ESSENCE Submission Guide

Dear Writer, Poet, Artist or Chef Extraordinaire,

Please follow these few simple guidelines when submitting to ESSENCE.

1. Submit to essence@uvic.ca

2. In the subject line of your email, please insert the following:

Type of submission (recipe, article, poem, photo)/Title/Last Name

Ex. Recipe/Gingersnaps/Jones or Article/Save the Rainforest/Smith

1. In your email, please include your full name, as you would like it to appear in the magazine.

2. Written works should be submitted in Times New Roman font, size 12, and double spaced.

3. Don’t forget to title your works!

4. As a magazine for the general public, we tend to avoid in-text citations and footnotes. If your submission is heavily sourced, please omit in-text citations and include a list of Literature Cited at the end.

5. Aside from our feature piece, submissions must stay within the limit of 800 words.

6. Please contact us with a pitch if you have ideas for a feature.

7. We’re always looking for appropriate images to accompany the articles, so if you have photographs/sketches/doodles please attach them with your submission, not pasted into the word doc. If you have ideas for captions, include those too.

8. Recipes should include an Ingredients section, and a Directions section, and be as concise as possible. Photographs are welcome!

9. Due to a higher volume of submissions than available space in the magazine, we cannot accept all submissions. Please do not be discouraged if your piece is not selected for publication (this time), and try again next semester.

10. If you are interested in an editorial position, please contact us.