Voices Literary/Arts Journal
Voices is published each Spring semester to give you, the contributing students, a chance to see the publication in May before you graduate, transfer, or head off to become rich and famous artists, musicians, and writers!
Voices 2025

Voices 2024
- 2024 Awards
Community College Humanities Association’s Literary Magazine Awards
- Second place, Best Magazine, Central Division
- First place, Best Short Stories, Central Division - "The Seventh Day" by Paula Lauer
- First place, Best Poem, Central Division - "Forgiveness" by Layne Jepsen
Superior, Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines (REALM) Award, National Council of Teachers of English
Voices 2023
- 2023 Awards
- First Place, American Scholastic Press Association Scholastic Yearbook and Magazine
- Superior, Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines (REALM) Award, National Council of Teachers of English
Voices Submission Guidelines
- Literary (fiction, creative non-fiction, drama, poetry)
Submissions: Voices, Attention: Voices Literary Editors
- Work must be submitted via e-mail to Voices, and all author information (name; address and telephone number; title of work; genre of work) must be included in the body of the email message.
- Manuscripts must be submitted as .doc, .docx, or .rtf attachments
- Up to three poems per person will be considered: No word limit for poetry
- Up to two stories (fiction and creative non-fiction) per person will be considered: 3,000 words maximum per piece submitted
- Up to two plays (stage and screen) per person will be considered: 15 page maximum per piece submitted
- All prose manuscripts must be double-spaced
- All manuscripts should be ready for publication (i.e. proofread and edited)
- Art (photography, painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, jewelry, digital media, mixed media, video)
Submissions: A144, Attention: Voices
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- Students may enter up to two pieces of artwork (across categories) online and then drop the work off in the Art Office (A144). .
- Categories: Photography, Painting, Drawing, Ceramics, Sculpture, Jewelry, Digital Media, Mixed Media, Video
- Works on paper must be at least temporarily mounted to a rigid backing. Include a cover sheet to protect the surface.
- No wet paintings are allowed.
- All digital artwork must be submitted in digital TIFF format at 360 dpi or higher, accompanied by a printout. Please see your instructor for assistance.
- Multimedia or digital animations can be sent as QuickTime files. Please see your instructor for assistance.
All art submissions will be entered for a chance to receive the Dan Risch Memorial Scholarship for Visual Arts. The winners of this scholarship will be awarded $250 to be used for art and school supplies during the Spring semester
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- Performance (music, spoken word, short film, video)
Submissions: B258A, Attention: Voices
- or a link can be emailed to Paige Lush (Attention: VOICES)
- Up to two songs per person or group will be considered
- Up to two spoken word pieces per person or group will be considered: 10 minute maximum per spoken word piece submitted
- Up to two short films per person or group will be considered: 30 minutes maximum per film submitted
Films and spoken word recordings must be ready for publication (i.e. edited and submitted including credits)
Direct general questions to Voices or (815) 455-8552