UAS literary journal calls for submissions from Southeast Alaskans

The University of

Alaska Southeast has called for all residents of Southeast Alaska to submit their creative talents to this year’s edition of “Tidal Echoes,” the college’s literary and art journal. The journal seeks to showcase and support the diverse creative talents of Southeast Alaskans, according to the UAS website. A portion of the journal has been reserved for UAS students, but anybody in the region with literary or artistic talent is invited to submit their work.

Emily Wall, faculty advisor with UAS, said that “Tidal Echoes” has been in publication for about 17 years. She also pointed out that Wrangell local Vivian Faith Prescott was featured in last year’s publication.

“I feel like this is an artistic conversation between all the communities in Southeast Alaska,” Wall said. “I would love to see more art and stories from that community.”

There are three categories interested Alaskans can submit their work to: Prose, poetry, and artwork. According to the submission guidelines online, the journal will consider any type of prose ranging from fiction, nonfiction, transcribed oral stories, memoirs, or dramas. Three pieces may be submitted, and are limited to 2,500 words or less. Larger pieces will be considered, according to the guidelines, but shorter ones will have a higher chance of acceptance. Wall added that they are not even necessarily looking for stories about Alaska. Any topic would do, as long as it was written by a Southeast Alaskan.

For all the poets living in Southeast Alaska, “Tidal Echoes” is willing to accept five submissions. All styles and types of poetry will be considered, but the guidelines state that any poems being submitted must look “exactly as you would like it to appear on the page when you submit it.” More information on the poetry guidelines can be found online.

For the artwork category, the journal will consider submissions from any medium such as paintings, photography, paintings, drawings, pottery, and sculpture. All artwork must be submitted in a digital format and be 1,800 pixels wide. Associate Professor of Art Jeremy Kane can be contacted for further information at jmkane@alaska.edu.

Wall said that “Tidal Echoes” was originally founded to provide a place to share local stories and art. Part of the journal’s founding charter, she added, was to also provide assistance to young people wanting to share their work. It can be hard to break into the writing world, she said. Getting published in a journal can make it easier to get bigger projects published in the future. About 25 percent of submissions printed in their journal come from college students, and some high school students, she said.

Submission guidelines can be found online at http://www.uas.alaska.edu by typing “Tidal Echoes” in the search bar. Submissions are limited to UAS students and permanent residents of Southeast Alaska. To learn more, contact Wall at edwall@alaska.edu of by phone at (907) 796-6113. The submission deadline is Dec. 1.