RED WHEELBARROW CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

The Red Wheelbarrow is a literary magazine edited and produced by Creative Writing majors in collaboration with Visual Arts major. A public reading/performance is held to celebrate the launch of each issue.

Current Interlochen Art Academy students in all arts majors are welcome to submit their writing and visual artwork for consideration by the editors. Singer-Songwriters are invited to submit songs to be played live at the reading.

The deadline for submissions for the final Red Wheelbarrow of the 2022-23 school year will be Friday, April 7 by 11:59 pm EDT. The reading/performance for this issue will be on Thursday, April 27 at 7:30pm.

Red Wheelbarrow Submission Guidelines:

Writing Submissions:

  • Students may submit poems, flash fiction, short stories or fiction excerpts, creative nonfiction (personal essay or memoir) and scripts/screenplays, and experimental/unclassifiable writing.
  • Students are limited to 3 submissions for poetry, and 2 submissions for prose and scripts/screenplays (maximum 5 pieces total.
  • Prose and script/screenplay excerpts are limited to 5,000 words.
  • Please remove your name from each individual piece before submitting. If your name appears on the document or in the title of the file, the piece will not be considered by editors.
  • Please submit each individual piece separately.
  • Upload each submission as a .docx ONLY following the instructions on Submittable. To download as a .docx from Google Drive, click on File, select Download as from the dropdown menu, and select Microsoft Word (.docx) from the dropdown menu.

Visual Arts Submissions:

  • Students are limited to 3 Visual Art submissions.
  • Visual Art submissions will be reproduced in full color.
  • All Visual Art submissions MUST include a title, or please specify if the piece is untitled.
  • Please do not include your name in the title of the file.
  • Each submission should be uploaded as a .jpeg or .PDF following the instructions on Submittable.

Singer-Songwriter Submissions:

  • Students are limited to 3 song submissions.
  • Students can submit collaboratively written songs.
  • Please submit each song separately.
  • Each song should be uploaded as as an MP3 following the instructions on Submittable.
  • Accepted singer-songwriters must be prepared to participate in a performance on Thursday, April 27 at 7:30pm.


INTERLOCHEN REVIEW CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

The Interlochen Review 2023 will be open for submissions January 15th-February 18th 2023 for writing and singer-songwriter submissions, and January 15th-April 18th 2023 for Visual Arts and Hybrid Genres submissions. 

Interlochen Review Writing and Singer-Songwriter Submission Guidelines:

You may submit up to 6 pieces total. Please submit each piece individually. We accept work in the following categories:

Fiction - Word count for each story must be below 5,000 words. Flash fiction is welcome. Each story must be submitted and uploaded individually as a .docx.

Poetry - Long form poems and prose poetry are welcome. Each poem must be submitted and uploaded individually as a .docx.

Nonfiction - Word count for each essay must be below 5,000 words. Lyric essays and flash essays are welcome. Each essay must be submitted and uploaded individually as a .docx.

Hybrid Genres - We welcome work that subverts genre distinctions or does not fit in any of our other categories. These may include film essay/poem, photo essay, new media writing, performance documentation, mixed-media experiments, or any other hybrid work. Each hybrid genre piece must be submitted and uploaded individually as a .docx, .PDF, .mp3, .mp4, .mov, or .jpeg.

Songs - Singer-songwriters are invited to submit original songs, submitted in either audio (.mp3) or video (.mp4 or .mov) format. These submissions will be published along with their lyrics.

Scripts/Screenplays -  Scripts should be below 40 pages in standard manuscript format. Screenplays should be below 40 pages in standard screenplay format. Screenplays should be submitted as a .PDF. Scripts should be submitted as a .docx. Please upload each script or screenplay individually.

Interlochen Review Visual Arts Submission Guidelines:

Individual Visual Arts submissions must adhere to the following guidelines:

  • Students are limited to 10 visual arts submissions total.
  • Submissions must be 300 dpi and no greater than 8" x 10".
  • Each submissions must be uploaded separately in .jpeg, .tif, .PDF, .mp4 or .mov file formats.
  • Any medium is accepted; 2D or 3D photographed. Art films or video documentation welcome.
  • Black and white or full color welcome.
  • If you are interested in submitting a visual arts portfolio instead of individual pieces, please see the submission guidelines for portfolios below.
  • Pieces submitted in portfolios may also be submitted individually.

Visual Arts Portfolios must adhere to the following submission guidelines:

  • Students wishing to submit a portfolio of up to 20 pieces of artwork that are connected aesthetically and/or thematically should submit these using the Visual Arts Portfolio category.
  • Students are limited to submitting one Visual Arts Portfolio.
  • All pieces in the portfolio should be uploaded as one submission.
  • Submissions in portfolios must be 300 dpi and no greater than 8" x 10".
  • Submissions in portfolios can be uploaded in .jpeg, .tif, .PDF, .mp4 or .mov file formats.
  • Any medium is accepted; 2D or 3D photographed. Art films or video documentation welcome.
  • Black and white or full color welcome.
  • All portfolios must be accompanied by an artistic statement explaining how the portfolio is connected aesthetically and/or thematically and describing what themes or artistic processes the artist is exploring in this collection.

