SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Submissions are open November 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025

Send submissions to honorsprogram@uab.edu with subject line of email "Sanctuary '25 Submission - Your Name."

Submissions are limited to 3 works per category. We will accept up to but not exceeding 4 works total from any one submitter.

All students and faculty who have been affiliated with an SRHC honors program are eligible to submit work to be considered for publication in Sanctuary.

Please include your name, piece name, school name, and author bio within the email. Please title files as your name followed by the name of the piece. For example: John Smith - Garden Life.

  • Any style, no longer than 5 pages ( single spaced) each, titled. Should be submitted as a Word document, left aligned unless absolutely necessary.

  • Nonfiction: 1,500 word limit, titled. Essays submitted are to be original works not based on any source texts. Literary analyses are not accepted.

    Fiction: 1,500 word limit, titled.

  • Visual and Digital Art: Two- or three-dimensional, .jpg, .tiff, or .png files.

    Photography: Black and white or color, .jpg, .tiff, or .png files.

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    Additional Notes for submitting images to ensure quality:

    1. Image quality should be 300 dpi (minimum) and submitted in CMYK color scheme if possible.

    2. If images have been altered in

    Photoshop/Illustrator/other program, both the original and the retouched image should be submitted. This is because not all touch ups work well in print, even though they look good on the computer screen. If we have both, we can usually ensure a good reproduction.

    3. When scanning or photographing art, use the highest possible dpi, and scan/shoot/submit files in color unless the original is grayscale.

    4. Computer-generated graphics should not contain live type--any type should be converted to art prior to submission. (This eliminates all the font and cross-platform issues).

    5. Computer-generated graphics should be saved as .jpg or .tiff files. (High resolution tiffs are preferred).

    6. Graphics/images embedded in documents are not acceptable; they must be submitted separately, in their original format.