How to Submit Your Work
Download our submission form (click here – it will download automatically), fill it out, and attach it (along with your essay) to an email addressed to starkvoices@gmail.com.
Submission Guidelines
The length and content of your essay will be determined by your instructor. Adhere to your instructor’s requirements for capstone and Honors assignments. When you are ready to submit your essay for publication, please follow the guidelines below:
- Submit your essay as a Google Doc link (permissions must be set to “Anyone with the link can edit”) or Word file (.doc or .docx). Do not submit as a .pdf file or copy and paste text in the body of your email.
- Ensure that all text is Times New Roman, 12 point font, and double-spaced.
- Use APA Style for your in-text citations and references; make sure that DOIs and URLs are functional, as we will insert hyperlinks for web publication.
- Include a brief (100 – 150 word) bio in the email with your submission (your major, interests, academic achievements and/or goals). You may also include a photo, if you are comfortable doing so.
We are happy to answer any questions via email, starkvoices@gmail.com, or in the Writing Center (room G200a at Main Campus / room A010 in Akron / ext. 4600).
Standard Legal Stuff
Stark Voices retains first electronic serial rights to publication. All rights revert to the author upon publication. Please acknowledge Stark Voices if your work is published elsewhere.
Your submission may be on any topic or deal with difficult subject matter; however, Stark Voices staff may require editing of – or reject outright – submissions contravening Stark State’s Freedom of Expression and Responsibilities guidelines (Policy No. 3357:15-13-48). Final decisions concerning suitability to publish will remain with the editorial staff of Stark Voices and/or Stark State College.
Plagiarism in any form is unacceptable. Please review Stark State College’s Digital Library page on plagiarism and Turnitin’s “Plagiarism Spectrum” guide. Any use of generative AI must be noted in your submission.
By submitting to Stark Voices, you confirm that your submission is your own work. You agree that you have secured any and all necessary permissions (when applicable) for publication of your work, whether written, visual or multimedia, prior to submitting to Stark Voices.