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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in Microsoft Word.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is double-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Submission Guidelines.
  • The submission package includes an abstract.
  • The submission package includes a faculty recommendation.

First-year writing

  • 500-2,000 words.
  • Submission must have originated in an ENG 100, ENG 100T, ENG 200, ENG 209, and ENG 220 course at UHWO.
  • For an example of formatting expectations, please refer to the Formatting section of General Guidelines.

Upper Division Writing

  • 1,500-3,000 words
  • Submission must have originated in an upper division, Writing Intensive (WI) course.

Creative Writing

  • Word count: 
    • Fiction and non-fiction—1,000-2,500 words
    • Micro-fiction—100-500 words 
    • >Poetry 100-1,000 words, up to 3 poems per submission
  • Submission must have originated in a course at UHWO. 
  • Submissions must follow creative writing formatting conventions.

Capstone Projects

  • 3,000-8,000 words
  • Submission must have originated in a Senior Project (491) or Senior Practicum (490) course at our UHWO campus during the previous two years.
  • For an example of formatting expectations, please refer to our sample submission. Link to Sample
  • Capstones have a later deadline. For our 2025 issue, please submit capstones by January 10th, 2025 at midnight.

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