Introducing The Beacon
The Communications Department,
in collaboration with the Writer’s Guild, is pleased to introduce The
Beacon, a new literary review for Goodwin College.
The Beacon is a publication
that showcases the creative and scholarly writings of faculty, staff, and
students. The goal is to help writers on campus reach a broader audience,
and enhance baccalaureate culture by celebrating scholarship and creativity.
The Beacon accepts
- Poetry
- Short stories
- Creative nonfiction
- Essays
- Research papers
- Summaries of lengthier scholarly articles
- Book / movie reviews
Deadline: October 1, 2010
Submission Guidelines
- The author must be a Goodwin employee, student, or alumnus
- Profanity will be edited out
- Submissions with controversial subject matter are welcome, but the
decision to publish will be made by the Communications Department and the
Writer’s Guild
- Submissions longer than 1,500 words may be edited for length (anything
longer than approximately five double spaced pages)
- Submissions that need significant revision will be sent back to the author
with feedback
- The work must be the author’s own
- Art and photography may be considered for publication on a limited basis
- Submissions may be edited substantially to make them appropriate for
publication
- Anonymous submissions will be considered, but preference is given to
attributed work
- Scholarly work must cite sources in the style appropriate to the
discipline
Please email your submission
or questions to Lee Sawyer at lsawyer@goodwin.edu.
Distribution
Copies of The Beacon will be distributed on campus and by mail to friends
and supporters of the College. Extra copies will be made available to
contributors.
