The deadline for undergraduate students to submit original works of poetry, short fiction, artwork and photography to be considered for publication in Digressions, the student-run literary magazine sponsored by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences’ Division of Humanities, is Friday, Nov 21.
This will be the 12th publication of Digressions, which is published annually in April. The submissions are considered for publication by the undergraduate student editors of Digressions, who are also responsible for the magazine’s design.
Editor in chief of Digressions, Angelica Zadak, a junior with a double major in Theatre and Humanities, said that Digressions is more than just a magazine and that students with creative talents shouldn’t miss the chance to participate.
“Digressions is an amazing opportunity to have published work. Our generation shares our artistic works with each other all the time through blogs and Instagram, but at the end of the day, none of that will last. Print will always be there,” she said.
Leela Mansukhani, a junior majoring in environmental studies who has been writing for Digressions since her freshman year, has published poems in the magazine.
“Sharing my poetry through Digressions helped me feel that NSU wasn’t just part of my life for academic work, but for my creative work as well,” said Mansukhani.
Mansukani said that writing poetry has helped take her mind off of social networking, television and smartphones.
“Digressions is a great way of encouraging students to be creative and to take a moment to step back from the all-too-prevalent technological distractions,” Mansukani said.
Mansukhani said that students should take the opportunity to get involved with Digressions.
“Being able to get our creativity out there allows students to feel that whatever they are expressing is being heard and understood by others. Altogether we all create a community that can experience and enjoy different forms of art,” she said.
Students can submit up to 10 works of poetry, three short stories, and five pieces of visual artwork. Email all submissions to digressions@nova.edu.
Submission guidelines can be found at fcas.nova.edu/arts/student_publications/digressions/documents/DigressionsGuidelines.pdf.
For other information please contact Angelica Zadak at az174@nova.edu or (594) 491-1371.
