Submit to The Scribe

Submission Rules

We accept submissions from Ohio artists of any experience level. There are no fees to submit or be published. Each submission must meet the criteria below.

Who Can Submit

• Artists currently living in Ohio
• Artists born in Ohio with an ongoing connection to the state
• Ohio-based arts organizations, venues, and collectives

Creative Authenticity

• Artist-Created Work: All submissions must be the artist’s own work created with their individual effort or in collaboration with others. All contributors must be noted.
• Human-Made Only: We aim to provide a platform for human creativity and originality, so works generated by artificial intelligence (AI) or similar automated processes will not be accepted.
• We do not require submissions to be new or previously unpublished works.

Ownership and Usage

• Respect for Artistic Ownership: Artists retain full ownership of their submitted works. By submitting to The Scribe, artists confirm that they legally hold creative rights to such content.
• Content Usage: By submitting your content to The Scribe, you grant us the permanent right to use it across any of our digital and print platforms for the promotional or creative purposes of Apollo Press.
• Supplementary Materials: If a submission is missing visual or descriptive elements (e.g., artist photo, bio, artwork title), you grant us permission to source relevant publicly available materials (such as images from your professional website or public social media profiles) solely for the purpose of completing the article design. You may opt out by notifying us in your submission.

Quality and Presentation

• Submissions should demonstrate a clear connection to Ohio and showcase the artist's unique perspective.
• Work should be well-crafted, polished, and engaging.
• The Scribe is a family-friendly, nonpartisan publication. We do not publish sexually explicit, politically partisan, or discriminatory content.
• We do not accept work that discriminates on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or socioeconomic status.

Submission Terms and Guidelines

Now that you understand the rules, here's what we need from you to feature your work accurately and compellingly. These details are essential for creating a comprehensive feature that engages and informs our readers:

1. Profile Picture: Include a high-quality photo of yourself to accompany your feature.
2. Contact Information and Links: Provide your email, website, and any social media profiles you'd like to share so readers can connect with you and explore more of your work.
3. Artistic Disciplines or Titles: Let us know the art forms you practice or the titles you go by (e.g., painter, sculptor, multimedia artist).
4. Portfolio of Work: Submit 3-6 images of your artwork, ideally of varying size (wide and tall).
5. Biography and Work Description: Provide a description about yourself and your work, roughly 3-5 paragraphs in length, although more is useful. Your bio should cover:
   • Who you are and where you're from.
   • The type of work you create and the processes or techniques you use.
   • Where people can currently find or view your work (e.g., exhibitions, online platforms, studios).
   • What drives your artistic passion and how your background has influenced your art.

Example Topics to Explore in Your Writing:

Artistic Process and Inspiration

• The techniques or methods you use and why you choose them.
• The story or moment that inspired a specific piece of your work.
• How you stay motivated or overcome creative blocks.
• The materials you use and what makes them special or challenging.

Personal Connection and Growth

• How your upbringing, culture, or environment has shaped your art.
• A piece that holds special meaning to you and the story behind it.
• The evolution of your style and how your art has changed over time.
• Lessons you've learned through your artistic journey and how they've impacted you.

Artistic Philosophy and Impact

• What message or emotion you hope to convey through your work.
• The role of art in your life and what it means to you personally.
• How you see your art contributing to the broader community or cultural landscape.
• Any social or environmental issues you're passionate about and how they influence your work.

Submission Editorial Permission

By submitting your content, you confirm that you have the right to share it, and you grant us permission to:
- Use your submitted text and images in print or digital publication,
- Make editorial changes to your text for clarity, tone, or layout (while preserving its meaning),
- Crop, resize, or make minor visual adjustments to images for formatting purposes.

If you have any specific concerns or would prefer we not edit or adjust certain parts of your submission, feel free to reply and let us know.

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