Submissions due by December 31st
This year’s theme is Reckoning and Renewal. We accept literary pieces (short stories, poetry, screenplays, stage plays, songs, etc.) and visual arts (paintings, drawings, photography, sculptures, etc.). We also accept submissions in French. Please feel free to make this theme your own and take creative liberties with the meanings of these words! Here are some ideas for you to consider as you create:
Explore what the terms reckoning and renewal mean and their relationship to each other. What are the cycles of reckoning and renewal? What tensions or conflicts exist between the words?
In what ways are we approaching a reckoning with humanity or with nature? In what ways does nature force a reckoning onto us? How does this leave room for renewal?How do reckoning and renewal manifest themselves in internal and external processes?
The word limit is 2,000 words, but please keep in mind that only a few pieces of around that length will be accepted, and the majority of accepted pieces will be shorter.
For all submissions, there is a limit of 10 submitted pieces per contributor. However, please know that it is not likely that all 10 submitted pieces will be selected.
Please email any questions to bu.mitre@gmail.com or send a DM on Instagram: @themitrebu