What We're Looking For
At Brainchild Magazine, we offer the honors community an authentic, safe space for self-expression.
We are seeking submissions of creative visual and written work from undergraduate honors students in the Mid-East Honors Association for publication in our 2024 issue. Past contributors include first-time poets, part-time artists, and full-time creatives. Regardless of your major, we would love to see what you have to share.
Brainchild aims to amplify the often underrepresented voices and complex perspectives within the honors community. We strive to achieve an honest, diverse publication that reflects everyone’s truths. Your submissions shape the theme of our magazine, so indulge us with your boldest, most sincere work.
Send us something genuine. Help us understand the world as you experience it.
How to Submit
Brainchild will be accepting submissions from Monday, September 25 to Sunday, December 17.
All submissions received during the reading period will be carefully reviewed and considered. Our response time will vary according to the number of submissions we receive. We make every effort to respond to all submissions within five months of receipt. We accept simultaneous submissions, but please contact us if your work is accepted somewhere else so we can take it out of consideration.
We publish several types of work. See below for our guidelines and recommendations for submissions.
Poetry: We do not have length requirements for poetry. Please submit up to 5 poems in separate forms.
Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction: We do not have a word limit for these categories. If you would like a number to reference, the typical length of a short piece in these genres is 3,000-5,000 words. Please limit submissions to these categories to one per person.
Visual Art and Photography: Please submit up to 5 images in these categories. Each image must be submitted in a separate form.
Other: If you have a piece you believe would be a good fit with Brainchild but are not sure what category it falls under, you can submit it in this category.
All work must be submitted via this online portal. Submissions will not be accepted via email or mail. There is no fee for submitting to Brainchild Magazine.