Because BRICKrhetoric is a quarterly publication, with four issues published annually in the months of February, May, August and November, submissions are accepted year-round.
Submissions to BRICKrhetoric should be identifiable with the premises of multiculturalism, urban life and/or community action/engagement. Although this connection does not need to be blatant, it should be an underlying theme in all submissions.
Submissions to multiple genres are permitted. Follow the guidelines below when submitting to each genre.
poetry
Size limit: up to 6 poems; no line limit
submit up to six poems as .doc or .pdf.; submit each poem separatelycreative nonfiction
Size limit: up to 2 pieces; should not exceed 2500 words each
submit up to 2 pieces of creative nonfiction; these should be submitted as .doc or .pdf.; submit each piece separatelypersuasive essay
Size limit: up to 2 essays; should not exceed 2500 words each
submit up to 2 persuasive essays; these should be submitted as .doc or .pdf.; submit each piece separatelyphotography
Size limit: up to 6 photographs; no size limit
submit photographs as .jpg, .gif, or .tifffine art
Size limit: up to 4 pieces of fine artwork; no size limit
fine art includes: visual artwork, performing art forms (painting, sculpture, collage, installation, calligraphy, mosaic, music, dance, short theatre, and film); email editor@BRICKrhetoric.org to inquire about additional forms; submissions should be in the form of .jpg, .gif, .tiff, or .movscience as art
Submit up to 4 pieces of science as art as .doc, .pdf, .jpg, .gif, .tiff or .mov. Science as Art category includes: photographs or drawings of creative/artistic science projects; or, artwork, photography, poetry or prose with a scientific theme**this category is inspired by the selected works of Czech poet and immunologist, Miroslav Holub.