Submission Guidelines
Literary submissions should be typed and include the following information: School Name, Grade Level, Teacher Name, Student Name, and Title of Work on the first page. Literary work will not be returned. Please keep copies of your submissions. You may submit on a disk in MICROSOFT WORD by regular mail or by e-mail.
Art submissions should be submitted as black and white glossy photographs sized 3x5", 5x7" or 8x10". On the reverse side of each photograph affix a white mailing style label to include the following information: School Name, Grade Level, Teacher Name, Student Name, Title of Work, Dimensions of Work htXwdXdp, Media (drawing, painting, photography, collage, mixed media, digital, ceramic, sculpture, etc.). Actual works of art are no longer accepted for the competition.
Quality photographs of clear images representing the work of art are best for competition purposes, and allow the printer to capture the best possible image for reproduction in the book. Using a non-reflective black background when shooting works of art will give the best results. Due to the nature of printing services we are unable to return your photographs.
Photographs and disks should be mailed to:
Maggie's Drawers/A Near Miss
Sheila Ingle, Editor
University of South Carolina Upstate
Languages, Literature, and Composition
HPAC 201
800 University Way
Spartanburg, SC 29303
If you have any questions, please contact the editor at 864-503-5818 or via email at single@uscupstate.edu. The submission deadline is Monday, January 5, 2009. If your student is a winner, you will be notified by the end of April.
Thank you for your interest in A Near Miss.