Periphery Journal
There are presently no open calls for submissions.
Submission to Periphery is free and open to undergraduate students specifically in the United States, but any English language submissions will not be overlooked if submitted properly.
Periphery accepts stories, photographs, poems, personal narratives, music, essays, paintings, videos, interviews, new media work, sculptures, graphic narratives, spoken word, comics, prose poems, and genres that have yet to be created or recognized. We pride ourselves on publishing not simply the most excellent submissions but the most interesting even if genres do not apply.
All submissions are sent through a blind review process by the editor-in-chief, art director, and editorial staff only. Periphery reserves the right to edit any and all submissions, but does not claim the rights to any published work.
Submissions should be sent individually. Please limit submissions to a maximum of 10 art pieces and 6 writing pieces. If you plan to submit prose or nonfiction, please limit content to a maximum of 10 pages. For each submission, please include a cover letter giving your name, the school you attend, contact information, and genre(s) in which you’re submitting. The contents of your cover letter will not be judged for the selection process, as all submissions are reviewed blind.
We want to read what your eye has led you to see, what your ears have heard, what you’ve experienced, what you’ve imagined.
We ask that visual artists include a high resolution photo of their work. Upon request from a Drake student, if their piece is chosen for
publication, assistance with publication-quality photography of the piece will be provided if possible.
Periphery does not claim any rights to the work appearing in our digital or print publications.
If you have any questions, please contact us at periphery.editors@drake.edu