Q: What does The Arras Periodical publish?

A: Please visit the “Accepted Genres” page under the “About” tab for a list of genres that we will consider. Broadly, we are publishing creative writing and visual art.

 

Q: What differentiates The Arras Periodical from the school newspaper?

The school newspaper primarily publishes nonfiction articles, not creative writing or art. In addition, the Journalism class produces the school newspaper, whereas the Literary Magazine Club produces The Arras Periodical. 

 

Q: How do I submit my piece?

A: For literary submissions, navigate to the "Literary Submission Guidelines" tab in the header of the website and scroll to the bottom to fill out the Google Form. For art submissions, navigate to the "Art Submission Guidelines" tab and scroll to the bottom for the Google Form. Please make sure to fill out all of the form sections correctly and adhere to the submission guidelines. 

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Q: How often do issues come out?

A: Issues will come out at the end of each semester.

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Q: Do you accept pieces that have been published elsewhere? Or can we submit a piece to both the Arras Periodical and another publication?
A: Yes, we accept simultaneous submissions. You do not need to notify us if your piece has been previously published or if you are submitting it to another publication.

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Q: Are there any rewards for being published in the magazine?
A: Some English teachers offer extra credit to students who are published, and for the Spring 2021 edition, we raffled off several cups of boba to contributors. We hope to be somewhat selective with the pieces we publish, so you can list publication on resumes or applications as an indicator of your experience with the arts. We will release our metrics after the publication of each issue, which will include the percentage of accepted pieces, and you can use our metrics to back your publication. 

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Q: When should we expect a response on whether or not our piece has been selected for publication?
A: Unless the submitter opts out, we will be providing feedback on all literary pieces. (For a more detailed explanation of our feedback process, please visit the page titled “Submission Process” under the “Submit” tab). Due to the thoroughness of our process, it might take us a while to respond to you. We are tentatively aiming to respond to submissions within a month; however, since this is our first year as a magazine, we do not have a good estimate of how much time we will take to respond.

 

If you have not received a response in over two weeks, you may email us at arrasperiodical@gmail.com and ask about the status of your submission. Moreover, if you need a fast response, please answer the question on priority consideration when you submit your piece through the Google Form.

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Q: Can I find the Arras Periodical in print?
A: We are not yet sure if we will be printing the magazine, as we are a new organization and it might be difficult to distribute copies during the pandemic. For now, the magazine is only available in online format, but we hope to print copies in the future.

 

Q: When do we have meetings?

A: We meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. 

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Q: What will we do during club meetings?

A: You will be placed in a breakout room depending on your role (editor, writer, or art judge). If you selected multiple roles, we will switch your breakout room each meeting. During the meeting, we work on interactive and often collaborative writing/art-based activities!

• Examples of editors’ meeting activities: Critiquing sample reader commentary (from a core officer) and rewriting it as a group, voting on sample pieces and discussing the rationale with the rest of the group, working together to create guidelines for an accepted piece (theme, originality, etc.)

• Examples of writers’ meeting activities: Choosing a vague word prompt from a list and sharing out what you wrote, taking turns to write a story, doing mock verbal critiques to prepare for critiquing other members in the writing group

  • We would like to plan more improvement- and skill-oriented activities next semester! :)

• Examples of art judges’ meeting activities: Skribbl.io, critiquing sample art pieces, practice providing constructive feedback, interactive activities where you learn about an art topic

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Q: What if I'm unsure whether I can meet the active member requirements?

A: The “requirements” are VERY flexible! If you cannot meet your requirements one month for any reason, you can just email us and explain the situation. We can also work out an alternative for you, e.g., you might be able to submit a piece every two months instead of every month.
 

Q: Is there much that I need to know or learn about the club if I join later in the semester?

A: There’s not much that you need to know besides what’s written in this information sheet! We post meeting activities and agendas on our Google Classroom, so if you’re an art judge or an editor, you can easily view our resources and catch up. If you’re a writer, you don’t need prior knowledge about our meeting activities to participate in our future ones.

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