Old Red Kimono literary magazine will be accepting submissions until early spring
ORK submissions are needed!
By Desireďż˝ Knight
[email protected]
Staff Writer
The Old Red Kimono is Georgia Highlands College's literary magazine. According to Dr. Nancy Applegate, professor of English and ORK adviser, "The Old Red Kimono was founded in 1972 and is one of the oldest literary magazines in the Southeast. Over time it has evolved from a slim, spiral-bound journal into a professionally printed, colorful magazine."
The publication features short stories and poetry and artwork from GHC students, as well as a limited number of non-student submissions from writers around the nation. However, more than half of the work is submitted by students and several pieces normally come from the creative writing classes taught by Dr. Jon Hershey and Dr. Don Pardlow.
The magazine accepts submissions for publication based on merit. According to Applegate, ORK will be accepting submissions from September through early spring. Typed or e-mailed submissions are preferred, but handwritten pieces will be accepted as long as they are legible.
Writers and artists should include their names, addresses and e-mail addresses on each submission. All submissions must be original and plagiarism is unacceptable.
The ORK sponsors the Paris Lake poetry contest and includes the winning pieces in the publication. There is also a contest for best artwork in the ORK, judged by Brian Barr, associate professor of art, and best creative writing judged by English faculty.
The students who edit the publication will spend countless hours creating the literary magazine before it will be printed in April 2008. Work began in September of the fall 2007 semester.
Positions for an art editor and second literary editor are available. Interested students should see or e-mail Applegate or Erica Simpson, co-adviser.
Students may e-mail submissions to Amanda Stegall, one of this year's student editors, at [email protected], or send them to Applegate at [email protected], or e-mail submissions to Simpson at [email protected]. Submissions may also be deposited in the ORK box on the Floyd campus in the Office of Student Life or the Office of Social Sciences.
Mailed submissions should be sent to:
Old Red Kimono
Georgia Highlands College
3175 Cedartown Hwy SE
Rome, GA 30161
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