SubmissionGuidelines

SUBMISSIONS BEGIN IN AUGUST 2010

ELIGIBILITY FOR PUBLICATION

All ABAC students, faculty, staff, and alumni are eligible to be published in the pages of Pegasus. Students at high schools, public and private, in the state of Georgia are also eligible.  Additionally, undergraduates in Georgia system colleges and universities are invited to submit.   Pegasus also publishes outside contributors, but on a request/network basis only (interested writers and artists should contact the editor).

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE 

To submit your work to Pegasus, click here.

POETRY: Submit 3-5 poems.  Pegasus is looking for lyric and/or narrative poetry with an attention to language and image. 

FICTION:  Submit 1-2 short stories (8000 words maximum).  Pegasus is look for high-quality short fiction with attention to matters of craft:  plot, characterization, and setting.  We strongly believe that good fiction must follow the rules of Standard Written English.

NONFICTION:  Submit 1-2 essays (8000 words maximum).  Pegasus is not interested in literary analysis or research-style essays; however, autobiographical criticism is certainly welcome.  We are mainly seeking well-crafted creative nonfiction, including lyrical essays, memoirs, and narratives.

ARTWORK:  Submit up to 3 pieces of art in any medium.  It is solely the artist’s responsibility to submit high-quality jpegs or gifs (400 dpi or greater).  Pegasus has no restrictions on style, but we certainly will not publish inappropriate work.  Please be certain to identify the medium of the art in the cover letter.  Without information about the art's medium, Pegasus will not publish it.

Please note that Pegasus does not send rejection letters.  Contributors and award winners will be announced on the Pegasus website in April of 2011.

Please use the Submission Manager to send your submission.

DEADLINE

The deadline for the 2012 issue of Pegasus is February 28, 2012.

ELIGIBILITY FOR PRIZES

Only ABAC students and Georgia high school students are eligible for prizes in our contest. Only Pegasus staff members (including ABAC students) are eligible for the Andrew McKay Prize for Poetry.

Prize-winning contributors will be required to submit both a signature and social security number.  Prize-winning contributors will be contacted by the editors.

JUDGING

For the purpose of eliminating bias from our contest, each year the editor and advisors select a panel of independent judges consisting of artists, former high school teachers, and college teachers who are familiar with high school and college students' work and abilities.

SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS

At this time, Pegasus does not consider simultaneous submissions.

QUESTIONS

Please feel free to contact the advisor,  Jeff Newberry (229-391-4972/jnewberry@abac.edu).

NOTE

The Pegasus editors reserve the right to make editing changes (only where necessary) without altering the substance of the literary pieces. When drastic or liberal editing changes are required, the editors will either contact the author to discuss a possible revision or disqualify the submission. Under no circumstances will your work appear in Pegasus significantly altered from its original form/version except by your explicit approval.

By submitting your work to Pegasus, you give the magazine the right to publish and display your work.