Truth Be Told: by YOU

It's the most wonderful time of the year... It's time for all the poets, writers, artists, photographers, and those just stumbling in-between the aforementioned titles to submit to Eye Contact!

How, you may ask? Well, as the Literary Editor, it's my obligation to let you in on that sort of information. So here's the long-and-short of what the literary magazine of Seton Hill University is all about:

Eye Contact
The Literary/ Art Magazine of Seton Hill University
Theme Issue – TRUTH

Submission guidelines
Eye Contact invites submissions from students, faculty, and staff of area colleges. A blind judging process is used to evaluate works. Submissions must be previously unpublished, and Eye Contact reserves all publication rights for the issue in question.

Attach this information separately: title of work, your full name (no pseudonyms, please), current address, e-mail, telephone number, college, and a one-line biographical statement. Neither your name, nor any identifying entity, should appear on your entry.

THEME: Truth. Tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Inspire your audience. It may have a different meaning to everyone—translate your interpretation. The truth may hurt. Bring more than the quick and dirty; draw out the nitty-gritty, painful though it may be. The truth could set you free. Beauty can radiate from the truth. Guide the audience with your wits and your will and tell the truth, and tell it straight. You cannot change the truth, but the truth could change you.

DEADLINE: Friday, October 15, 2004. mail submissions to Eye Contact, c/o Seton Hill University, Box 246, Greensburg, Pa 15601 or literature may be e-mailed as rich text file (as text or .rtf files only) to eyecontact@setonhill.edu.

LITERATURE: Entries must be typed (double-spaced), with the title included in the upper left hand corner of each page. Individual poems are limited to two-pages and prose should not exceed ten pages in length. Please be sure to include the title and page number on subsequent pages for your work. Include a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) if you want your manuscript to be returned. If you submit your work electronically via e-mail, be sure to include all the required identifying information listed above in the body of the e-mail message.

ART/ PHOTOGRAPHY: Entries are restricted to black-and-white works (color items received may be translated into b/w, or possibly selected as cover art). All art must have your name, address, e-mail, telephone number, media/medium, and title written on the back of the piece. Enclose a 3x5 card with your name, your college, and a one-line biographical statement. Artwork will be returned by mail only if accompanied by appropriate postage. Eye Contact will not accept responsibility for work damaged in the mail. We cannot accept artwork via e-mail, but can receive floppy diskettes, Zip disks, or data CDs.

Any questions about the information above can be directed to me, or our superb Editor-in-Chief, Mike Rubino.