PRAIRIE LIGHT REVIEW
Prairie Light Review is the College of DuPage art and literature journal. We are a student-run, biannual publication. All material is the work of students and residents of District 502 and has been selected blindly to ensure objectivity. This magazine seeks to celebrate and showcase the creative talents of our diverse community, and inspire those who read it. Please save the date for our launch party on Tuesday, 5/19/26 at 5:00 p.m.!
Previous issues of the Prairie Light Review can be viewed on the College of DuPage Digital Commons.
Spring 2026 submissions deadline: 2/26/26!
Calling all authors, artists, and creative minds in the College of DuPage district 502! Want to have your work published? Prairie Light Review is now looking for submissions to feature in its Spring 2026 issue. Send your work on over to prairielightreviewsubmissions@gmail.com for a chance to be published in College of DuPage’s very own, award-winning liberal arts magazine.
Are you a student attending College of DuPage? We also offer a scholarship every issue for best student work!
Submission guidelines can be found
>>>HERE<<<
BECOME AN EDITOR
Every Fall and Spring semester students enrolled in English 2210 - A three-credit English course - come together as a team of editors tasked with the creation and publication of the next issue of Prairie Light Review. An experiential course, editors will gain experience with many different publication techniques, including tracking entries, selecting content, deciding layout, editing copy, distributing the magazine, managing the office, marketing, fundraising, and coordinating special events such as the publication party and open mics.
Keep PLR alive! Join our team by signing up for the course!
Code: Engli-2210
Meets: Tues. and Thurs. from 12:30-1:45 on COD's main campus (in-person only)
Looking for ways to cover tuition costs? PLR has two opportunities, including:
The Allan and Gina Carter Scholarship (click the link for more)
and a $650 Student Life scholarship for all three officers (Editor-in-Chief, Marketing Editor, and Production Editor)
To become an editor, enroll in Engli-2210! Consider taking the course in the Fall 2026 semester!
use the Quick Links<<Search for Courses to find
Engli-2210.
Contact Professor Trina Sotirakopulos with questions at sotirakopulost@cod.edu.
Get Published in PRAIRIE LIGHT REVIEW
Prairie Light Review is accepting submissions for it’s next issue—Spring 2026. Artists, writers, and graphic designers in College of DuPage district 502 are encouraged to submit their work. Learn more here.