We seek quality submissions of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. We also encourage contributions of high-quality coverage of events and culture in and around the Ohio State University.

Contributors will receive a $25 honorarium within two weeks of being accepted, and will be featured in the annual print edition of AROUSE Magazine.

We are open to submissions from the first of September to the first of May for our web content, and from the first of September to the fifteenth of March for our print magazine.

Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please inform us of this when you submit. Content published with AROUSE may be published elsewhere as permitted.

Unless otherwise directed, please send all submissions to arouseosueditors@gmail.com. Indicate the genre of your submission in the subject line of your email — for example, if submitting articles, write [Article]. Submissions that violate this format will be rejected. Questions about our policies can be directed to our email.

As OSU’s alternative voice, we seek written journalism with a cultural and political bent. The ideal AROUSE article features both timely reportage and thoughtful analysis of cultural and civic life in and around campus.

Don’t be intimidated — we want your writing. Send us your article, and we’ll work with you. We encourage interested writers to reach out to us to collaborate on pitches.

Contributors interested in covering music events can request a Press Pass by clicking the button below.

We invite submissions of quality literary fiction of all kinds and tastes up to 8,000 words in length. We gladly consider fiction with genre and experimental elements. Please only send us one story per submission.

We also accept flash fiction of up to 1,000 words in length. Up to three flash fiction stories may be submitted at a time.

Submissions must be double-spaced 12-point Times New Roman. Any submissions that violate these guidelines will be rejected.

We want writing that makes us reconsider our relationship to the culture and world around us. We appreciate submissions of personal essays and other unconventional forms of non-fiction writing of up to 8,000 words in length.

We want to publish inventive work from student voices that shows both strong technical craft and a commitment to capturing lived experiences. We appreciate submissions of poetry of all kinds, with a limit of three poems per submission.

If you’re interested in submitting your art or photography to AROUSE Magazine, please reach out to us directly at arouseosueditors@gmail.com.