Sanskrit, an award-winning literary-arts magazine compiled by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, is currently accepting submissions for the 2020 edition of the magazine. More information can be found at sanskritmagazine.com
The online submission portal can be found at https://submit.sanskritmagazine.com
General Requirements
Include a cover letter introducing yourself and your work, containing a 30-70 word autobiographical statement written in third person. This should not be a list of previous publication credits. Content is otherwise subject to the writer’s discretion.
- Include your contact information (name, address, phone number, email) and word count, as well as the title and page number on every page of the manuscript or poem.
Accepted digital works (film production, music composition, and dance choreography) will be posted to the Sanskrit website for the duration of one year. Additionally, accepted pieces will be shown at the magazine reveal in the Spring and in a screening in the Student Union theater.
Note: The submission portal is not yet accepting files for digital works. Please email submissions for digital works (film, music, and dance) to editor@sanskritmagazine.com
Prose and Creative Nonfiction:
- Short stories and other works are limited to FIVE (5) entries
- Stories should be typed, double-spaced, on 8 ½ x 11 inch paper or Word document
- Maximum 3,500 words
- Accepted formats: PDF, DOC/DOCX
Poetry:
- Limited to FIFTEEN (15) entries
- The poet’s printing of the work will be the assumed format, should the piece be accepted for publication
- Accepted formats: PDF, DOC/DOCX
Artwork:
- Limited to TEN (10) entries per person
- Highest-quality images available uploaded via our online form
- Each digital file clearly labeled (Title, medium, size, artist name)
- Accepted formats: JPG, PNG, TIFF
Note: Sanskrit observes copyright laws and will not accept pieces of unoriginal design.
Film Production:
- Limited to FIVE (5) entries per person
- Narrative and documentary style accepted
- Maximum 15 minutes
- Accepted formats: MP4, WMV, MP3, and ACC
Note: Sanskrit observes copyright laws and will not accept pieces of unoriginal design. All resources used that are not the intellectual property of the submitter, including music, should be cited.
Music Composition:
- Limited to FIVE (5) entries per person
- All styles and instrument combinations accepted
- Maximum 5 minutes
- Accepted formats: MP4, WMV, MP3, and ACC
Dance Choreography:
- Limited to TEN (10) entries per person
- All styles accepted
- Maximum 7 minutes
- Accepted formats: MP4, WMV, MP3, and ACC
Note: Sanskrit observes copyright laws and will not accept pieces of unoriginal design. All resources used that are not the intellectual property of the submitter, including music, should be cited.
Submissions of literary works, poetry and artwork must be previously unpublished. If you have sent any work to another publisher, please immediately notify the staff of Sanskrit if it is published so that it can be removed from our evaluation process.
Submission Deadline: November 6, 2019