Solstice's Season 202X Contests

​Solstice's Season 202x Contests are now closed.
Check out the moon submissions which are always open!

Return on: XX Month 202X

All of Solstice's contests are run in partnership with Kada's Bookstore, and is for artists who are currently pursuing an undergraduate degree at an accredited university. 

• The first place winning writer will get 2 free copies of the print magazine, featured placement in magazine and website, will be recognized as a special addition to the magazine on the author's and credit pages and back cover, and will be featured as a author spotlight on the back cover of the print magazine along with poetry winner.
• The second place winning writer will get 2 free copies of the print magazine, featured placement in magazine and website and will be recognized as a special addition to the magazine on the author's and credit pages.
• The third place winning writer will get 2 free copies of the print magazine and featured placement in magazine.

​Submissions are open to residents of the US.

Terms of Entry

1. Solstice's Art & Photography Contest​ is open to all artists who are currently registered in an undergraduate degree program, and who are residents of the United States. If we accept your work, we will ask for proof of your current enrollment.
2. Artists may submit up to 2 entries each.
3. Entries must be in the form of portfolios; a portfolio must contain 3 – 10 pieces. One or all the pieces may be chosen to win. Portfolios that are not between 3 and 10 pieces will not be eligible.
4. Please include a cover letter on the first page of your submission, including your name, your mailing address, and your email address. Entries must be sent in the following formats only: .doc, .docx, .pdf or in a zipped folder for art submissions.
5. Please note that teal or sage color schemes are most preferred.
6. ​Entrants must pay the entry fee of $12 in order to be eligible.
7. Entry fees and submissions must be made in the following manner: pay for an entry via Solstice’s online store; you will receive an email receipt once payment has been made; submit using the form on Solstice’s website and include the order reference number.
8. Only submissions received and paid for by the due date will be considered. Entries that are not paid for, incomplete, are corrupted or submitted after the deadline will not be considered.
9. The entry must be the entrant’s own original creation and must not infringe upon the right or copyright of any person or entity.
10. Shortlisted entrants will be notified by email when they have made the list. Unsuccessful entrants will not be contacted.
11. The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence will be entered into regarding the judging process.
12. Solstice does accept simultaneous submissions, provided that you notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere. We also ask that, once you have acknowledged our acceptance, you withdraw the work from consideration elsewhere or forfeit the prize.
13. Solstice will have the exclusive right to publish the winning and shortlisted portfolios for six months from first publication in The Solstice Literary Magazine. After six months, the rights will revert to the author. Should the pieces be published elsewhere, we ask that the appropriate credit is acknowledge in print that Solstice published it first.

Only submissions which meet all Terms and Conditions will be considered.

By entering this competition, each entrant agrees to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.

How to Enter

Entries cost $12 each. Up to 2 submissions will be accepted from a single artist. To enter, purchase a ‘Contest Entry Ticket’ from our online store. Then fill out the submission form and enter the order reference number, along with your submission, in the order form. Only entries with valid order reference numbers will be considered.