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Submission checklist: Review our copyright information, review the submission guidelines below, register and submit via our Open Journal Systems website.

Please follow the guidelines below for your specific submission. All submitters will be informed whether a piece has been accepted or declined. If you have any questions about the submission process, please contact us at illumination @ library.wisc.edu.

Illumination is currently accepting submissions for the fall 2009 issue until October 16th.

Thank you for submitting–we’re looking forward to reviewing your work!

Art Guidelines

• All mediums are accepted.
• Please include an Artist Statement. The statement can be about one piece or a series of art pieces. Also describe/include medium of each art piece.
• Digital images must be:
  *  Scanned or digitally photographed.
  *  Between 600-1200 dpi.
  *  TIFFs, PDFs and print quality JPEGs
• We prefer pieces to be no more than 70 MB.
  If your piece is larger, please email the Art Editor or
  illumination @ library.wisc.edu to request a CD drop off.
• If your submission is accepted, expect one of our staff members to contact you about displaying your work in the Open Book Cafe in College Library.

Literature Guidelines

• Submissions must be under 5000 words.
• All forms are accepted, but please specify whether a piece is poetry or prose.
  (We don’t label pieces as poetry or prose in the printed journal, but this helps our selection process.)

Essays Guidelines

• We welcome essays from all branches of the humanities, as well as memoirs, cultural critcism and observation pieces.
• Submissions must be between 500 and 12,000 words in length.
• Pieces longer than 6,000 words will be published in an abridged form.
• Please use Chicago style for citations.

Wisconsin Idea Guidelines

• We are looking for projects that uphold the Wisconsin Idea. For more information, please visit here.
• Please submit a 2-3 page write-up about your project. Best submissions will articulate the mission, logistics and significance of the project.
• Our editors will work with you to edit your submission and create a written piece that showcases your project. We are selecting for the quality of the project, not necessarily the strength of the write-up, though  better write-ups help!

Again, thank you for submitting to Illumination: the Undergraduate Journal of Humanities.