First Year Journal: Open Call!

Submissions for the 2nd issue of the First Year Journal are open until January 31st!

2025 Theme: Nature / Nurture

How have you been inspired by NATURE?

Who or what has NURTURED you?

What comes to you as ‘second NATURE’?

Submit Artworks (painting, drawing, photography, mixed media) either separately or paired with some writing. Horizontal, square, or vertical works are welcome.

Submit Writing (poems, essays, stories, memoirs) that speak to the theme of Nature / Nurture.

Any genre is accepted, the maximum word count is 750 words.

All submissions will be reviewed and chosen works may be edited for clarity / consistency. Students will receive two copies of the print version, to be published in Spring. See examples of student work in the 2024 online version here.

Extended Deadline: January 31, 2025 ——> submit here

View the 2024 Inaugural Issue: Presence/Absence

Questions: parsonsfirstyear@newschool.edu