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art and literary magazine

est. 1976

ARGUS

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Celebrating 50+ years of publication
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The Story Behind the Pages

The magazine is named after a character from Greek Mythos. Argus, specifically Argus Panoptes, is the name of a giant with one hundred eyes who was slain by Hermes. Argus was a servant to Hera, who took pity on him. She placed the symbol of his 100 eyes on the tails of peacocks to commemorate him. This makes the peacock a perfect symbol; the eyes represent all the different stories/opinions that come from students found in each edition of the magazine.

2027 theme
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Guidelines

All submissions to Argus, Northwestern State University's art and literary magazine, should be original work. Only submissions from an official student email account will qualify.

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Students can send an unlimited amount of submissions to any or all categories:

  • Fiction

  • Poetry

  • Creative Nonfiction

  • Photography

  • Fine Arts

  • Mixed Media

  • Play Manuscripts

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Important things to note when submitting:

  • Please submit only one piece per submission

  • Please submit a piece only once; submitting the same piece multiple times DOES NOT improve chances

  • Your name should not be in the word document or in the file name to maintain objectivity and prevent bias

  • Profanity, triggering material, and tasteful nudity are allowed---but please use content warnings when appropriate

  • Any student from any major can submit (graduate and undergraduate)

  • Following the theme is recommended, but not required

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If your work is selected for publication, it may be edited along the following categories: adjusting margins and/or justification, fixing typos, altering spacing, and deleting/adding content warnings.

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Argus' Golden Rule of Submissions:

DO NOT PUT YOUR LEGAL NAME ANYWHERE!!!

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For more detailed submission guidelines by genre, please visit our Submittable page.

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