Cover Art for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 issues
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Our mission at Witness is to amplify extraordinary voices, feature writers from every part of the globe, and highlight pieces that speak to the present moment in an enduring and distinctive way. We are currently accepting cover art for our upcoming online and print issues. We encourage you to check out our past issues online or purchase a copy to become familiar with the magazine. Submissions will be open until 12/31/26.
Descriptions of our upcoming issue is as follows:
Fall 2026 - online issue, unthemed
Spring 2027 - print issue, theme of Dreams
Artists are encouraged to send up to six original images (high-resolution) for our editors to consider for publication. You are welcome to look to our past themed cover art for inspiration, or engage us with something new and evocative; we are most interested in how your work interprets and communicates an experience. We accept all mediums: photography, painting, drawing/illustration, sculpture, graphic design, etc. Please include the title(s) of your work, a short bio, a link to your portfolio or website, and any social media handles you use for showcasing your work.
*Please note: While we request non-exclusive rights to the winning selections, we do ask that any of the work you submit from your back catalog or current body of work not appear on a similar publication (such as another magazine cover) prior to, or following, our 2026/2027 publication date.
Submission Guidelines:
- Previously accepted or published work is not eligible.
- Submit up to 6 artworks as JPG files.
- All files must be at least 300 dpi.
- Artwork for our themed Spring issue should address the theme, but are welcome to interpret the theme broadly.
- Simultaneous submissions are welcome, but we ask that you notify us and withdraw the work immediately in the event that it is accepted elsewhere.
- Please do not submit an artwork that has already been declined.
- We are committed to paying our artists $150 for accepted pieces. Your donations help us maintain our Submittable page and operating costs, which we greatly appreciate!
- If you have any further questions, please direct them to witness@unlv.edu.
Thank you for your interest! We look forward to seeing your work.