Frontier Mosaic is a student-run literary magazine that serves as a forum for the creative work of OSU undergraduates. Our annual publication, released each spring, includes poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and visual art (painting, drawing, photography, collage, etc.) Frontier Mosaic also holds readings and other events. We are looking for people who are passionate about writing, literature, and the arts, as well as those who are interested in participating in and promoting OSU’s community of student writers and artists.
Our system for reading submissions is intricate and steadily improving, but we’re still a very small organization—the magazine has just a few editors—and some things move slowly. We want very badly to discover and nurture new and developing writers. You can help us by observing the following guidelines:
Our deadline is December 31, at 12:00 AM (midnight). Please submit no more than one short story, three flash fiction manuscripts, one nonfiction manuscript, six poems, or six visual art submissions at a time (but feel free to submit in as many categories as you'd like). Be sure to include phone and e-mail contact information.
Fiction manuscripts should be sent to the attention of the Fiction Coordinator, nonfiction manuscripts should be sent to the attention of the Nonfiction Coordinator, poetry manuscripts to the Poetry Coordinator, and visual art submissions (painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, collage, etc.) should be sent as digital files to the Art Coordinator at the following email addresses:
Fiction Coordinator – Ashlyn Ruley
frontiermosaicfiction@gmail.com
Nonfiction Coordinator – Kait Burton
frontiermosaicnonfiction@gmail.com
Poetry Coordinator – Sam Rucks
frontiermosaicpoetry@gmail.com
Art Coordinator – Daniel Metroka
frontiermosaicart@gmail.com
Fiction, poetry, and nonfiction should be in any of the following formats: doc, docx, or PDF files. Please do not link to a Google Docs file - you must send one of these file types. Digital art files should be easy to open. We will contact the artist if there is a problem with the resolution or file format.
All submissions must be in English and previously unpublished. Translations are acceptable and should be accompanied by a copy of the original text. Simultaneous submissions are also acceptable as long as we are notified immediately if the manuscript is accepted for publication elsewhere.
STYLE AND SUBJECT
We publish fiction, nonfiction, art, and poetry. There are no rules. The best way to get a sense of what we’re interested in publishing is to read the magazine.
LENGTH
Fiction: One short story of no more than 20 pages or three flash fiction manuscripts
Nonfiction: One manuscript no more than 20 pages
Poetry: Six poems, no more than 1,000 words each
Art: Six image files maximum
COVER LETTER
Please keep your cover letter brief.
TO SUBMIT
Please send electronic submissions to the correct email address to make sure that your submission goes to the editor for which it is intended. Make sure all attachments of fiction, nonfiction, or poetry are in the form of PDF, doc, or docx files.
Digital art files should be easy to open. We will contact the artist if is there is a problem with the resolution or file format.
We do not accept hard copies or snail-mail submissions.
FORMATTING
Fiction and Nonfiction submissions must be in Times New Roman 12 point font and double spaced. It’s better if you don’t use colors, Fun Fonts, or strange formatting.
YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION
Please include your contact information on your submission—not just on the cover letter. Cover letters can disappear. Please include your name, mailing address, phone number, and email address, ideally on every page.
AUTHOR BIOS
Please include a brief (150 words or less) biography of yourself. We have a history of publishing short humorous biographies, including ironic blurbs by our contributors. If you are accepted to the magazine, follow this bio up with an email containing a picture of yourself you wouldn't mind having on the contributors page of the website.
PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED WORK
We do not accept previously published work.
PAYMENT
None.
Our system for reading submissions is intricate and steadily improving, but we’re still a very small organization—the magazine has just a few editors—and some things move slowly. We want very badly to discover and nurture new and developing writers. You can help us by observing the following guidelines:
Our deadline is December 31, at 12:00 AM (midnight). Please submit no more than one short story, three flash fiction manuscripts, one nonfiction manuscript, six poems, or six visual art submissions at a time (but feel free to submit in as many categories as you'd like). Be sure to include phone and e-mail contact information.
Fiction manuscripts should be sent to the attention of the Fiction Coordinator, nonfiction manuscripts should be sent to the attention of the Nonfiction Coordinator, poetry manuscripts to the Poetry Coordinator, and visual art submissions (painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, collage, etc.) should be sent as digital files to the Art Coordinator at the following email addresses:
Fiction Coordinator – Ashlyn Ruley
frontiermosaicfiction@gmail.com
Nonfiction Coordinator – Kait Burton
frontiermosaicnonfiction@gmail.com
Poetry Coordinator – Sam Rucks
frontiermosaicpoetry@gmail.com
Art Coordinator – Daniel Metroka
frontiermosaicart@gmail.com
Fiction, poetry, and nonfiction should be in any of the following formats: doc, docx, or PDF files. Please do not link to a Google Docs file - you must send one of these file types. Digital art files should be easy to open. We will contact the artist if there is a problem with the resolution or file format.
All submissions must be in English and previously unpublished. Translations are acceptable and should be accompanied by a copy of the original text. Simultaneous submissions are also acceptable as long as we are notified immediately if the manuscript is accepted for publication elsewhere.
STYLE AND SUBJECT
We publish fiction, nonfiction, art, and poetry. There are no rules. The best way to get a sense of what we’re interested in publishing is to read the magazine.
LENGTH
Fiction: One short story of no more than 20 pages or three flash fiction manuscripts
Nonfiction: One manuscript no more than 20 pages
Poetry: Six poems, no more than 1,000 words each
Art: Six image files maximum
COVER LETTER
Please keep your cover letter brief.
TO SUBMIT
Please send electronic submissions to the correct email address to make sure that your submission goes to the editor for which it is intended. Make sure all attachments of fiction, nonfiction, or poetry are in the form of PDF, doc, or docx files.
Digital art files should be easy to open. We will contact the artist if is there is a problem with the resolution or file format.
We do not accept hard copies or snail-mail submissions.
FORMATTING
Fiction and Nonfiction submissions must be in Times New Roman 12 point font and double spaced. It’s better if you don’t use colors, Fun Fonts, or strange formatting.
YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION
Please include your contact information on your submission—not just on the cover letter. Cover letters can disappear. Please include your name, mailing address, phone number, and email address, ideally on every page.
AUTHOR BIOS
Please include a brief (150 words or less) biography of yourself. We have a history of publishing short humorous biographies, including ironic blurbs by our contributors. If you are accepted to the magazine, follow this bio up with an email containing a picture of yourself you wouldn't mind having on the contributors page of the website.
PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED WORK
We do not accept previously published work.
PAYMENT
None.