Submission Guidelines

Xanadu accepts original unpublished stories, memoirs, essays, and poetry. The magazine also showcases visual art including photography, sketches, paintings, and more, including images of three-dimensional media.

Submissions for the 2024 issue of Xanadu are now OPEN! Click HERE.

Please follow these formatting guidelines for all written submissions:

Written submissions must take the form of Microsoft Word documents or PDF files (no Google Doc links). The text of these submissions should be single space, with one extra space between paragraphs (unless alternate formatting is a design element of the piece). Submissions that do not follow these guidelines will be rejected or returned for reformatting and resubmission.

Questions may be sent to our editor: jess.himmelberg@doane.edu.

Note: all submissions are eligible for the annual Xanadu Prizes, one for written entries and one for visual entries. Both awards are selected by a team of student editors and staff. Withdrawal of a submission, for any reason at any time, removes the piece from award consideration.