Savoir Faire Literary/Art Magazine

Submissions may be made throughout the academic year to savoirfaire@bpcc.edu. 

All submissions must properly completed as requested (see below). Any submissions that neglect to follow these guidelines will be disqualified.

1. All entries will go through a blind submission process and will be chosen by a jury. You will be notified by email if your submission(s) have been accepted.
2. You are allowed five entries maximum per academic year.
3. You must submit your submission information and files with your BPCC email (Microsoft Word document for literary, .jpeg files for visual images). Submissions sent from Non-BPCC affiliated emails will automatically disqualify the entry, so please be sure to use your BPCC email as your primary method of contact.
4. For writers – If you do not turn in an electronic entry, the piece will be disqualified. We will not type up your work for you. If spacing or formatting is important for your literary piece, please indicate this in your submission email.
5. For artists – If your work is chosen, parts of your piece may be used to enhance the graphic design of the entire magazine. You may also be asked to produce a physical copy of the work to display for the magazine reveal gala in the Donna Service Art Gallery on campus. Please check your BPCC e-mail frequently after the deadline so you do not miss out on any announcements.
6. If your piece is chosen for the magazine, it will automatically qualify for any possible contests that we apply to through the Associated Collegiate Press and proper credit or awards will be given to you for the work that you have done.

Submissions may be made throughout the academic year to savoirfaire@bpcc.edu.

When submitting literary art entries, you are required to include the following information for EACH entry (one submission e-mail per entry):

Subject Of The Email: Savoir Faire – Literary Submission(s)

In The Body Of The Email:
Student name (as you want printed in the magazine)
Title of literary work (Works labeled “Untitled” will not be accepted)
Type of work – Poetry or Prose
Alternate email in case we cannot reach you by BPCC email (For announcing juried results and dates for the magazine reveal gala and awards reception)
Phone number

For example:

Subject of E-mail: Savoir Faire – Literary Submission(s)

Jane Doe
Compromise
Poetry
JDoe@gmail.com
(318) 678-6000

Attachments:

• Literary work must be submitted digitally as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx) and attached to your submission e-mail. Whole entries typed in the body of the e-mail will be disqualified.
• Your name and title of the literary submission (as you want printed) should be within the Word document.
• When submitting your document(s), please title your document as followed “Lastname_title.docx.” For example, “Doe_Compromise.docx.” If there is no title, your entry will be disqualified.
• If your piece has an extremely long title, use one word from your title to discern from your other entries. For example: your piece is titled “The Difference between Sharks and Cavaliers” can be labeled as “Lastname_Sharks.docx.”

When submitting visual art entries, you are required to include the following information for EACH entry (one submission e-mail per entry):

Subject Of The Email: Savoir Faire – Visual Art Submission(s)

In The Body Of The Email:
Student name (as you want printed in the magazine)
Title of artwork (Works labeled “Untitled” will not be accepted)
Size/dimensions in inches (L X W X H in inches)
Medium(s)
Alternate email in case we cannot reach you by BPCC email (For announcing juried results, dropping off artwork, and magazine reception/awards)
Phone number
Additional Comments

For example:

Subject of E-mail: Savoir Faire – Visual Art Submission(s)

Doe, John
Compromise
16 x 20”
Acrylic on Canvas
JDoe@gmail.com
(318)678-6000
Additional Comments: I need to drop this piece off to be photographed

Attachments:

• Images should be submitted and attached in the submission e-mail as .jpg files with a resolution of 300 dpi. Other formats will be disqualified.
• When submitting your image(s), please label as the following “Lastname_title.jpg.” For example, “Doe_Compromise.jpg.” If there is no title, your entry will be disqualified.
• If your piece has an extremely long title, use one word from your title to discern from your other entries. For example, if your piece is titled “The Difference between Sharks and Cavaliers” the file can be labeled as “Lastname_Sharks.jpg.”
• If the image is not of good quality for print, Mr. Wagoner will reach out to you to make the corrections, submit a new image, or drop off your artwork to be photographed.
• Do not submit images blurry or fuzzy images of your artwork. If you are unable to produce a good photograph, Mr. Wagoner will do this for you but you will need to drop it off to him.

Visual Art entries that need to be photographed – You may leave the artwork with John Wagoner in G-113 who will take pictures of your work. Once the artwork has been photographed, you will be notified to pick up your work. Any original works left with the advisor will be discarded one month after the semester they were submitted. Please write your full name and contact information (in print) on the back of the artwork so it can be returned to you. Artworks left without names will be discarded and disqualified.

Alternative submission process: If the file sizes of your image(s) are too big for the BPCC email attachment system, you can visit Mr. Wagoner during his listed office hours in the Liberal Arts department (Building G, room 113) and bring a flash drive with your properly labeled images. Once the files have been copied over, Mr. Wagoner will return the flash drive back to you. You are still required to email a submission entry.