Submissions
Now accepting submissions for the 39th edition. The deadline for submissions is December 24, 2009. This year's theme is "Change".
Please read all the submission guidelines carefully before submitting!
Eastern Michigan University Students
The Submissions page is designed for students of Eastern Michigan University. If you are not an Eastern student, please submit through the McKenny Award page.
Those who qualify as current students include:
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All submissions must be sent through the Cellar Roots website. If you are unable to use this method please contact the Copy Editor. In order to be more cost and time efficient all communications will be via email. Please provide an accurate email address. The deadline for submissions is TBA at 11:59 pm.
Submission Guidelines
Be sure to read all of the guidelines before submitting!
Your file must be completely free of personally identifiable information. This is necessary for an impartial jurying process.
Cellar Roots does not accept previously published works or works simultaneously submitted to any other publication.
Any questions should be directed to the Copy Editor.
Written Submission Guidelines
Written work must be submitted in .DOC or .RTF. We cannot accept .DOCX, .WPS, or .WPD files. Multiple poems must be submitted individually, with each document titled with the name of the poem or prose piece. All prose pieces must be double-spaced.
A maximum of five entries for poetry or ten pages double-spaced of prose are allowed. Fiction entries can be an excerpt from a larger work. Please complete fields carefully.
Any questions should be directed to the Copy Editor.
Visual Art Submission Guidelines
Files may be submitted in .JPG, .JPEG, .TIF, .GIF, or .BMP format. A resolution of at least 300 dpi and 9" in largest dimension is preferred, insufficient resolution may negatively affect the desirability of your work for inclusion in our journal.
A maximum of five entries for visual art are allowed. Please complete fields carefully.
Published visual art will be displayed at a two-week gallery event for the book release. Hanging art must be adequately framed at the artist's expense. Artists will be contacted with delivery information prior to the event. Arrangements will be made for pickup after the event.
Be sure to contact Cellar Roots to get your artwork back. All gallery artwork that is not picked up by the end of May becomes property of Cellar Roots.
If you are not able to get your artwork photographed, a session will be set up with the Art Department. Please contact the Staff Photographer if you are interested.
Any questions should be directed to the Copy Editor.
Cellar Roots follows The Chicago Manual of Style.
Submitting Your Work
Submit your work by email attachment to cellarroots.copyeditor@gmail.com. Please send individual emails for each submission. In the body of the email, please include the following information:
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First Name |
The subject of your email should read "Your First Name Your Last Name, (Category) Submission, Title of Piece, MCKENNY AWARD"
For example, if your name is John Doe and you are submitting three poems, titles "This Poem, That Poem, and Another Poem" your first submission should have the subject line of "John Doe, Poetry Submission, This Poem"
Non-EMU Students (McKenny Award)
The McKenny Award page is designed for non-Eastern students. If you are an Eastern student, please submit through the Submit page.
All submissions must be sent through the Cellar Roots website. If you are unable to use this method please contact the Copy Editor. In order to be more cost and time efficient all communications will be via email. Please provide an accurate email address. The deadline for submissions is December 3, 2007 at 11:59 pm.
Reading Fee
Please note there is a $12 reading fee. The reading fee covers all submissions up to the maximum allowed as stated in the guidelines. Please make your check or money order payable to:
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Cellar Roots |
Submissions will not be processed until reading fees are received.
Published Artists
Published artists will be invited to a book reception in their honor and will receive a copy of the publication.
About the Charles McKenny Award in Literary and Visual Art
Originally founded in 2004 as the Wrightgood Scoot Award, the Charles McKenny Award is an annual competition established in 2006 to give artists outside of the EMU community an opportunity to be published in Cellar Roots. Past winners can be found on the Archive page. (EMU students should use the Submit link to the right and the guidelines found there to submit their work.)
The award was created to honor the memory of EMU's 13th president and published poet, Charles McKenny, who was influential in the creation of EMU's first student center.
McKenny Union was erected in 1931; its architecture utilizes both art deco and collegiate gothic styles, resulting in the successful marriage of the traditional to the modern. This union reflects Cellar Roots as we strive to preserve our legacy while also setting new standards in innovation.
For background information on Cellar Roots, please see the History page.
Submission Guidelines
Be sure to read all of the guidelines before submitting!
Your file must be completely free of personally identifiable information. This is necessary for an impartial jurying process.
Cellar Roots does not accept previously published works or works simultaneously submitted to any other publication.
Please note there is a $12 reading fee. The reading fee covers all submissions up to the maximum allowed as stated in the guidelines. Please make your check or money order payable to:
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Cellar Roots |
Submissions will not be processed until reading fees are received.
Any questions should be directed to the Copy Editor.
Written Submission Guidelines
Written work must be submitted in .DOC or .RTF. We cannot accept .DOCX, .WPS, or .WPD files. Multiple poems must be submitted individually, with each document titled with the name of the poem or prose piece. All prose pieces must be double-spaced.
A maximum of five entries for poetry or ten pages double-spaced of prose are allowed. Fiction entries can be an excerpt from a larger work. Please complete fields carefully.
Any questions should be directed to the Copy Editor.
Visual Art Submission Guidelines
Files may be submitted in .JPG, .JPEG, .TIF, .GIF, or .BMP format. A resolution of at least 300 dpi and 9" in largest dimension is preferred, insufficient resolution may negatively affect the desirability of your work for inclusion in our journal.
A maximum of five entries for visual art are allowed. Please complete fields carefully.
Published visual art will be displayed at a two-week gallery event for the book release. Hanging art must be adequately framed at the artist's expense. Artists will be contacted with delivery information prior to the event. Arrangements will be made for pickup after the event.
Be sure to contact Cellar Roots to get your artwork back. All gallery artwork that is not picked up by the end of May becomes property of Cellar Roots.
Any questions should be directed to the Copy Editor.
Cellar Roots follows The Chicago Manual of Style.
Submitting Your Work
Submit your work by email attachment to cellarroots.copyeditor@gmail.com. Please send individual emails for each submission. In the body of the email, please include the following information:
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McKenny Award Reading Fee Sent? Yes/No. If no, specify when you will be sending the fee. |
The subject of your email should read "Your First Name Your Last Name, (Category) Submission, Title of Piece, MCKENNY AWARD"
Please specify that you are submitting your work to be considered for the Mckenny Award in the subject line of your email. For example, if your name is John Doe and you are submitting three poems for the Mckenny Award, titles "This Poem, That Poem, and Another Poem" your first submission should have the subject line of "Jonh Doe, Poetry Submission, This Poem, MCKENNY AWARD"