Submit your creative work to ABSENCE

ABSENCE: Penn State Greater Allegheny’s Literary & Visual Art Review

Announces its Spring Submission Deadline for the 2015 Edition (Vol. 17): WEDNESDAY, FEB 25th

Submissions are open to all students, staff, faculty and alumni at PSUGA (full- and part-time). ABSENCE also proudly announces the Tenth Annual Chancellor’s Prizes for Best Literary & Visual Art. $1000.00 in Scholarships will be Awarded (Note: these awards are not direct cash payments, but rather, distributed via PSU Student Business Office Accts.)

You can submit original, creative work from all fields, including: Poetry, Short Fiction & Drama, Non-Fiction & Creative Non-Fiction, Journalism, Personal Essays, Research & Criticism, Visual Arts & Photography, and Teaching International.

How to Submit:

  1. Save your submission as a digital file that is appropriate for the medium (writing should be in .docx format, images should be high resolution in .jpg or .tif format).
  2. Give your file the same title as your submission (for ex: Pittsburgh-Alleyway.jpg)
  3. Prepare a cover page that has all of your identifying information, including your Name, the Title of your submission, both your Email  and Snail Mail addresses, and your Phone Number.
  4. Send your submission and cover letter as attachments to Dr. Manlove, Senior Faculty Advisor: ABSENCE.psuga@gmail.com

Terms & Conditions: 

  • All submissions are handled using Blind Review
  • You can submit up to FIFTEEN (15) works per year, but no more than fifteen will be considered for publication.
  • Previously published works will not be considered. You must submit original material only.
  • Upon publication, all rights revert to authors. However, ABSENCE reserves the right to republish all materials and to use any published materials to fund its publication.

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