PNW Furnace Call For Submissions

The Department of English seeks submissions from writers and artists for the current issue of PNW's student literary journal, Furnace.

ELIGIBILITY
Students who are currently enrolled or who have been enrolled in a Purdue system course within the last two years may submit.

SUBMISSION CATEGORIES

Note: You may submit up to the max per category in any or all categories. 

CATEGORY ONE:  GENERAL ESSAY
An academic essay written for any Purdue Northwest course.  For submissions that use outside sources, please follow the style and documentation guidelines required in the course for which the essay was written (e.g., APA for a Psychology class, MLA for English, Chicago Style for History).  May submit up to two essays.  Maximum length: Undergraduate: 4,000 words; Graduate: 5,000 words

CATEGORY TWO:  POETRY
A poem of no more than 75 lines. May submit up to five poems total.

CATEGORY THREE:  SHORT FICTION
A story of no more than 4,000 words. May submit up to two stories. Flash fiction welcome.

CATEGORY FOUR:  CREATIVE NONFICTION
A creative essay of up to 4,000 words. May submit up to two essays. Memoir, personal essays, literary journalism, and hybrid pieces welcome.

CATEGORY FIVE:  VISUAL ART
An original piece of visual art. May submit up to five total. May include photographs, drawings, sculptures, and multi-media. Must be able to submit an electronic version of the piece.
Note: One piece will be chosen for the cover, and others may appear inside. Full color will be available only for cover art and electronic versions; in the print version of the journal, interior pieces will be printed in black and white.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
All styles, forms, and topics are welcome in the above categories. Submissions must be made via Submittable, which allows users to create free accounts. Submit all work at the following link:  https://portals.submittable.com/submit
The submission deadline for 2023-2024 issue is Wednesday, February 14, 2024.

ACCEPTANCE
Each submission that meets the general eligibility requirements and the requirements of the category for which it was submitted will be anonymously reviewed by at least three judges. That is, each work will be sent to three reviewers without the submitter’s name being revealed to the reviewers.  Each work will then be reviewed by its merit, determined by the category and submission type, and a decision will be made about whether or not to publish the piece. Reviewers’ decisions are final.

Students whose work is accepted for publication will be honored at a Furnace Release Party and will receive one contributor’s copy of the journal.

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
If you have any questions or concerns, please direct them to Prof. Sarah White at sewhite@pnw.edu, Prof. Steffanie Triller at striller@pnw.edu, Prof. Heather Augustyn at haugusty@pnw.ed, or Prof. Matthew Praxmarer at mpraxmar@pnw.edu.