Call for Submissions: Oakridge Middle School Literary Magazine
Attention all eighth-grade writers, artists, photographers, and thinkers! The editorial board of The Oakridge Inkwell, our annual student-run literary and arts journal, is officially launching the open submission window for this spring's print edition.
Every year, The Oakridge Inkwell showcases the distinctive perspectives, creative voices, and technical talents of our student body. Our upcoming issue centers on the broad editorial theme of "Crossroads and Turning Points." Whether you have crafted a suspenseful short story, captured an evocative photograph on your walk home, or composed a thought-provoking personal essay about navigating change, the staff wants to review your original work.
Accepted Formats and Guidelines
To ensure our review process remains organized and equitable, please review the categories and formatting expectations carefully before preparing your files:
- editorial:
- Relating to the preparation, selection, and revision of written material before publication.
- evocative:
- Bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind.
- memoirs:
- Written accounts of personal experiences and memories composed by the person who lived them.
- resolution:
- The detail and clarity an image holds, often measured in dots or pixels per inch.
- convention:
- An agreed-upon rule, standard, or customary way of doing something.
- typesetting:
- The process of arranging text and images onto pages for printing.
- manuscript:
- An author's draft of a written work submitted for review or publication.
- rubrics:
- Scoring guides or sets of criteria used to evaluate student work consistently.
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Main Idea
Identify the central idea and explain how important details develop it.
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Purpose
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Structure
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- 1What is the central theme chosen for this year's edition of The Oakridge Inkwell?
- 2Why does the editorial board require physical artwork to be scanned or photographed at a minimum resolution of 300 dpi?
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“Call for Submissions: Oakridge Middle School Literary Magazine” is a announcement reading passage about School Literary Magazine Submissions, written for 8th Grade. It takes about 5 minutes to read (721 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.