Submission Information
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Attention Writers and Artists!
If you want to get published, submit to The Rook!

General Guidelines

  • All current and former students of MSU-Billings are encouraged to submit!
  • YOU MUST INCLUDE a typed cover letter containing your name, address, phone number, email address, a brief biography of yourself, a list of the titles of the pieces submitted and if you choose, an explanation of your piece(s).
  • Include a self-addressed stamped envelope.
  • PAPERCLIP THE PIECES TOGETHER (no staples, please).
  • Submit as many pieces as you wish. However, no more than four (4) submissions per student will be printed.

Additional guidelines for WRITERS:

  • Poems, short stories, creative non-fiction, and one-act plays will be considered for possible publication.
  • Make certain that each piece submitted has the title prominently displayed and that the piece is typed using single-spacing and a standard font like Times New Roman or Arial.

Additional guidelines for ARTISTS:

  • All media must be submitted by photograph. Any size photo is acceptable.
  • Print only the title of the piece on the back of each photo.
  • If accepted, you will be required to provide The Rook with the original piece of artwork for layout purposes.
  • Submissions in both color and black and white are acceptible. However, there is a possibility that we will be printing all artwork using ONLY black and white.

Please bring in or mail all submissions to:

The Rook
Department of English and Philosophy
Montana State University-Billings
1500 University Drive
Billings, MT 59101

READING PERIOD IS FROM OCTOBER 1 THROUGH FEBRUARY 1

 

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