Otolith

Submissions will be accepted from current and former CGCC students, faculty, and staff, pre-college, and Community Education students.

To submit written artwork:

• Submissions accepted until end of day January 3, 2024
• Email submissions to: cwc@cgcc.edu
• Attach submissions as .doc, docx, or include link(s) to Google doc (with access permission)
• Work is anonymously judged so DO NOT put your name on work itself
• All work MUST be titled (except submissions to six-word stories)
• Include a brief bio (60 words or less), connection to CGCC, your email address, phone number, and titles of each work submitted
• You may submit up to 5 poems and 3 prose pieces

To submit visual artwork:

• Submissions accepted until end of day January 3, 2024
• Email submissions to: cwc@cgcc.edu
• Art can be submitted as jpg, tiff, or pdf
• Include a brief bio (60 words or less), connection to CGCC, your email address, phone number, and titles of each work submitted

Fiction Prose

• Submit short stories up to 3,000 words

Nonfiction Prose

• Submit memoir/personal essays up to 3,000 words

Poetry

• Submit up to 5 poems

Short Shorts

• Short shorts should be 250-750 words
• Can be fiction or nonfiction
• Submit up to 5 short shorts

Six-Word Stories

• Six-word stories must be exactly six words (this would include the title, but no title is required)
• Can be fiction or nonfiction
• Submit up to 10 six-word stories

Visual Art

• Submit print-ready images at 300 DPI*
• Submit as jpg, tiff, or pdf file*
• Submit up to 1 color image (it may be selected for the cover)
• Submit up to 4 black & white images

*If you need help converting your visual art to a digital file, contact Tori Stanek tstanek@cgcc.edu