All submissions must be accompanied by a brief author or artist bio. Please do not include your name anywhere on the submission except for in the bio statement.

We accept work recognized by Scholastic Art & Writing Awards and YoungArts. We do not accept previously published work from other journals, online or in print, with the exception of work that has appeared previously in the Red Wheelbarrow. We accept simultaneous submissions but request that you notify us immediately if your work has been accepted by another journal. Please e-mail us at interlochenreview@interlochen.org with any questions.


VIRGINIA B. BALL CREATIVE WRITING SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION

Submissions for the Virginia B. Ball Creative Writing Scholarship Competition are currently closed.  

RED WHEELBARROW CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!
The Red Wheelbarrow is a quarterly literary magazine edited and produced by Creative Writing majors in collaboration with Visual Arts majors. A public reading/performance is held to celebrate the launch of each issue.

Current Interlochen Arts Academy students in all arts majors are welcome to submit their writing and visual artwork for consideration by the editors. Singer-Songwriters are invited to submit songs to be played live at the reading.

The deadline for submissions for the third Red Wheelbarrow of the 2021-22 school year will be Friday, April 7 by 11:59pm EDT. The reading/performance for this issue will be on Thursday, April 27 at 7:30pm.

Writing Submissions: 

  • Students may submit poems, flash fiction, short stories or fiction excerpts, creative nonfiction (personal essay or memoir), scripts/screenplays, and experimental/unclassifiable writing.
  • Students are limited to 3 submissions for poetry, and 2 submissions for prose and scripts/screenplays (maximum 5 pieces total).
  • Prose and script/screenplay excerpts are limited to 5,000 words.
  • Please remove your name from each individual piece before submitting. If your name appears on the document or in the title of the file, the piece will not be considered by editors. 
  • Please submit each individual piece separately. 
  • Following the instructions on Submittable, upload each submission as a .docx ONLY. To download as a .docx from Google Drive, click on File, select Download as from the dropdown menu, and select Microsoft Word (.docx) from the dropdown menu. 

 
Notification for All Submitters:
If your work is selected, you will be notified by the editors via e-mail. Due to the volume of submissions, editors are not able to respond to every submission.

We look forward to receiving your submissions!

Thank you,

The Editors 

RED WHEELBARROW CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!
The Red Wheelbarrow is a quarterly literary magazine edited and produced by Creative Writing majors in collaboration with Visual Arts majors. A public reading/performance is held to celebrate the launch of each issue.    

Current Interlochen Arts Academy students in all arts majors are welcome to submit their writing and visual artwork for consideration by the editors. Singer-Songwriters are invited to submit songs to be played live at the reading.    

The deadline for submissions for the fourth Red Wheelbarrow of the 2021-22 school year will be Friday, April 8th by 11:59pm EDT. The reading/performance for this issue will be on Thursday, April 28th at 7:30pm.

Red Wheelbarrow Submission Guidelines:

  • Students are limited to 3 song submissions.
  • Students can submit collaboratively written songs.
  • Please submit each song separately.
  • Each song should be uploaded as as a MP3 following the instructions on Submittable.
  • Accepted singer-songwriters must be prepared to participate in a performance on Thursday, April 28th at 7:30pm.

Notification for All Submitters: If your work is selected, you will be notified by the editors via e-mail. Due to the volume of submissions, editors are not able to respond to every submission.     

We look forward to receiving your submissions!    

Thank you,    
The Editors

RED WHEELBARROW CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!
The Red Wheelbarrow is a quarterly literary magazine edited and produced by Creative Writing majors in collaboration with Visual Arts majors. A public reading/performance is held to celebrate the launch of each issue.    

Current Interlochen Arts Academy students in all arts majors are welcome to submit their writing and visual artwork for consideration by the editors. Singer-Songwriters are invited to submit songs to be played live at the reading.    

The deadline for submissions for the third Red Wheelbarrow of the 2021-22 school year will be Friday, April 7 by 11:59pm EDT. The reading/performance for this issue will be on Thursday, April 27 at 7:30pm.

Visual Arts Submissions:

  • Students are limited to 3 Visual Art submissions.
  • Visual Art submissions will be reproduced in full color.
  • All Visual Art submissions MUST include a title, or please specify if the piece is untitled. Please also list the media, as you would on the plaque in a gallery.
  • Please do not include your name in the title of the file.
  • Each submission should be uploaded as a .jpeg or .PDF following the instructions on Submittable.

