Pilgrimages
Pilgrimages is Immaculata University’s long-running literary magazine. Our mission is to publish the best student writing, photography and art that the Immaculata undergraduate community offers. We are in search of highly creative, original, and innovative work and currently accept all genres and styles of writing including: poetry, prose, fiction, flash fiction, short story, novel excerpts, screenplay, memoir, narrative essay, and creative nonfiction.
Pilgrimages is run by The Mighty Pen editorial board, a talented group of student editors, and founded by Pilgrimages faculty advisor, Dr. Virginia Lindak.
Submissions
Fall Submissions & Photography Cover Contest
Open call submissions for writing, photography and art run through the fall semester. We encourage abstract, nature and landscape photography for the Photography Cover Contest. A winning photo will be selected as the cover of the spring issue. The fall submission deadline is Nov. 30.
Spring Submissions & Writing Contest
Every spring, we accept submissions for the annual Gunard B. Carlson Creative Writing Contest. A suggested theme will be announced for contest submissions which will also be the theme of the upcoming issue of the magazine. All contest submissions are eligible to be published.
Contest submissions are generally accepted from March 1 through April 30.
Submission Guidelines
We are dedicated to publishing diverse written pieces and art. We embrace both traditional and innovative writing styles and welcome previously unpublished work by Immaculata University students. Pilgrimages is published annually each spring, in print and digitally.
Please send all written pieces in a single Word document or equivalent file with bolded titles.
Please send photography and art pieces as individual .jpgs with their titles as file names. Do not include your name in the document.
Along with your submissions, please include your name, contact information, and the genre of your submissions in the body of your email. You may submit in more than one genre, but please clarify the genre of each piece, and follow the proper genre guidelines.
Send submissions to Dr. Virginia Lindak: vlindak@immaculata.edu
Genre Guidelines
Poetry
We accept up to five poems per student. We accept all styles and encourage experimental forms and structure.
Fiction
We accept up to 2000 words of original work. This includes short story, screenplay, novel excerpts. You may submit multiple pieces of flash fiction, up to the word limit. Again, we encourage unique and creative work that stands out.
Non-Fiction
We accept up to 2000 words of original work. This includes narrative and personal essays, memoirs, and non-fiction prose. We look for highly creative work that challenges traditional style and topics.
Visual Art & Photography
We accept up to 5 pieces in .jpg or .jpgs format. Visual art may include uploaded versions of photographs, sketches, paintings and original digital art. We encourage abstract, nature and landscape photography for our Photography Cover Contest. We ask for art that is publishable in two-dimensional form.
Contact
Pilgrimages Faculty Advisor Dr. Virginia Lindak: vlindak@immaculata.edu.
