SLAM seeks to incentivize the creation of stories and art in the Southeastern community by running annual contests. Currently, SLAM is hosting a short story contest, a photography contest, a drawing, sketch, and painting contest—all of which will close for submissions on May 3rd, 2020.
As a reward for well-crafted art (short stories, photographs, and ), SLAM will be awarding prizes and publishing winning submissions on its media outlets and in its 2020 Southeastern Literature and Arts Magazine. SLAM invites you to consider submitting to one or more of the 2020 spring contests. The information concerning each contest has been reproduced below:
Spring ’20 Drawing, Sketching, and Painting Contest
Submission Start Date: March 1st || Submission Deadline: May 3rd
Guidelines
- Up to 5 drawings/sketches/paintings per student
- Recommended submission format: .jpg format (w/ 300 dpi resolution)
- no uploads larger than 5.5 by 8.5 inches
- no explicit content
- Original drawings and sketches only
- Submit here or email your submission to submit@slamsebts.net
Awards
- All winners will be notified by email.
- Winning submissions will be featured on all SLAM media outlets, including the blog.
- Winning submissions will appear in the 2020 edition of Southeastern’s Literature and Arts Magazine.
⊕ Open for Submissions
Spring ’20 Short Story Contest
Submission Start Date: March 1st|| Submission Deadline: May 3rd
Guidelines
- Suggested length: 5-15 pages (though longer or shorter submissions will be accepted)
- Submitted as a .doc/.docx or .pdf file
- Original content only (parodies of existing stories are allowed)
- All content should be Christ-honoring (e.g. no explicit content or strong language)
- Submit here or email your submission to submit@slamsebts.net
Awards
- All winners will be notified by email.
- The winning short stories will be featured on SLAM media outlets, including the blog.
- The winning script will be printed in the 2020 edition of Southeastern’s Literature and Arts Magazine.
⊕ Open for Submissions
Spring ’20 Photography Contest
Submission Start Date: March 1st || Submission Deadline: May 3rd
Guidelines
- Up to 7 photos per student
- Recommended format: .jpg format and 300 dpi resolution
- no uploads larger than 5MB
- no family, wedding, or nude photography
- Original photography only
- Submit here or email your submission to submit@slamsebts.net
Awards
- All winners will be notified by email.
- Winning submissions will be featured on all SLAM media outlets, including the blog.
- Winning submissions will appear in the 2020 edition of Southeastern’s Literature and Arts Magazine.
