submission guidelines.
What is The Carillon?
The Carillon is a yearly anthology published by the Xi Beta Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, consisting of creative and scholarly works written by students. Submissions are peer reviewed and compiled into a collection of poetry, short stories, creative nonfiction, graphic narratives/comics, academic essays, etc. This published collection has been distributed across campus for over three decades.
Why Should I Submit My Work?
People will read your work. You get to be part of an important UNK tradition. And keep good company with other creative Lopers. The publishing business is challenging to break into, and we at Sigma Tau Delta want to provide an opportunity to any UNK student.
Quality, Reputation, and High Standard of Peer Review
Not only do we offer reputation in our publication, but we also present your writing with the utmost quality. We work hard to design great-looking issues. Our editing process is anonymous and unbiased—a fair way for us to find the best writing. We receive many submissions, and we give each one a careful look.
High Visibility for Your Work
Sigma Tau Delta’s open access policy ensures high visibility and professional exposure for your work. Every author is guaranteed two copies of the printed anthology, and each copy in excess of that is provided for free on Sigma Tau Delta’s behalf. We host release parties, leave issues around campus, give copies to local coffee shops, and add copies to Calvin’s permanent collections.
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You Retain Copyrights to Your Work
This means that your creative or scholarly work remains your own possession and can be freely redistributed and reused by yourself and others.
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What Can I Submit?
The Carillon accepts a wide array of creative works and scholarly essays. Many submissions are poetry and short fiction. We also publish the award-winning essays presented at the Student Conference in Language and Literature. Other popular submissions include, but are not limited to: creative nonfiction, flash fiction, analytical essays, short screenplays/scripts, and photography.
Submission Guidelines:
Submitting to The Carillon is a painless process. Each work must be submitted as a separate document. A total of five pieces can be submitted by each author, and up to four photographs or artworks can be attached to each submission. A separate document must be submitted with the author’s name, contact information, and the title(s). Each category has its own set of rules:
Poetry
-Maximum of 15 pages total
-Times New Roman/12 pt font/.doc or .docx file
-Double Spaced (if form is an issue, please mention this in your email)
-No author affiliation anywhere in the document to aid in the peer review
-Title and page number in the upper-right corner
Short Fiction/Scripts/Critical Essays
-Maximum of 5,000 words each
-Times New Roman/12 pt font
-In a .doc or .docx file
-Double Spaced
-No author affiliation anywhere in the document to aid in the peer review
-Title and page number in the upper-right corner
Submissions must be submitted to carillonsubmissions@gmail.com by 11:59 pm December 15th. Then begins the editing process. We appreciate your patience as we give careful attention to each submission. In February, everyone will receive email notice if a piece was accepted or not. These notices will go out at about the same time. If you (or your friends) have not received word, hang tight!
Once the work has been selected, we design the issue and its cover. As editors, we occasionally ask our authors to make small changes to their work. We debut the issue in Spring.
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SLLC Award Winners:
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For the students who receive awards for their creative and scholarly excellence, please submit those Essays, Poems, Fiction, and/or Creative Nonfiction to carillonsubmissions@gmail.com by December 15th. Please include your name on these submissions as you would like it to appear in The Carillon.
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Help with Submissions?
Feel free to email Editor-in-Chief Coleman Riggins at rigginsc@lopers.unk.edu or faculty advisor Dr. Brad Modlin at modlinba@unk.edu with any questions or concerns you may have, and we will get back to you as soon as we are able.
