Please only submit to Spires when the submission link for the next issue is live.
We are currently accepting submissions for the Spring 2024 issue until March 1st at 11:59pm CST. We are an intercollegiate magazine, so undergraduate students enrolled in any college or university in the United States are encouraged to submit. Keep in mind that we read and review all submissions anonymously–see our Anonymity Policy for more details.
Submit artwork and/or writing through this link.
We do accept simultaneous submissions. If you choose to submit more than one piece, please fill out the submission form once per piece (in other words, do not submit all of your pieces for consideration in one file, unless you would like for multiple pieces to be considered together).
If you need to retract your submission for any reason, please email us immediately. Due to the quick turn-around for printing, we can only guarantee the withdrawal of your work from our magazine if contacted within three days of the send date of your acceptance notification.
For All Submissions
Please follow all requirements listed on the form.
For Creative Writing
Attach your submissions as a .docx Word document extension. Do not include your name or other identifying information in the attached documents themselves. Limit each written submission to 10 pages, double-spaced.
For art
Artwork should be attached as a .tiff file or .jpg extension. If you want to submit a digital version of a visual work, please scan it at 600 dpi or higher (preferably) at 100% size and save it as a compressed TIF file, or use a vector based file format such as AI or EPS. If you are submitting a digital painting, please convert it to CMYK.
Copyright Notice
If we accept your work for publication, we reserve the non-exclusive right to your work’s physical and electronic distribution. However, you keep all rights to the work itself, and you are welcome to publish the same work elsewhere after it has been published by Spires.