Calliope - Student Journal of Art & Literature

Publication and Writing Contest

2023-2024 Contest Winners!

Artwork

Prize Student Name Title
Cover Prize Etchilia Madrid "Hintay"
First Prize Olivia Andres "Dreamy Days"
Second Prize Thanh Dan Do "Portrait of My Friend with the Mustache She's Always Wanted and Her Dead Dog"
Third Prize Abigail Jensen "Elements"

Fiction

Prize Student Name Title
First Prize Rebecca Woodford "The Exchange"
Second Prize Nawaal Nackerdien "Raspberries, Lilies, and Heritage Tomatoes"
Third Prize Angel (Xinyi) Zheng "The Daughter"

Creative Nonfiction

Prize Student Name Title
First Prize Aigul Egemberdieva "Trees in My Life"
Second Prize Julianna Mastri "War and Stone Fruits"
Third Prize Dani Olson "Between Two Worlds"

Poetry

First Prize Kalina Massie "Ocean Longing Pt. 2"
Second Prize Theresa Zukowski "Dad's Tirade"
Third Prize Noah Chiles "Skiagraphia"

Calliope 2023

The highest quality entries are published in Calliope. In addition, these entries are automatically entered in the Languages, Arts & Social Sciences Division's Best in Publication contest.

Literary works are awarded for: 1st-$100, 2nd-$75 and 3rd-$50, in each literary category. These prizes are provided by the Division of Languages, Arts & Social Sciences.

New Micro Fiction category - All stories of 100 words or less. Non-award category. Submit for the chance to have your work published in the 2022 issue of Calliope.

Artwork is awarded for: cover-$150, 1st-$100 2nd-$75 and 3rd-$50. The prizes are provided by the Division of Languages, Arts, and Social Sciences.

Faculty, please contact Til Turner or Adam Chiles if you would like a Calliope representative to visit your classes to explain the journal and contest to your students. If you would like additional copies of the journal or student flyers to circulate among your students, please email your request to tturner@nvcc.edu, or acchiles@nvcc.edu.

Written Entries

Click below to submit all written entries including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and micro-fiction.
Literary submissions for 2024 are now closed.

Artwork Entries

Please click below to submit all works of art including drawing, painting, design, ceramics, sculpture, digital art, and photography.

Download the Guidelines flier


We invite submissions from any student enrolled in an AN class during the 2023—2024 academic year (consisting of the Fall 2023 semester and Spring 2024 semester).

To be considered, all submissions must conform to the following submission guidelines:

Deadlines

All literary and art submissions must be received in the proper format by January 1, 2024.


Written Submissions

Written work in the following categories should be submitted by clicking on the Submit button above:

  • Poetry
  • Fiction
  • Non-Fiction
  • Micro-Fiction - New!

Format Guidelines

  • Poetry should be no more than 2 pages in length (a maximum of 40 lines per page including stanza breaks)—individual lines of poetry must not exceed 85 characters across the page.
  • Fiction and Non-Fiction entries can be up to 1500 words in length.
  • Micro Fiction entries must be 100 words or less in length.
  • All literary entries must be submitted as Word documents, single-spaced, in 12 point font (Arial or Times New Roman preferred).
  • All entries must have a unique title attached to the work. Titles for literary entries will appear on the first page of the work. (The editors may reposition the title in publication.)
  • A cover page for each submission is required. See below for cover page guidelines.

Artwork Submissions

Works of art including drawing, painting, design, ceramics, sculpture, and photography, should be submitted to Michael Dowley: mdowley@nvcc.edu.

Format Guidelines

  • All entries must have a unique title attached to the work.
  • Titles for artwork entries should be placed on an accompanying cover sheet (see below).
  • Artwork will be accepted in color or black and white.
  • Please note that artwork should only be submitted electronically. Please submit high quality images of your artwork to Michael Dowley at mdowley@nvcc.edu.

Image Guidelines

  • Image size: at least 300 dpi
  • Image format: JPEG
  • Image name: Last name dot first initial dot 01 (then 02, 03, etc.)

