Submissions to Talisman are now closed for 2025.
The deadline to submit is in March and notifications occur in April. The magazine will be published by the end of spring semester.
Talisman accepts submissions of poetry, prose, and art. Any student enrolled at Skyline College is eligible to submit work for consideration. The magazine is completely designed and created by Skyline College students each Spring Semester.
Submission Guidelines
Make sure your name and email are on each submission. Submissions that do not follow all guidelines will not be considered. Contributors receive two copies of Talisman.
The deadline for submissions is March 2025.
Writing
Email submissions as a Word Document only to SkylineTalisman@my.smccd.edu or deliver as a hard copy to Professor Rob Williams in the Language Arts Division in Building 8, Room 8-112.
Poetry: Submit 1-5 Poems
Prose: 1-2 Pieces of Fiction, Nonfiction, Hybrid, or Drama. 7 Pages Maximum, Double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12 Pt. Font.
Visual Art
Email submissions to SkylineTalisman@my.smccd.edu or as a hard copy to Professor Rob Williams in the Language Arts Division.
Visual Art: 1-5 Pieces in any medium. Image resolution should be at least 300 dpi and in .jpg format. We publish full-color and black and white images. Talisman may use images for publicity.
Prizes
All submissions will be considered for Prizes.
- First Prize: $100
- Second Prize: $75
- Third Prize: $50