Spectrum Guidelines and Submission Form

Spectrum, published annually in the spring, includes poems, short stories, essays, and black and white artwork and photography by Villa Julie students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

Guidelines for Literary Submissions

  1. Essays, fiction, and poetry are accepted by the editors for consideration for publication.
  2. Submissions from VJC students, faculty, staff, and alumni are welcome.
  3. Each entry must be submitted electronically using this form or through an email to spectrum@mail.vjc.edu.
  4. Submission will be judged anonymously by a panel of students and faculty.
  5. Copyrights for work published in Spectrum will revert to the individual authors.
  6. Scholarship hours may be awarded for submissions.
  7. Work that is selected may be edited for correctness, consistency, or space. You will receive an email copy of edited work before publication. If you do not reply, the editors will assume that you approve the changes.
  8. Black and white art work and photographs should be submitted to Natasha Ortiz-Fortier.

DEADLINE for submissions: The End of Fall Semester

Fill in the entry form and enter poems, short stories and essays below or send submissions as email attachments to spectrum@mail.vjc.edu.

Please fill out the following information to accompany your submissions.

Name:
Status: Student      Faculty      Staff      Alumni
For Students Only
Expected Year of Graduation:
Major:
Address:
Phone Number:
E-mail Address:

Title of Work Submitted: (Please use a separate form for each work.)

Release: These works are original and have not been previously published. I give my permission for them to be published in VJC SPECTRUM, in print or on line. (All copyrights revert to authors).
   Yes, I agree      No

Submission Area

Email your submission as an attachment to spectrum@mail.vjc.edu or copy and paste it into the space below.

Are you interested in working on Spectrum?
   Yes      No

If yes, in what capacity?
   Publicity      Events/Reception      Editing/Selection

If you have additional questions, please contact Carol Sapora, Spectrum Advisor, spectrum@mail.vjc.edu.