Notification for All Submitters: If your work is selected, you will be notified by the editors via e-mail. Due to the volume of submissions, editors are not able to respond to every submission.     

We look forward to receiving your submissions!    
Thank you,    
The Editors

The Interlochen Review is an online literary journal edited by creative writing students of Interlochen Arts Academy. We’re thrilled to invite high school writers, singer-songwriters and artists (grades 9-12 or high school postgraduate year) from around the world to submit their work. We look forward to receiving a diverse range of voices and welcome work that exhibits passion, skill, and an innovative approach to craft.


The deadline for hybrid genres submissions is Tuesday, April 18 by 11:59pm, Eastern Standard Time. Submissions can be uploaded using our Submittable account. Please follow the submission guidelines below.


Hybrid Genres- We welcome work that subverts genre distinctions or does not fit in any of our other categories. These may include film essay/poem, photo essay, new media writing, performance documentation, mixed-media experiments, or any other hybrid work. Each hybrid genre piece must be submitted and uploaded individually as a .docx, .PDF, .mp3, .mp4, .mov, or .jpeg.


We’re looking forward to receiving your work!


Sincerely,

The Editors of the Interlochen Review

Interlochen Review Visual Arts Submission Guidelines:

The Interlochen Review is an online literary journal edited by creative writing and visual arts students of Interlochen Arts Academy. We’re thrilled to invite high school artists (grades 9-12 or high school postgraduate year) from around the world to submit their work. We look forward to receiving a diverse range of pieces and welcome work that exhibits passion, skill, and an innovative approach to the arts.


The deadline for visual arts submissions is Tuesday, April 18 by 11:59pm, Eastern Standard Time. Submissions can be uploaded using our Submittable account. Please follow the submission guidelines below.

Individual Visual Arts submissions must adhere to the following guidelines:

  • Students are limited to 10 visual arts submissions total. 
  • Submissions must be 300 dpi and no greater than 8" x 10".
  • Each submissions must be uploaded separately in .jpeg, .tif, .PDF, .mp4 or .mov file formats.
  • Any medium is accepted; 2D or 3D photographed. Art films or video documentation welcome.
  • Black and white or full color welcome. 
  • If you are interested in submitting a visual arts portfolio instead of individual pieces, please see the submission guidelines for portfolios below. 
  • Pieces submitted in portfolios may also be submitted individually.
  • All submissions must be accompanied by a brief author or artist bio. Please do not include your name anywhere on the submission except for in the bio statement. 
  • We do accept work recognized by Scholastic Art & Writing Awards and YoungArts. We do not accept previously published work from other journals, online or in print, with the exception of work that has appeared previously in the Red Wheelbarrow.  

    Please e-mail us at interlochenreview@interlochen.org with any questions.


    We’re looking forward to receiving your work!


    Sincerely,

    The Editors of the Interlochen Review


Interlochen Review Visual Arts Portfolio Submission Guidelines:

The Interlochen Review is an online literary journal edited by creative writing students of Interlochen Arts Academy. We’re thrilled to invite talented high school artists (grades 9-12 or high school postgraduate year) from around the world to submit their work. We look forward to receiving a diverse range of pieces and welcome work that exhibits passion, skill, and an innovative approach to the arts.

The deadline for visual arts portfolio submissions is Tuesday, April 18 by 11:59pm, Eastern Standard Time. Submissions can be uploaded using our Submittable account. Please follow the submission guidelines below.

Visual Arts Portfolios must adhere to the following submission guidelines:

  • Students wishing to submit a portfolio of up to 20 pieces of artwork that are connected aesthetically and/or thematically should submit these using the Visual Arts Portfolio category.
  • Students are limited to submitting one Visual Arts Portfolio.
  • All pieces in the portfolio should be uploaded as one submission.
  • Submissions in portfolios must be 300 dpi and no greater than 8" x 10"
  • Submissions in portfolios can be uploaded in .jpeg, .tif, .PDF, .mp4 or .mov file formats.
  • Any medium is accepted; 2D or 3D photographed. Art films or video documentation welcome.
  • Black and white or full color welcome.
  • All portfolios must be accompanied by an artistic statement explaining how the portfolio is connected aesthetically and/or thematically and describing what themes or artistic processes the artist is exploring in this collection. Please do NOT include your name in the artist statement.
  • All submissions must be accompanied by a brief artist bio. Please do not include your name anywhere on the submission except for in the bio statement.

    We do accept work recognized by Scholastic Art & Writing Awards and YoungArts. We do not accept previously published work from other journals, online or in print, with the exception of work that has appeared previously in the Red Wheelbarrow.  Please e-mail us at interlochenreview@interlochen.org with any questions.

    We’re looking forward to receiving your work!

    Sincerely,

    The Editors of the Interlochen Review


Interlochen Arts Academy Creative Writing