The Charles Crupi Memorial High School Poetry Contest

SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN UNTIL FEBRUARY 16, 2025, 11:59 PM (EST)

Charles Crupi Memorial High School Poetry Contest Submission Guidelines: 

• All contributors must be current Michigan high school students (grades 9 - 12).
• We begin accepting submissions on Friday, December 6, 2024.  All submissions must be received by 11:59 PM (EST) on Sunday, February 16, 2025.
• Submit up to three original, previously unpublished poems.   
• Do not put your name, address, or other identifying information on your poem.  Poems will be returned to you and will be deemed invalid entries if they show your name, a teacher's name, your high school name, or other identifying information on them. 
• Each poem should be submitted in a separate file (three separate uploads) and should not exceed 50 lines. Files should be saved as "pdf" or "doc" or "docx" files.
• Entries may not be revised after they are uploaded.   
• Entries received that do not comply with guidelines will be returned unread. 
• Email questions to Mary Morrow:  mmorrow@albion.edu.

 Please note:  Questions about The Albion Review, our national undergraduate literary journal, should be directed to review@albion.edu. 

THE ALBION REVIEW UNDERGRADUATE LITERARY JOURNAL

SUBMISSIONS FOR OUR 2025 ISSUE ARE NOW CLOSED. Submissions will reopen in Fall 2025 for the 2026 issue.

All contributors will be considered for the Albion Review Art, Poetry, and/or Prose prize. One winner in each category will be selected to receive $200.

If chosen for publication, all contributors will appear in the print and online edition; contributors from the United States will receive two print copies of the journal. Unfortunately, due to mailing costs, international contributors will not receive print copies; however, they can order copies online.

The Albion Review uses Submittable to process all our submissions.

Here are some quick guidelines to follow when submitting:

Art Submissions 

• Submit up to 3 pieces (black & white and/or color).
• Do not include your name, address, or any identifying information on any piece.
• All submissions must be unpublished.
• Please include a list of materials used to produce each piece. 
• To submit via Submittable, the images must be an Adobe Photoshop file (psd) or a jpeg file.
• Image resolution should be set at a 300 DPI (or max. possible). Anything less will not be considered.
• All artists must be undergraduates who are enrolled in a college or university, and who have not yet earned an undergraduate degree.
• We do not accept any AI-generated art.

Poetry Submissions

• Submit 1-5 poems.
• Do not put your name, address, or other identifying information on the poem(s).
• Use Time New Roman, 12-point font.
• Single space the poem(s).
• If a poem is more than one page, place the poem’s title on the top of subsequent pages.
• Poem(s) should be previously unpublished.
• Document should be in a .DOC, .DOCX, or .RTF format.
• All artists must be undergraduates who are enrolled in a college or university, and who have not yet earned an undergraduate degree.
• Submissions must be the poet's own work. We do not accept AI-generated entries.

Fiction Submissions

• Submit up to 15 pages.
• Do not put your name, address, or other identifying information on the stories.
• Use Time New Roman, 12-point font.
• Double space the story.
• Number the pages.
• Stories should be previously unpublished.
• Document should be in a .DOC, .DOCX, or .RTF format.
• All writers must be undergraduates who are enrolled in a college or university, and who have not yet earned an undergraduate degree.
• Submissions must be the writer's own work. We do not accept AI-generated entries.

Creative Nonfiction Submissions

• Submit up to 15 pages.
• Do not put your name, address, or other identifying information on the essay(s).
• Use Time New Roman, 12-point font.
• Double space the essay(s).
• Number the pages.
• Essay(s) should be previously unpublished.
• Document should be in a .DOC, .DOCX, or .RTF format.
• All writers must be undergraduates who are enrolled in a college or university, and who have not yet earned an undergraduate degree.
• Submissions must be the writer's own work. We do not accept AI-generated entries.

If you have any questions, please email review@albion.edu.