We Want You On Our Team!

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The Southern Quill, Utah Tech's literary arts publication, seeks currently enrolled UT students for the openings listed below. All editors are required to enroll in ENGL-3890 (Journal Publication/Southern Quill for 3 credit hours) in the Spring 2026 semester.

 

 

• Managing Editor

• Layout/Design Specialist

• Poetry Editor

• Fiction Editor

• Creative Nonfiction Editor

• Visual Arts Editor

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Editors may be eligible for scholarships

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APPLICATIONS FROM ALL MAJORS WELCOME!

 

Application Deadline: Monday, October 6, 2025 by 11:59 p.m. (MST)

 

Click HERE to submit your application! 

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Questions? Email Dr. Cindy King at cindy.king@utahtech.edu

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WE ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR SUBMISSIONS 

 

We will open for submissions on October 15, 2025 - March 6, 2026

 

The Southern Quill, first printed in 1951 and published by Utah Tech University, has been in circulation for more than half a century. Published annually, the journal welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and visual arts from writers and artists residing anywhere in the United States.

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· We do not accept previously published work, regardless of format or circulation.

· We accept simultaneous submissions so long as you withdraw your submission if your work is accepted elsewhere.

· We do not charge a submission fee.

· Please include a third-person biographical note of 50 words or fewer with your submission. We will include it in our publication should we accept your work.

· Upon publication, all rights will revert back to the author.

· SQ contributors will receive one copy of the issue in which their work appears as compensation. Additional copies will be available for purchase.

· All submissions will receive notice of acceptance or decline by April 30, 2026.

 

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to read your work. We look forward to reviewing it!

 

 

ISSN: 977-2-694-04420-2

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