foreign language experts.
In addition to the Submission Guidelines for all written work, foreign language poetry must adhere to the following rules:
An author may enter only one foreign language poem per issue.
The language of the poem must be indicated.
All characters and diacritical marks must be features available in standard computer fonts.
A full and accurate English translation must accompany all foreign language poems; otherwise, the work will not be considered.
Written Submission Email Instructions
Include the following information in the subject line of the email: first name and last name.
Include in the body of the email: your full address with zip code; contact telephone number; an alternate email address.
Provide the title, genre, and word count of each entry
Remove your name and any other identifying information from all headers.
Attach files.
Along with your submission, please provide a one sentence statement describing either what your piece is about, who you are, or how you came to create your submission. Thank you.
Send to prairielightreviewsubmissions@gmail.com
Visual Submissions Guidelines
Enter visual subject matter that is appropriate for an audience of the District 502 community. Submissions must come from a member of the District 502 community, located in Illinois. Enter up to four creative works per entrant per issue of drawings, cartoons, graphics, charcoal drawings, etchings, paintings, murals, collages, sculptures, ceramics, fashion, jewelry, and all new media. Title all entries. Remove your name and any other identifying information from all entries. Photograph all physical art as you want it to appear in the magazine. Prairie Light Review reserves the right to digitally crop, enlarge, or reduce photographs to accommodate the magazine’s page size limitations. Entrants maintain the rights to their work and may subsequently offer their work to any publication.
Visual Submission Email Instructions
Best sizes are 8”x11” or larger at 300 dpi or at least 2550x3300 resolution
Scanned art is preferred.
Include the following information in the subject line of the email: first name and last name
Include in the body of the email: your full address with zip code; contact telephone number; an alternate email address.
Title all entries.
Use only .jpeg, .jpg, .tif, .png, or .gif file types.
Name the file: title.filetype. ex: WheatfieldWithCrows.jpeg
Describe the medium
Along with your submission, please provide a one sentence statement describing either what your piece is about, who you are, or how you came to create your submission. Thank you.
Send to prairielightreviewsubmissions@gmail.com
Join: To join the PLR editorial team, enroll in English 2210. Find more information about the course at www.cod.edu/plr.
Questions:
Trina Sotirakopulos, Faculty Advisor
sotirakopulost@cod.edu