ellipsis… literature & art is the annual literary journal published by the students of Westminster College since 1965. We sponsor a yearly poetry contest ($100 prize), judged by Laurie Ann Guerrero in 2021, Carolyn Forche in 2022, Brent Ameneyro in 2023, and Matty Layne Glasgow in 2024.
All accepted poems are eligible. Contributors include well-known writers, up-and-coming writers, and never-before-published writers.
We accept original English language submissions in poetry, short fiction, creative non-fiction, drama, and art. Submit poems in one document, please. Our submission period is August 1 through November 15 for poetry, short fiction, drama, and creative non-fiction. We accept art submissions from August 1 through January 31.
Please include a 75 word contributor’s note and your address, telephone number, and email address.
Simultaneous submissions are welcome but withdraw your submission immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere. Note that we do not republish pieces, including work online.
We usually pay $10 per poem and page of visual art, and $3 per page of prose, plus two free copies of the issue. We cannot pay international contributors.
Submissions cannot be accepted via email.
Westminster University in Salt Lake City continues to offer a small poetry class in spring semester open to both students and others, taught in 2025 by Lance Newman. The course meets in person on campus from 5:30-8:20 p.m. (MT) on Tuesdays, 1/21/25 - 5/9/25.
To be considered for this free course, please submit three poems in one document with contact information on the poems (name, phone, email, address) by December 15. Preference will be given to community members in and around Salt Lake City, Utah. Participants will be notified by the end of the year.
We accept art submissions, high quality digital images, through January 31. We choose black-and-white images for inside the magazine. Note that our cut size is square, 7x8.
Please submit each black-and-white image individually for a maximum of five. If your submission is accepted we will ask you to send us a high resolution image.
We accept art submissions, high quality digital images, through January 31. We choose one color piece for the cover of the magazine. Note our square cut size, 7x8.
Please submit each color image individually to a maximum of five. If your submission is accepted we will ask you to send us a high resolution image.