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The Watermark, UMass Boston’s undergraduate arts journal, is now accepting submissions on a rolling basis for our upcoming issue.

In the past, submissions have largely consisted of Poetry, Fiction and creative Non-Fiction, but we also feature visual art, digital art, screenplays, graphic novels and more.

This is a great opportunity and a wonderful way to engage with the broader UMass Boston arts community. Below are the submission limitations and procedures that can also be found at our website, http://thewatermarkjournal.com.
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The Watermark is a bi-yearly arts journal published by the Student Activities Office at UMass Boston, featuring prose, poetry, and visual art by students.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

  • Short Stories/Novel Excerpts: 5,000 words max; we welcome pictures that augment your story.

  • Poems: 8 poems max; no more than 10 pages per submission.

  • Essays: 5,000 words max; except in exceptional circumstances; academic essays welcome.

  • Visual Art: 20 pieces max; submissions of more than one piece must coalesce into a cohesive piece; include captions/descriptions for each piece in the submission email; we will also accept physical copies of your work in our office (CC 3300.22).

  • Digital Art/Photography: 300+ dpi resolution, JPEG; we will also accept physical copies of your work in our office (CC 3300.22).

  • Comics/Graphic Novel Excerpts: 20 pages max; we will also accept physical copies of your work in our office (CC 3300.22).

  • Screenplays: 20 pages max; please be attentive to expected formatting.

  • Play Acts: 20 pages max; please be attentive to expected formatting.

SUBMISSION PROCEDURES:

  • Email thewatermarkjournal@gmail.com with your submission attached as a .PDF, .DOC, .DOCX, or .JPEG file.

  • The subject of your submission email should include the upcoming publication and type of submission (story, poem, photography, etc.).  EX: “Winter Submission: Poetry”.

  • The body of your email should include your name, the title of your submission, and your page count.

  • Multiple submissions (if you want to send two stories, for example, or a story and a poem) should be submitted in separate e-mails.  This is so submissions of multiple mediums do not get lost or forgotten.

  • We will notify you that we have received your submission and were able to successfully open your file attachment.

  • We will let you know if there were any problems or technical aspects of your submission that we need clarified, such as type of submission or word/submission count outside of our limits.

Feel free to email me, Katie Baima, the managing editor, at Katherine.Baima001@umb.edu with any questions.

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