Submitting to Folio: SLCC's Literary & Arts Magazine

The pages of Folio are as diverse as the student body, staff, and faculty that create it. The visual and literary art that Folio produces showcases the creativity and critical thinking that is developed at Salt Lake Community College. This award-winning magazine exhibits the heart of the college and is so captivating I keep current and past editions on my nightstand.

—Cassidie Archuleta

Folio: SLCC’s Literary & Arts Magazine accepts poetry, short stories, creative nonfiction, art, photography, and multimedia from current or former Salt Lake Community College students, staff, and faculty.

See submission guidelines below.

Email slccfolio@gmail.com with any submission questions.

Submissions for Folio: SLCC’s Literary & Arts Magazine are accepted year round.

SLCC Folio Submission Guidelines

General Guidelines

• All submissions must be works created by current or former students, staff, or faculty of Salt Lake Community College.
• Please submit no more than 3 pieces per visual art category, and no more than 1 piece per literary category.
• All work must be original. All creator rights are maintained.
• AI generated work whether written or visual is not accepted.
• Accepted submissions may be selected to be published in the print version of Folio and www.slcc.edu/folio.
• You will be informed of acceptance the next semester that Folio is published.
• Accepted authors and artists are invited to present at the Folio Launch Party.
• By submitting, you allow Folio to make changes for promotional purposes, such as book cover, promotional posters, or further projects. (You may opt-out with a note in the submission cover letter.)
• All published prose pieces may be edited for spelling, grammar, and clarity.
• Published pieces may be submitted to the annual Community College Humanities Association's (CCHA) contest at the staff's discretion.
• Folio accepts submissions year-round.
• Please submit only one piece for written submissions. Multiple submissions will not be considered. You may submit a poem or collection of poetry. Please limit all written works to 2500 words.
• You may submit up to three pieces for art and photography.
• Each issue will be released in December of that year.
• Submissions do not need to fit the current theme as that is subject to change once the Fall semester begins.
• Prose pieces must be submitted as a .DOC, or .DOCX document (no PDFs please).
• Previously published and simultaneous submissions are accepted.

Creative Nonfiction

• Pieces submitted should emphasize creativity as well as being nonfiction. Folio accepts memoir, flash nonfiction, personal, humorous, travel, and nature essays, etc. The editors also encourage different forms such as the braided and hermit crab essay.
• Please limit the word count to 2500.
• Previously published and simultaneous submissions are accepted.
• Folio does not accept research papers.
• Please submit only one piece. Multiple submissions will not be considered.

Poetry

• Folio accepts both free verse and traditional forms of poetry
• You may submit a poem or collection of poetry. Please limit to 2500 words. Multiple submissions will not be considered.

Fiction

• Folio accepts short stories, flash fiction, and excerpts from longer pieces of work from any genre such as romance, sci-fi, fantasy, western, mystery, etc. The editors also encourage works that in some way engage with cultural and social movements.
• Please limit the word count to 2500.
• Folio does not accept fanfiction.
• Please submit only one piece. Multiple submissions will not be considered.

Visual Art

• Folio accepts drawings, illustrations, paintings, and any other visual art that can be delivered in a digital format.
• Only original artwork is accepted. If you collaborated with other artists, the majority of the work must be done by you and all collaborators credited.
• Limit to 3 pieces. Further submissions will not be considered.
• Submit a high-resolution JPG or PNG file. 300 DPI is recommended.
• Please include medium in the cover letter.
• Please also include a title and what inspired you to create the piece. Bio and artist statement must be under 300 words each.
• Please do not watermark your images.

Photography

• Only original artwork is accepted. If you collaborated with other artists, the majority of the work must be done by you and all collaborators credited.
• Limit to 3 pieces. Further submissions will not be considered.
• Submit a high-resolution JPG or PNG file. 300 DPI is recommended.
• Please include a title and what inspired you to create the piece, including the location the photograph was taken. Bio and artist statement must be under 300 words each.
• Please do not watermark your images.

Video/Audio

• Folio accepts audio or video essays, animated shorts, visual poems or fiction, short documentaries, music videos, or any other motion visual work that can be delivered in a digital format.
• All content and work must be original (footage, images, audio, etc.).
• Video submissions: Submit as an MOV file.
• Audio submissions: Submit as a 128kbps/44.1kHz MP3 attachment.
• Please limit to one submission. Multiple submissions will not be considered.
• All accepted multimedia submissions may be featured at www.slcc.edu/folio exclusively and/or be presented at the Folio Publication Party.
• As the artist, you retain all copyrights to your work.
• Please do not watermark your video.

Email slccfolio@gmail.com with any submission questions.