Journal Submission Application Instructions
Submissions for the Sigma Tau Delta journals are accepted during the Spring Awards Cycle. See the Awards Overview page for the journal submission windows.
How to Submit
Submissions for the journals are accepted through AwardSpring. The link to the Sigma Tau Delta AwardSpring platform will be posted on the AwardSpring Application informational page of the Society website during the Spring Awards Cycle.
If you are using AwardSpring for the first time, you must create an account by clicking "Register." If you have used AwardSpring previously, you should use login using your email address and existing password. Use an email address that you will be able to access thorugh the following year.
Application Materials
1. Verify that you have not previously published this work (including in campus publications).
2. Verify that the work is original; the journals do not accept copied, collaborative, or AI-generated works.
3. Provide all author information to verify your identity and your status as a member. To identify your chapter and Advisor, see the Chapter Directory. Chapter Advisors are included within the chapter listing.
4. Identify the category or topic of your submission and submission-specific information.
Rectangle Categories
- Creative Nonfiction
- Fiction
- Poetry
Review Topics
- Anglo-Saxon and Medieval British Literature
- 16th/17th Century British Literature
- Restoration and/or 18th Century British Literature
- Romanticism and/or Early 19th Century British Literature
- Victorian and/or Later 19th Century British Literature
- Colonial American Literature
- 19th Century American Literature
- 20th/21st Century American Literature
- World Literature
- Critical Theory
- Linguistics/Language Studies
- Teaching Literature; Practices and Pedagogy
- Teaching Writing; Practices and Pedagogy
- Film and Media Study
- Popular Culture
- Other
You will also need to include a concise and descriptive title of your submission (essay or collection of 1 – 3 poems), your word count, and a one-sentence abstract summarizing your submitted work.
5. Ensure that you have correctly formatted your document (per MLA and the Journal Submission Guidelines: Document Formatting) and remove all mentions of your name (in the running head, properties, and file name, which should be less than 20 characters). After your document is ready, upload (doc or docx; no PDF) from your hard drive. (Uploading your document from an external drive or web location may cause an upload error.)
6. Check for an Email Confirmation from AwardSpring.
Editing
You may edit your submission until the submission deadline. To edit, login, click on "Scholarships," and then click on the name of the journal to which you have submitted. Scroll down to make edits to your application and click "Resubmit Application" when you finish to ensure all changes are submitted.
Additional Information
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You may submit only one essay or one collection of (1–3) poems per year.
- View the the Awards Overview page for the acceptance and denial notifications date.
- Authors of accepted submissions will be asked to submit a biography to be included in the publication.
Questions
Questions regarding the online submission process should be addressed to sigmatdapply@niu.edu.
