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Submission Requirements and Rules

The Scratch Post accepts many different types of creative submissions. Please see the requirements and rules below.

Eligibility

  • Undergraduate students currently attending the University of Kentucky.

  • Work created within the last 3 years.

Creative Writing

Basic information

  • Your name, your year at UK (ex. 1st year), and your major

Submission details

  • Title of the work

  • Genre (poetry, short story, creative nonfiction, screenplay)

    • Poetry: Approx. 1-5 pages

    • Flash Fiction: Approx. 250-500 words

    • Short Story: Approx. 750-2,500 words

    • Creative Nonfiction: Approx. 750-2,500 words

    • Screenplay: Approx. 5-15 pages

Format: .docx or .doc, Times New Roman, 12 pt font, double spaced, titled as LastName_FirstName_TitleOfPiece (example: Collins_Suzanne_TheHungerGames). 

Visual Art

Basic information

  • Your name, your year at UK (ex. 1st year), and your major

Submission details

  • Title of the work

  • A brief artist statement (Approx. 200-300 words) in which you describe what you made, why you made it, and the medium you used. Your artist statement should be written in your own voice and help the audience to access and understand your artwork.

  • Size, medium, date

Format: High resolution JPG or PDF titled as LastName_FirstName_Entry# (for example: Jane_Doe_Entry1).

Note: For 3-dimensional works, you may submit up to three different photographs to better show the work in the round.

Graphic Narrative

Basic information

  • Your name, your year at UK (ex. 1st year), and your major

Submission details

  • Title of the work

  • Page range: 1 to 15 pages.

Format: High resolution PDF titled as LastName_FirstName_Entry# (for example: Jane_Doe_Entry1).

Additional Information

Once submitted, The Scratch Post requests one-time, nonexclusive, serial publishing rights for any work. Creators maintain the right to reproduce or distribute their work outside of The Scratch Post.

The Scratch Post reserves the right to make small grammatical changes to written works and to not publish works that will be concurrently featured in another University of Kentucky journal or magazine.

Creators are welcome to submit pieces that have already been submitted to other publications; however, The Scratch Post asks that the creator include this information within their submission or directly informs The Scratch Post if their piece is being published elsewhere.

Works that are not written or produced by the original author or creator will not be accepted, which includes:

  • Any works produced by Artificial Intelligence.

  • Any plagiarized works.

The Scratch Post will not accept works that include subject matter along the lines of

  • Erotica

  • Hate speech

  • Works inspired by or using characters from previously published works, i.e., fanfiction.

Multiple Submissions

  • Creators may only submit one piece in each genre, meaning only one piece of writing, one graphic narrative, and one piece of art.