The Avenue 2024-2025 Call for Submissions

 

The SJU Writing Studies literary magazine, The Avenue, is now open for submissions for the Spring 2025 issue! 

Submissions are due by Friday, December 20th, 2024. 

We want this issue to reflect the breadth, depth, and strength of current students and recent alumni of the SJU Writing Studies Program. We invite all genres (fiction, poetry, non-fiction, prose)

  • Prose should be no more than 2000/words or 8 pages of double-spaced work. Excerpts from longer pieces are welcome. 
  • We welcome multiple poetry submissions, but please limit your submissions to three poems.
  • We also welcome artwork/photography/visual art submissions to be featured in the issue!

Please follow these guidelines when submitting:

  • Size 12 font, double spaced
  • Please submit your final copy as a word document attachment
  • Do not include any identifying information in your piece as submissions will be reviewed anonymously.
Submit your pieces via email to theavenue@sju.edu.
 
If you have any questions, please email theavenue@sju.edu directly.
 
We look forward to reading your work! Happy writing!
 
All best,
Mickey Schuster, Jonathan Procopio, Edward Malandro, Brianna Vassallo, and Chase Davis

Avenue Editorial Board

Call for Avenue Board Members

Call for Avenue Board Members

Interested in serving as a co-editor or a board member for Avenue, our literary journal? This annual publication comes out each spring and is funded by Writing Studies. Each year, a new board creates its look, chooses submissions, handles the editing process, and oversees printing. If you would like to gain experience being part of a publication, please email me (changanubresch@sju.edu) by October 18, 2024.

Welcome Back Celebration & Avenue Release Party

Hello Writers!

Please join Writing Studies for our first in-person event in two years! We’d love to see you and share copies of The Avenue – the literary journal compiled by last year’s editors.


Sunday, September 11, 2022

4-6 p.m.

Merion Hall, 2nd floor Lobby


Come mingle, enjoy some light snacks, and an informal open mic (5 p.m.) featuring writers from our latest publication.

Best wishes,

Tenaya Darlington & Editor Nikki Palladino