Call for Submissions of Poetry and Art
JoLLE@UGA is now accepting submissions of poetry and art (photos, drawings, paintings, etc.) that
relate to the Spring 2015 conference theme of Embodied and/or Participatory Literacies, as related to
Language and Literacy. Work will be chosen based on artistic merit, relevance to the field of
English Education, and relationship to the theme.
The following questions below are meant to help you think about what embodied and participatory
literacies might mean:
 What is the role of the body in literacy?
 What practices promote participatory models of learning?
 How are performative and participatory literacies essential to functioning in the 21st century?
 How are bodies being used as tools rather than obstacles of reading, writing, and language?
 How are non-traditional literacy practices such as dance, art, drama, etc. being used in the
literacy classroom?
 How might embodied and participatory practices be sites of resistance and social justice?
 How are embodied and participatory literacy practice gendered?
 How are 21st century literacies impacting the way students participate within the world?
 In what ways are teachers and students part of “participatory cultures”?
 How do children’s and young adult literature demonstrate embodiment and participatory
literacies?
 How are students and teachers using their bodies to interact with the social, cultural, and
historical worlds around them?
Poetry
We accept poetry submissions related to language and/or literacy education of up to four
(4) poems in a single word or text (.doc, .rtf, or .txt) document. Poems do not have to be on
separate pages. Please single space (unless spacing is part of the poem) and put your name and
email address on the first page. Spoken poetry in mp3 format may also be submitted along with the
written text. We reserve the right to accept all or some of your poetry.
Art
We accept art submissions related to language and/or literacy education of up to four
(4) works of art (photos, drawings, paintings, comics, etc.) in .jpeg, .tiff, .png, or .gif format.
General Guidelines
Submissions should be emailed to jolleart@uga.edu. Please include a cover letter with the title(s) of
the works you are submitting and a brief (maximum 75-word) bio.
Submitted work should not have been previously published (we don’t count publication on your
own blog or social networking page as prior publication). Simultaneous submissions are not
considered. The review board will do our best to respond to submissions within 8 weeks. No one
should submit new work until a decision is received. We regret that we are not able to give
feedback on individual submissions.
JoLLE@UGA acquires first-time publication rights to all accepted poetry and art submissions. After
publication, rights return to the authors, who may republish their work in any manner they wish,
electronic or print, with acknowledgment of JoLLE@UGA as the original place of publication.
Please see our website http://jolle.coe.uga.edu/ for more information about the journal. Poetry
and/or Art submissions are due by Friday, March 27th for consideration in our spring issue.