GENERAL SUBMISSIONS: We want good stuff from undergraduates. Your best stuff! Stuff that’s so good you wonder if you actually wrote it. Or drew it. Or photographed it. What lit mag doesn’t want that?

Poetry. Up to five poems. We like it vivid and energetic on the page and on the stage.

Prose. Around 5,000 words. We seek smart, edgy writing that pays as much attention to language and to plot as to characters. Flash fiction, conventional shorts, personal essays, and stand-alone novel excerpts welcome.

Visual Art. Up to five pieces. Photography, illustrations, comics, and other visual art is welcome. Please send it in .jpg format.

Simultaneous submissions are okay as long as you email us (mochila@missouriwestern.edu) if your work is accepted elsewhere.

As an undergraduate magazine we must verify your student status. If you do not already have an account, please register and provide your real name, school email, and the contact information for a staff or faculty member for verification. After registering, when submitting your work, you can use a pen name if you choose.

If you already have an account, login and submit! We’re excited to read your work. Not registered? Click Here!