Submission Guidelines

The denizen, Wolfson’s literary arts publication, is a part of the National English Honors Society (NEHS) and is meant to support and showcase the arts at Wolfson. We currently produce one edition a year that will be published in the Spring. The submission deadline will be the first week of January. The denizen accepts original fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and art of all mediums from students at Samuel Wolfson School for Advanced Studies.

​We will not accept any art or writing pieces that are graphically sexual or gratuitously violent. We only accept original work. If you submit work that is not your own, we will not publish it.

After we have reviewed all submissions, accepted submissions will be sent a confirmation email to your Outlook email. This email will confirm the title, spelling of first and last name. Upon being sent this email we give seven calendar days to receive confirmation. 

Students must submit their pieces by scanning a QR code and completing the Microsoft Forms that will be made available in their ELA classes and around campus. All submitters may only send three pieces. If a student cannot scan the QR code, they submit their pieces to wolfson.denizen@gmail.com

To work on the publication, students must be inducted into NEHS, which is reserved for sophomores, juniors, and seniors with an overall 3.5 GPA in English, along with their ELA teacher’s recommendation.

Email Submission Guidelines: Writing (Required)

·      The subject of the email should be the writer’s full name and then “Writing Submission.” (For example: John Smith Writing Submission) 

·      In the body of the email, please include the writer's name and grade, followed by the titles and the genre (ie, poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, etc.) of each piece being submitted. ​

·       Include a professional biography (150 words maximum, in 3rd person). 

o   Example: John Smith is a sophomore at Samuel Wolfson School for Advanced Studies. They love writing creative non-fiction and drawing in their free time.​

·      Each piece must be attached as a separate WORD DOCUMENT and the file MUST be named the title of the piece.  

·      The denizen only accepts editable WORD DOCUMENTS. 

·      The denizen only accepts original work, and fanfictions will not be considered for publication.  

·      Do not include your name in the body of the document, as all submissions go through a blind reading process by our staff.​​ Make sure your piece title is included at the top of the document.  

·      Any piece submitted that uses any form of Artificial Intelligence (AI) will not be considered for publication and the submitted will be blacklisted from submitting in the future

Email Submission Guidelines: Art (Required)

·      The subject of the email should be the artist’s full name and then “Art Submission.” (For example: John Smith Art Submission)​

·      In the body of the email, please include the artist’s name and grade, followed by the titles and the medium (ie, oil on canvas, charcoal, photograph, print, etc.) of each piece being submitted. ​If applicable, include a sponsoring teacher’s name and email address.

·       Include a professional biography (150 words maximum, in 3rd person).  

o   Example: John Smith is a sophomore. Their favorite medium to use is acrylic paint, though their watercolor paintings have also won awards.

·      Name each art file “Piece Title (Full Name)”—example, “Fire (John Smith).”

·      The art pieces must be a jpeg or png file. Submit the highest resolution quality format that can be sent as an attachment If your art does not meet the requirement, there is no guarantee your art can be published. 

·      Ensure that the photo of your art is clear and taken from a straight angle so that all aspects of the piece are visible with minimal glare.

·      The denizen only accepts original work, and fan art will not be considered for publication.   

·      Any piece submitted that uses any form of Artificial Intelligence (AI) will not be considered for publication and the submitted will be blacklisted from submitting in the future

Fiction

Micro-fiction, short-stories and excerpts of larger stories up to 5,000 words are acceptable. Pieces over 1,200 words must have a marked excerpt. All excerpted submissions should include the full manuscript with selected portion clearly marked. If a piece is selected and over 1,200 words, only the excerpted portion will receive publication.

Must be 12 point double-spaced Times New Roman.

Poetry

Poems can be any length and style, but must be single-spaced and in 12-point Times New Roman. 

Creative Non-Fiction

Essays up to 3,000 words may be submitted with excerpt, 1,200 words or under, clearly noted. As with fiction, if a piece is selected and over 1,200 words, the excerpted section is the only portion that will receive publication.

Must be 12 point double-spaced Times New Roman.

Art
We welcome student produced visual art including photography, drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, mixed media, and printmaking, etc. All art pieces must be submitted as a jpeg or a png. Please provide a high quality image (at least 300 dpi and 2MB.) We are looking for diverse artwork which seeks to tell a story.