We’re still looking for submissions for this year’s volume of Root and Branch!
The new deadline is midnight on Monday, December 22.
Click the Submissions link to share your writing and/or art!
Words and Pictures 2025
2024 Deadline Extended
Our deadline for Volume XVIII has been extended until December 15.
Please visit our Submissions page to submit your art and/or writing.
We look forward to seeing your work!
Ivy Tech Day 2024
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 is Ivy Tech Day! We’re asking for donations to the English Program to support Root and Branch magazine, so we can keep giving student editors scholarships and the whole Ivy Tech community a place to share their voices through their writing and art.
Invitation to the 2024 Words and Pictures Release Party!
Call for Submissions – Volume XVII
You can submit your writing and/or art at any time, but we’ve extended our deadline this year until December 18 to allow students to finish up the coursework before submitting, if needed.
Click Submissions to get the details and submit your work!
Invitation to Words and Pictures, our Magazine Release Party
TEDX Talk by Root and Branch Editor
One of our Volume XIV editors BJ Yoho will be participating in the TEDxBloomington Sustain(Ability) event later this month. It takes place Thursday, March 30, 2023 from 6:30-8:30 pm in the Monroe County Public Library Auditorium.
Check out the TEDxBloomington website for more info and to get your free ticket!
2022 Deadline Extended Until Midnight December 17
To have your work considered for Volume XVI, please make sure to submit your work no later than midnight on December 17.
Please encourage others to submit – we’re looking for all types of creative writing and art. Right now we’re particularly low on art, so if you know an artist, please pass on our information.
Have a great Thanksgiving Break!
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