The Olivetree Review is proud to be celebrating 40 years as Hunter College's undergraduate-run literary and arts magazine. We have published hundreds of writers and artists over the decades— among them are the artist Jaishri Abichandani, the novelist Zoraida Córdova, poet Suheir Hammad, short story writer Alexia Arthurs, Lambda Literary Award winner Mark Bibbins, New York Times bestseller Kim Wozencraft, and many more. We are excited for you to join us (or to have you back)!
Please read the category-specific guidelines before submitting. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at olivetreereview@gmail.com.
Traditionally, we have accepted short stories and excerpts from longer workers— but do not feel limited by this convention. We recommend prose pieces of a maximum of 8,000 words.
Please ensure that your name does not appear anywhere on your submission to ensure anonymity in the selection & editorial process.
The Olivetree Review has traditionally accepted photography, painting, sculpture, digital art, and other mixed media work. This year, we are excited to announce that we will be accepting animation, video art, and art from code. If there is an artwork you would like to submit but are unable to do so here, please contact us at olivetreereview@gmail.com.
Please title all pieces. Include information about the medium of your work, if necessary (for example: Gelatin silver print 11"x14", or Oil on canvas 30"x30."). If you are submitting pieces as a series, please note the title of the individual pieces which make up the series and the order in which the individual pieces are intended to appear.
Make sure your name appears nowhere on your submission to ensure anonymity in the editorial & selection process.
Make sure your name appears nowhere on your submission to ensure anonymity in the editorial & selection process.
Please, no more than FIVE poems per student per semester. Ensure your work is proofread and complete. All written work must be in standard 12 pt, Times New Roman font.
We ask that you submit no more than ten pages or ten minutes of a scene, script, or screenplay. Excerpts from longer works are permitted. Please make sure that your name does not appear anywhere on your submission to ensure anonymity in the editorial & selection process.
This year, we are excited to announce that we will also be accepting performances of submitted dramatic works— whether in audio or video format. These performances may only be for works for which you have submitted a script.