Department of English
Arden Literary Magazine
Editorial Staff
Faculty Advisor
Professor Zachary Lamb - lamb_zachary@columbusstate.edu
Editor-in-Chief
Elizabeth Woods
Editors
Ivory Alexander
Evie Fletcher
Design Editor
Ian Dooley
Logistics Consultant
Rashael Apuya
Submission Guidelines
You must be a student at Columbus State University in order to submit. We only accept original poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, formal essay, informal essay, one-act screenplay, one-act stage play, hybrid/experimental, gaming narrative, and visual art (including photography), short videos (animation, live performance, mini documentary).
- Fiction submissions should not exceed 5,000 words.
- Screenplays and stage plays should be between 9,000 and 10,000 words.
- Videos need to be uploaded to YouTube and must be 3 minutes or less.
Please fill out the form below to submit your work for the Arden 2024-2025. Your submission must be in Adobe PDF or Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) format.
If you have questions, please contact Professor Zach Lamb at lamb_zachary@columbusstate.edu.
Whatever your major, send us your work!
Submissions will be accepted until the deadline: February 27, 2026.
