Digressions, NSU’s literary magazine sponsored by the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, has begun accepting rolling admissions throughout the fall semester. The journal’s reviewers will review original artwork, photos, short stories, poems and creative essays as they are submitted until Nov. 21. Students who submit their pieces before the deadline will have the opportunity to receive feedback and re-submit one time.
“We wanted to give students the opportunity to re-submit their work at least once,” explained Jenna Kopec, associate editor. “Because sometimes a reviewer will say something like ‘this was really good and if this was different maybe we would accept it’ and we want to give students the opportunity to grow their piece and resubmit.”
Students of any major and background, including graduate students, are encouraged to submit their works. Last year’s edition included pieces from authors and artists from over a dozen majors.
“You don’t have to be a creative major of any sort to submit to or be on the staff of Digressions. It is open to everybody. This journal should be a reflection of the creative minds of all our students, so the more variety there is going into it, the better,” said Logan Stewart, Digressions’ director.
“Historically speaking, Digressions has been a presence here at NSU that has fostered artistic and literary production in students interested in both the arts and humanities, regardless of degree or discipline,” said Visiting Assistant Professor Mario D’Agostino, the journal’s newest faculty advisor, along with dr. Molly Scanlon, associate professor. “The forthcoming changes to our journal were conceptualized with this very purpose in mind. We are so excited for what the future holds for the journal,” D’Agostino said.
Stewart believes this change to rolling submissions gives students the opportunity to foster more creative growth within themselves and their art.
“We want Digressions to be something that every student on campus is aware exists, and an opportunity for involvement that creative sharks can take advantage of. With every change we make this year, we want Digressions to grow. We want the submissions process to be more rewarding for students, and we want all the behind-the-scenes action to be more efficient for the staff.”
Students can submit their original pieces at nsuworks.nova.edu/digressions/ and keep up with Digressions by following them on social media using @nsudigressions across Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