Cover Page Guidelines

  • Cover page should be a Word document, not a PDF or JPEG.
  • Name of cover page: Last name dot first initial dot 01 (then 02, 03, etc.) to correspond with the jpeg.
  • The following information must be included on the cover page:
    • Author’s or artist’s complete name
    • Contact information
      • Address
      • Home, cell and work phone numbers
      • NVCC email address and a secondary email address
      • NOVA Emplid #
    • Title of piece
    • Submission category

Important Notice

Selected submissions may appear in the Calliope publication, on the Calliope website, and in additional media as well.

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2019

  • Podcast #1 - Listen to winners from the 2019 Poetry and the English as a Second Language Poetry and Prose categories, as they read from their works.
  • Podcast #2 - Listen to winners from the 2019 Fiction category, as they read from their works.

2018

  • Podcast - Listen to winners from the 2018 Poetry, Nonfiction, and English as a Second Language categories, as they read from their works.

2017

  • Podcast #1 - Listen to winners from the 2017 Poetry and Nonfiction categories, as they read from their works.
  • Podcast #2 - Listen to winners from the 2017 Fiction and ESL categories, as they read from their works.

2016

  • Podcast #1 - Listen to winners from the 2016 Fiction and Poetry categories, as they read from their works.
  • Podcast #2 - Listen to winners from the 2016 ESL and Creative Non-Fiction categories, as they read from their works.

2015

2015 Calliope Awards Ceremony

  • Podcast #1 - Listen to winners from the 2015 Fiction and Poetry categories, as they read from their works.
  • Podcast #2 - Listen to winners from the 2015 ESL and Creative Non-Fiction categories, as they read from their works.

2014

  • Podcast #1 - Listen to winners from the 2014 Fiction and Poetry categories, as they read from their works.
  • Podcast #2 - Listen to winners from the 2014 English as a Second Language, Creative Nonfiction, and Poetry and Prose in Foreign Languages categories, as they read from their works.

2013

  • Podcast #1 - Listen to winners from the 2013 Poetry and Creative Nonfiction categories, as they read from their works.
  • Podcast #2 - Listen to winners from the 2013 Fiction and English as a Second Language categories, as they read from their works. 

2012

  • Podcast #1 - Listen to winners from the 2012 Fiction and Foreign Language categories, as they read excerpts from their works.
  • Podcast #2 - Listen to winners from the 2012 Poetry and Creative Non-Fiction categories, as they read their works. 

2011

  • Podcast #1 - Listen to winners from the 2011 Fiction and ESL - Prose & Poetry categories, as they read excerpts from their works.
  • Podcast #2 - Listen to winners from the 2011 Poetry and Creative Non-Fiction categories, as they read their works. 

2010

  • Podcast #1 - Listen to winners from the 2010 Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction categories, as they read excerpts from their works.
  • Podcast #2 - Listen to winners from the 2010 Poetry and ESL categories, as they read their works. 

2009

  • Podcast #1 - Listen to winners from the 2009 Poetry category, as they read excerpts from their works.
  • Podcast #2 - Listen to winners from the 2009 Creative Non-Fiction category and the English as a Second Language category, as they read their works. 

2008

  • Podcast #1 - Listen to winners from the 2008 Poetry category, as they read their works.
  • Podcast #2 - Listen to winners from the 2008 Creative Non-Fiction category, as they read excerpts from their works.
  • Podcast #3 - Listen to winners from the 2008 English as a Second Language category, as they read their works.

2007

  • Podcast #1 - Listen to winners from the 2007 Poetry category, as they read their works.
  • Podcast #2 - Listen to winners from the 2007 Fiction and the Creative Non-Fiction categories, as they read excerpts from their works.
  • Podcast #3 - Listen to winners from the 2007 English as a Second Language category, as they read their works.

Til Turner - tturner@nvcc.edu
Adam Chiles - acchiles@nvcc.edu
Amy Flessert - aflessert@nvcc.edu
Rima Gulshan - rgulshan@nvcc.edu
Michael Dowley - mdowley@nvcc.edu
Virginia Pates - vpates@nvcc.edu
Kama Storie - kstorie@nvcc.edu
Carole Thurston - cthurston@nvcc.edu

If you have any questions, please contact us at calliope@nvcc.edu.