Statement's 2026-27 issue will address the theme of "Wilderness & Cultivation". We welcome literary and visual art including, but not limited to, fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, translation, hybrid genres, and visual art. Submit your best work!
How to Submit Work to Statement:
Email: [email protected]
Please include the type of submission in the title (ex: Poetry Submission).
What Can You Submit?
• All submissions are invited, including, but not limited to fiction, creative nonfiction, scripts/drama, poems, short-form graphic novels, cartoons, comics, visual poems, paintings, drawings, cross-genre/intermedia works, etc.
• Written submissions should be a maximum of 1500 words and may be full pieces or excerpts of longer works that can stand alone.
• There is a limit of four (4) total submissions per individual. Submitters are not limited to working in only one medium and/or genre.
• We ask that no previously published or simultaneous submissions be submitted.
What To Include for Literary Submissions:
Cover Sheet (required): A single .doc or .docx file with your name, CIN number (for current Cal State LA students), email address, the title(s) of your submission(s), and a short biography (max. of 75 words). This is the only place where your name should appear.
Prepare Your Submission:
• File name must be formatted with the Title of Work. (ex. TheLoveStory.doc)
• Written work must be submitted as both a Word file (.doc or .docx) and a PDF (.pdf).
• Only the title of the piece and a word count should be included on the first page.
• Each writing submission must be submitted in a separate file.
• We are employing a blind submission process; DO NOT INCLUDE any headers or footers with information that identifies you such as your name, identification number, or your email address inside the submission file. (ex. Smith1, or jsmith@gmail)
What To Include for Visual Art Submissions:
Cover Sheet (required): A single .doc or .docx file with your name, CIN number (for current Cal State LA students), email address, the title(s) of your submission(s), and a short biography (max. of 50 words). This is the only place, other than the file name, where your name should appear. Please include the medium (acrylic, watercolor, photography, etc.) used to create the artwork, the year the artwork was created and the title on the cover sheet.
Submission:
• File name must be formatted as Last name, First name, and Title of Work. (ex. DoeJaneTheColorsoftheWind.jpg)
• Images must be in .jpg format.
• Digital files for art submissions must be print quality, at least 300 dpi.
• Each art piece must be submitted in a separate file.
Final Notes
• The Submissions Period Closes December 7, 2026 at 11:59 PM.
• Submissions that do not follow guidelines will not be considered.
• Accepted material will be acknowledged by email notification.
• If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected]
• For non-submission related questions, please contact us at [email protected]