Pwatem accepts a variety of creative works, including fiction, non-fiction, scripts, plays, and all forms of poetry. We welcome submissions in all styles and genres. Typically, we publish pieces that are no longer than 3500 words. To submit your work, please attach your entire submission as one file (if submitting multiple poems, please include them in one file). Format your submission in Times New Roman, 12-point font, and include your name in the body of the file name.
In addition to our print publications, we accept submissions for short fiction, creative non-fiction, academic non-fiction, and any form of literature to be published on our website. Contributors whose works are published on our website will have the opportunity to include direct links to their personal social media platforms.
Pwatem accepts a wide range of media, including but not limited to sculpture, photography, paintings, prints, illustrations, graphic arts, and comic art. To submit your work, please include the title of the piece and your name in the body of the file name. Attach an individual high-resolution, well-documented image of the work in .png file format. You may also include a link to an online portfolio in the submission email.
We also welcome submissions of film, musical recordings, spoken word, and kinetic imagery for website publication as well.
All submissions are reviewed by our full staff in the order in which they are received. Our staff consists of undergraduate students from various majors, so please allow 3-6 weeks for our response. For written pieces, our editors may propose edits and work closely with the writer to develop the piece. Ultimately, the writer will make the final decision on what changes will or will not be made. This process typically takes 3-4 weeks. For pieces that are accepted for our website, please allow at least 2-4 weeks for publication.
