Submission Guidelines

Black & White 2025 Submission Guidelines

Submit here for the Black & White 2025!

If you are submitting writing, send your submission in as a .docx (Microsoft Word doc) file. If you are submitting artwork, .pdf, .png, or .jpeg are acceptable. Please make the title of the document “[FIRST NAME] [LAST NAME] B&W 25 SUBMISSION” (ex. JOHN DOE B&W 25 SUBMISSION).

Genre Guidelines:

  • Poetry: Please send no more than 5 pages of poems. Make sure each poem is on its own page.
  • Fiction: Please send no more than 3 fiction pieces. The combined word count should not exceed 3,000 words. Please make sure that each piece is clearly separated from the others.
  • Nonfiction: Please send no more than 3 Non-fiction pieces. The combined word count should not exceed 3,000 words. Please make sure that each piece is clearly separated from the others.
  • Artwork: Please send no more than 5 separate art pieces. Make sure images are high quality.

Black & White does not have a set theme, but we will not publish work that condones actions that are hateful or discriminatory in nature.

If you have any questions about submissions or need help with revising a piece, you can always reach out to us at pubs@wcsu.edu.