Submissions
Submissions for our Spring 2026 issue are now closed.
We will be accepting submissions until March 15th, 2026. Any submissions we receive after this date will be considered for the digital Summer cycle released in late August, 2026.
Submission Guidelines
Before you submit your work for consideration, please take a look at our five guidelines.
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Please note that we will not be accepting any work that contains overtly hateful or discriminatory content. The BU Beacon is committed to uplifting all student voices and to maintaining a safe, supportive space for all writers regardless of race, gender, sexual preference, identity, or background to express themselves freely.
Please also note that plagiarizing is unacceptable, in any form and including the use of AI. Plagiarized submissions will result in a blacklisting.
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Please forward all submissions to thebeaconbu@gmail.com.
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From September to May, the Beacon publishes the works of current Boston University Students. During the Summer we open publication to any talented creative voices, worldwide.
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We are looking for works of creative writing, including, but not limited to: poetry, short stories, non-fiction prose, scripts, journal entries, ruminations, etc. We will not accept academic papers. Feel free to write about any subject you like; explicit content is allowed and will not be censored.
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Your submission should be no longer than 5,000 words of writing.
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You may submit up to five works you wish to be considered. Please ensure all works are unpublished and original, and notify us if they have been published by another press (this includes posting on social media). We allow simultaneous submission; it is the authors responsibility to notify us if another press has accepted their work.
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In order to maintain fairness in the review process, we ask that you do not include your name on the document.
Send us your work!
To submit your work, please send your documents/files to our email account. Files cannot be uploaded through this site.
E-Mail: thebeaconbu@gmail.com