It’s that time of year again! ZoetIC, a publication sponsored by Sigma Tau Delta, the English Honor Society, is soliciting original submissions from current students and alumni of Ithaca College.
There will be FIVE sections that you can submit to this year: Poetry, Fiction, Drama, Creative Nonfiction/Personal Essay, and Academic Essay. In addition, we are looking for section editors and copy editors to work with authors in refining these submissions. If you are interested, please fill out the attached application by Monday, January 3rd.
Pieces should be submitted to zoetic.submissions@gmail.com. In the subject line, please indicate the section to which you are submitting and your full name. Submit all pieces as Word attachments. Within the body of the e-mail, please indicate the best way we may reach you, as well as if there is a particular professor who was instrumental in the creation of the submission and/or you would like to work with during the revising period. You may submit multiple pieces, but please submit each piece in its own e-mail.
The deadline is Friday, March 18th.
All pieces will be considered for publication, but there is an advantage to submitting early! ZoetIC members will be in contact with submitters, providing suggestions to polish pieces for potential publication, and the more time they have to work with you, the better your chances are for being selected for the final publication.
Guidelines for All Submissions:
Pieces accepted from current Ithaca College students (undergraduate and graduate) and alumni
Pieces can have been written for class assignments, but cannot have been published in any other publication
The submitter must be the sole author
The submitter must be available to work with the editor, either in person or through the internet (e-mail, etc.)
Pieces must be based on original ideas unless otherwise indicated
Submission Details
Poetry:
Pieces can be in any poetry format
Fiction:
Pieces can be in any prose format
Pieces are limited to 3000 words
Drama:
Acts, Scenes, or Monologues should not exceed ten double-spaced pages
Creative Nonfiction/Personal Essay:
Essays limited to 3000 words
As a general rule, personal essays should follow MLA guidelines
Academic Essay:
Academic Essays must have a literary focus
Essays limited to 3000 words
Essays must follow MLA guidelines, including proper citation mechanics if applicable