UNA literary magazine accepting submissions
Lucy Berry
Issue date: 2/11/10 Section: News
UNA's literary arts magazine, Lights and Shadows, is calling for poetry, fiction and nonfiction submissions until March 17 for the 2010 publication.
Lights and Shadows offers students the chance to be published and to network within a close literary community at UNA.
"Lights and Shadows serves as a creative outlet for both writers and photographers," said faculty sponsor and associate professor of English Daryl Brown. "Students have the opportunity to have their creative work chosen through a very competitive process."
The literary arts magazine was first published through the UNA English Club in 1956 and has since won numerous awards, including first place at the Southern Literary Association's annual competition.
The Lights and Shadows staff meets regularly throughout the semester to review, discuss and vote on submitted materials for consideration of publication.
"It's very tedious and takes a lot of time," said editor-in-chief Jillian Tomberlin. "But it's very rewarding to see it all come together."
While the magazine promotes student writing, Lights and Shadows also accepts artwork and photography through the UNA department of art.
The magazine is designed and published entirely by UNA students who work hard to produce the annual publication.
"The editors are all committed to producing a magazine that best reflects the talent at UNA," said Brown.
Lights and Shadows allows students to benefit from having published works, as writing skills are helpful when applying for graduate school or entry-level jobs.
"Whether the work is rejected or accepted, it's a measuring tool to see how strong or weak the author's writing is," said student editor Brett Leslie. "If a student's work is rejected, they should use it as motivation to get better."
The Lights and Shadows staff seeks literary submissions from all UNA students, regardless of major or previous experience.
Student editor Zach McMasters believes the magazine can be valuable to UNA students in a number of ways.
"In my opinion, the magazine offers students an opportunity to gain a further sense of validation and accomplishment," said McMasters. "If you have a voice, don't stifle it."
After all submissions have been reviewed, the Lights and Shadows staff will reward cash prizes to the winners of the poetry, fiction and nonfiction categories.
Students who wish to submit original works to Lights and Shadows must send a typed, Microsoft Word attachment with name, phone number and UNA box number to lightsandshadows@una.edu.
Lights and Shadows offers students the chance to be published and to network within a close literary community at UNA.
"Lights and Shadows serves as a creative outlet for both writers and photographers," said faculty sponsor and associate professor of English Daryl Brown. "Students have the opportunity to have their creative work chosen through a very competitive process."
The literary arts magazine was first published through the UNA English Club in 1956 and has since won numerous awards, including first place at the Southern Literary Association's annual competition.
The Lights and Shadows staff meets regularly throughout the semester to review, discuss and vote on submitted materials for consideration of publication.
"It's very tedious and takes a lot of time," said editor-in-chief Jillian Tomberlin. "But it's very rewarding to see it all come together."
While the magazine promotes student writing, Lights and Shadows also accepts artwork and photography through the UNA department of art.
The magazine is designed and published entirely by UNA students who work hard to produce the annual publication.
"The editors are all committed to producing a magazine that best reflects the talent at UNA," said Brown.
Lights and Shadows allows students to benefit from having published works, as writing skills are helpful when applying for graduate school or entry-level jobs.
"Whether the work is rejected or accepted, it's a measuring tool to see how strong or weak the author's writing is," said student editor Brett Leslie. "If a student's work is rejected, they should use it as motivation to get better."
The Lights and Shadows staff seeks literary submissions from all UNA students, regardless of major or previous experience.
Student editor Zach McMasters believes the magazine can be valuable to UNA students in a number of ways.
"In my opinion, the magazine offers students an opportunity to gain a further sense of validation and accomplishment," said McMasters. "If you have a voice, don't stifle it."
After all submissions have been reviewed, the Lights and Shadows staff will reward cash prizes to the winners of the poetry, fiction and nonfiction categories.
Students who wish to submit original works to Lights and Shadows must send a typed, Microsoft Word attachment with name, phone number and UNA box number to lightsandshadows@una.edu.
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