Phizzogs is Sandburg's literary magazine published once a year featuring poetry, prose, artwork and photography from Sandburg students, as well as some pieces from Sandburg faculty and staff.
A student staff, comprised of students enrolled in the Literary Magazine class, English 141, works together to promote the magazine and its deadlines, to go through submissions, to select award winners and to put the magazine together.
“'Phizzogs' cultivates the discovery and refinement of the story waiting to be told.”
'Phizzogs' ethos statement
'Phizzogs' submission
- Submissions for the spring 2025 edition: Accepted Oct. 1, 2024-Feb. 1, 2025.
- Who can submit: Current Sandburg students, faculty and staff are welcome to submit their writing, photography and artwork.
- Work: Must be original, compelling and competent.
- Writing:
- May include any genre: Poems, short stories, flash fiction, excerpts from novels, drama scenes, creative nonfiction (narrative essays), excerpts from graphic novels and more.
- Cannot exceed 2,500 words (roughly 10 pages, double-spaced, 12-point font).
- Must be original — no fan fiction, and no AI-generated pieces.
- Artwork: Must be original — if a piece of art is inspired by an already existing work of art (for example, a painting of the cover of a record album), then you must clearly note the original source material. Exact imitations aren't accepted. No AI-generated artwork.
- Photography: Must be original — no AI-generated photography.
- Writing and photographs: Submit online using the form below. Upload or attach each photo — including a title for each — to the submission.
- Art submissions: If you're interested in submitting a piece of art, take your piece to the art studio, and complete a submission form in the studio; then email art instructor Lisa Walker.
'Phizzogs' submission form
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