Submission Process
Calliope opens submissions during the months of January and August. Our board members evaluate each piece anonymously to select a diverse range of high-quality works. Submissions go through several rounds of consideration. Due to the high quantity of submissions, we cannot return feedback on every piece submitted to Calliope. However, written feedback will be sent to all art and writing pieces that make it to the second round of consideration but are, ultimately, not selected for publication.
In addition to traditional acceptances and rejections, we will grant a select number of pieces conditional acceptance. The authors of these pieces will be given the opportunity to revise their pieces according to our requested edits and resubmit to be considered for publication in the same issue. Publication is contingent upon a review and acceptance of the revisions by the board.
The submission window for the Spring 2026 issue will open in January and will close in late February. Due to the new conditional review process, submissions will be handled on a rolling basis. Pieces will be reviewed in the order in which they are submitted. Review will begin in mid-February, prior to the submission window closing. Submitters will receive notice of their acceptance, conditional acceptance, or rejection as soon as it is ready. Please be advised that not all submitters will hear from us in the same week.
General Requirements
All submitters must be current Chapman students (undergraduate or graduate), staff, faculty, or alumni.
Each submitter may submit up to two entries per semester (i.e. two writing pieces OR two art pieces OR one writing piece and one art piece).
Please refrain from titling pieces “Untitled.” If you are uncertain about a title, please use the first line in the piece as the title. Art submissions must include titles as well.
All work must be submitted through the provided form. No email submissions will be accepted.
Please remove your name and any other identifying information from all documents. The title of your file should be the name of the piece alone with no quotations or additional information (ex: The Albatross.docx. or Found Home.jpg.)
Please submit your works as separate files. Do not submit two works in one document or the second piece will not be considered. .
Before submitting the form, include a short contributor’s note. This must be written in the third person and can describe you or your work in general, as well as your major and class level. This will be published alongside your work if it is accepted.
Calliope does not accept previously published material. If your piece has been published in another literary or art journal, whether it be in-print or online, please do not submit it for our consideration. Unfortunately, this includes self-published materials, such as pieces posited on social media. Simultaneously submitted materials are, similarly, not allowed.
