FAQs
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Who can submit works for The Beacon?
- Any Chesapeake College student (this includes duel enrollment), alumnus, faculty member, or staff member is welcome to submit work for publication.
What am I allowed to submit?
- We accept short stories, essays, creative nonfiction, poems, photography, visual artwork, recorded live performances, music, and short films. For more specifics, please go to our submissions page.
How and where do I submit my work(s)?
- To submit, fill out the Google Form on our submissions page. It can be found at the bottom of the page.
- If you find yourself on campus, you can also scan the QR code found on posters posted all around campus. It should take you directly to the submissions page.
When do I need to submit my work(s)?
- To be considered for publication, you must submit your work(s) before the submission deadline. We have 2 deadlines: one for the fall semester and one for the spring semester.
- FALL Semester: Monday, November 20, 2023 @ 11:59 PM
- SPRING Semester: Friday, March 15, 2024 @ 11:59 PM
When will I find out if my work(s) has been chosen for publication?
- If your work has been selected for publication, you will receive an email from us following the spring deadline.
- Unfortunately, we can't publish all the amazing works we receive. That's why we created the Gallery! The Gallery is a place to share works of art that didn't make it into our print edition. Please take a look at the wonderful prose, poetry, and other works of art created by our community under the Gallery tab above.
When will The Beacon be published?
- The Beacon is published between the end of spring semester and summer term.
Where can I get a copy of The Beacon?
- All copies of The Beacon can be found on our Amazon storefront. Please feel free to browse our archived editions too!
- If you are contributing artist, you will receive an author's copy free of charge. (Free physical copies can also be found on campus in the Learning Resource Center).
If you have any further questions, please email us at [email protected]!