ZEPHYRUS INFORMATION SHEET

What is Zephyrus ?  It's Western's annual student literary publication.  The goal of Zephyrus is to publish the best material we receive with an eye towards including as many new writers as possible.  Submissions are judged anonymously by a student editorial board.  Notification of all publication decisions will be mailed approximately six weeks after the submission deadline.  In recent years, 7 - 10% of the submissions have been published.

The following are GUIDELINES for submissions to Zephyrus .  Not following these GUIDELINES may affect the editorial board's judgment concerning your submission.

 1.  Please fill out completely the cover sheet (attached).

 2.  Please observe the deadline.  (Though it varies from year to year, the deadline is generally around the middle of February.  Check with the English Department for the specific date.)

 3.  Type and double-space all entries.

 4.  Do not put your name on your submissions.  Put your name and other information only on the cover sheet.

 5.  Please don't give us your only copy of material.  Manuscripts will not be returned, so keep copies for yourself.

 6.  A basket will be made available in the English office (CH 135) for submissions.

 7.  Material may be submitted by students only.  You need to be enrolled full or part time during the academic year to be eligible for publication in the Zephyrus .

 8.  We ask that you limit your submissions to 4 poems, 2 essays, and 2 short stories.  You may submit in all categories.

 9.  Lengthy works accepted for publication must be made available to the Zephyrus staff via computer disk.

10.  Authors of works accepted for publication may be asked to attend a brief working session for finalization of manuscripts.

DON'T FORGET THE DEADLINE!

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TITLES OF...

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Stories: ____________________________________________________

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Poems: ______________________________________________________

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THESE SUBMISSIONS ARE MY OWN ORIGINAL WORK, AND I GIVE ZEPHYRUS PERMISSION TO USE THEM IN THE FORTHCOMING ISSUE AND IN AN ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THAT ISSUE.  I HAVE ALSO READ AND UNDERSTAND THE GUIDELINES PROVIDED ON THE " ZEPHYRUS INFORMATION SHEET."

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