New Voices

Lander University's journal of student essays, fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and art. Contac Calling all Lander University students! Submissions are open!

New Voices welcomes written work from across the Lander University campus including:
• non-fiction creative essays
• research, literary, or artistic response with a personal component (if you have an academic piece you would like to adapt, please email us!)
• memoirs or personal reflections
• fiction
• poetry

Written submissions (of any kind) should be no longer than 15 double-spaced pages, inclu

ding endnotes/citations. All prose submissions must be submitted as a Word file (.doc, .docx) or in rich text format (.rtf) with 12 pt. legible font and double spaced. Poetry can be single-spaced. New Voices also welcomes artworks from across the Lander University campus including:
• paintings and mixed media
• computer-generated graphics or images
• sculpture
• drawings
• collages
• photographs

Art submissions (of any kind) should be submitted as a picture file: jpeg or png. To submit your work to New Voices, please fill out the New Voices Written Work Submission Form or the New Voices Art Submission Form and email it, along with your submission file, to [email protected]. Please attach the form and your submission to the email with the subject line SUBMISSION: GENRE: TITLE (for example SUBMISSION: POETRY: LOVE IS LOVELY). You must fill out a submission form for each item you would like considered for publication. Any questions about these guidelines or about this publication should be directed to [email protected] or the faculty sponsor: Laura Martin, [email protected]

03/12/2026

This beautiful photo was from the 2019 issue of the journal. We love revisiting past issues and seeing all the thoughtful work that has been shared with us over the years.

02/20/2026

Every year the journal evolves to better feature Lander students. This year that evolution includes a piece of sheet music composed by a lander student. Play it on your favorite instrument!

02/02/2026

The New Issue is out!

01/27/2026

The launch party is still on for tomorrow! Hope to see you there.

01/20/2026

Join us next Wednesday!

12/04/2025

Loving these throwback posts lately 🙌 This week we’re revisiting “The State of Mind” from our 2024/2025 edition

11/27/2025

Throwback Thursday to “Carousel”, poem from our Spring 2014 edition.
A reminder of how beautifully time holds on to rust, light, and forgotten places.
Feeling thankful today for lasting stories and shared creativity. 🍂✨
Happy Thanksgiving!😀

11/24/2025

Wishing you all rest and joyful moments this Thanksgiving and holiday break🍂🧡✨!

11/20/2025

It’s Throwback Thursday Bearcats😃
Celebrating this beautiful clay sculpture from the 2023–2024 edition—an artistic vision of dreaming of the cloud room, shaped with creativity and imagination ☁️

11/19/2025

What are YOU excited for? 🤭🧐

11/13/2025

It’s , and we’re diving into New Voices 2023–2024 Edition! 💫
Today’s spotlight is a poem: “Behind a Smile” — a dark reflection on fear, strength, and the sting of rejection♠️

11/11/2025

💜 Work in Progress! 💜

Our team is busy designing, editing, and preparing for the journal launch party! 🎉

If your piece was accepted, don’t forget to check your email for updates.

Stay tuned, Bearcats — exciting things are coming! 🐾✨

Address

320 Stanley Avenue
Greenwood, SC
29649

Website

https://www.lander.edu/academics/colleges-schools/college-arts-humanities/student-media.html

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