Submissions for Thread Magazine's Environmental Edition and Volume 24 are now OPEN!
Thread Magazine is the University of South Florida's online and print undergraduate literary and arts journal, run by students for students, dedicated to showcasing the diverse voices of the USF undergraduate community.
Our volumes are published twice annually, once in Fall, and once in the Spring. We will send out decisions for Volume 24 by May 1st, 2025.
Before sending in your work, please review our submission guidelines carefully, which can be found on our website. Submissions that fail to follow guidelines will not be accepted.
Terms & Conditions:
By submitting to our print magazine, you are agreeing to allow your work to be subjected to editing upon acceptance if needed. We retain First Serial Rights, meaning your work must be previously unpublished and not have appeared in its entirety online or in print in another publication, but personal social media/blogs are fine. All rights revert back to you after publication. We kindly ask that if your work is republished elsewhere that it is credited as having first appeared in Thread Magazine. We retain nonexclusive archival rights, meaning your work can be found on our website indefinitely.
Email BullsMedia-EditorinChief@usf.edu with any questions.
- Submit 1-4 poems, not exceeding 2 pages, single-spaced each.
- We consider all forms of poetry, including (but not limited to) form, free verse, experimental, prose, and hybrid work.
- Please single-space all poems using 12pt, Times New Roman font.
- Submit as a Word document (.docx or .doc files) (or PDF for poems with special forms/layouts, to ensure it is viewed correctly).
Submit 1-4 art or photography pieces. You may submit any combination of art and photography, as long as the total number of submissions does not exceed 4.
- Submit 1-2 fiction pieces, not exceeding 5 pages, double-spaced each.
- We welcome micro fiction, flash fiction, short stories, and hybrid/experimental work. Novel excerpts are not permitted.
- Double-spaced, 12pt, Times New Roman.
- Submit as a Word document (.docx or .doc files).
- Submit 1-2 creative nonfiction pieces, not exceeding 5 pages, double-spaced each.
- For creative nonfiction, we consider personal narratives only. Academic writings are not permitted.
- We welcome micro, flash, and hybrid/experimental work.
- Double-spaced, 12pt, Times New Roman.
- Submit as a Word document (.docx or .doc files).
- Submit 1-2 plays or screenplays, not exceeding 5 pages each, (excluding the cover page.)
- Please employ proper play or screenplay format.
- Submit 1-2 music pieces, not exceeding 5 minutes each.
- Songs (music with sung words) must be accompanied by lyrics (PDF, single-spaced, 12 pt, Times New Roman).
- Instrumentals must be accompanied by sheet music.
- Submit 1-2 comics, not exceeding 6 pages each.
- Please ensure all comics are legible.
- Submit as a PDF (.pdf), JPEG (.jpg or .jpeg), or PNG (.png) file.