Allusions welcomes creative writing and visual art submissions from Indiana State University Undergraduate and Graduate students. The submissions period is open during the fall semester from October 1st through 11:59 pm on Friday of finals week. 

Students with work included in Allusions are eligible for various awards and prizes and will be invited to participate in a reading and launch party to celebrate the journal’s publication. Send us your best creative work and be part of Indiana State University’s award-winning fine arts journal!  

Allusions Submission Guidelines for Visual Art: We invite submissions in the following categories:  

• Hybrid-Genre Art
• Visual Art (2D and 3D Art)

Submission: You can submit work in more than one genre, but you are limited to submitting three pieces total. Collaborative work is welcomed and is considered separately from your individually authored work.  

Please submit all pieces separately through Submittable as attachments. 

Make sure the file name for your attachment is the same as the title of your piece. Don't forget to include a title for your visual art submissions.  

Please submit all pieces separately through Submittable as attachments to the appropriate form. (Submissions for creative writing may be sent here.)

2D and 3D Art may be submitted in jpg, tiff, or PDF format. Please note the artistic medium of your piece in the submission form. 

You may only submit your own original work. Simultaneous submissions are accepted. Please notify us immediately if your submission is accepted for publication elsewhere and withdraw your submission though our online submission manager. 

A note on AI usage: Allusions is dedicated to showcasing the literary and artistic work being produced by Indiana State University students across campus. No AI usage is permitted in work submitted to Allusions.

Response time: Allusions is edited by the students in English 485 every spring. You’ll hear back from the Allusions editorial team about your submission(s) in February and March 2027 and the issue will be published in April.  

Please direct any questions to Faculty Advisor, Dr. Amy Ash at amy.ash@indstate.edu or Dr. Emily Capettini at emily.capettini@indstate.edu. We look forward to seeing your work!