Submissions

We accept original submissions from current University of Montana undergraduates between January and March.

Students may submit in one or more of the following genres:

  • Two pieces of fiction or of dramatic works, limited to 5,000 words each, double-spaced, submitted as Word documents.
  • Two pieces of non-fiction, limited to 5,000 words each, double-spaced, submitted as Word documents.
  • Five poems, each must be submitted in separate Word documents.
  • Three pieces of visual art.*

An individual may submit to more than one genre.

Under Cover Letter/Biography, please include a brief biography written in the third person and your UM student ID number (790). Please note that your submission is incomplete without this brief biography. If you are submitting visual art for consideration, please note the original medium.

*The Oval defines Visual Art as photographed or scanned art compositions, including but not limited to original paintings, drawings, mixed media, sculpture, and digital art.  Submissions must be formatted as a high-resolution JPEG file. Other file formats will not be accepted. Please include the original medium of the art in the biography.

See our blog for additional submission guidelines and deadlines.