<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Armstrong, Dr. David M.</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:darmstro@uiwtx.edu">darmstro@uiwtx.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Feb 6, 2023 at 2:56 AM<br>Subject: Quirk 2023 Now Open for Submissions<br>To: <br></div><br><br>



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<span style="color:rgb(23,43,77);font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:14.666667px;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear Creative Writing, English, and Arts Faculty,</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(23,43,77);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The
 literary magazine, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(23,43,77);font-style:italic;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Quirk</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(23,43,77);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">,
 is seeking submissions for our Spring 2023 issue! We’d appreciate your help spreading the word to all undergraduate writers and artists associated with your programs. Run by student-editors at University of the Incarnate Word,</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(23,43,77);font-style:italic;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
 Quirk</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(23,43,77);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
 is a print and online journal showcasing the brightest up-and-coming writers and artists from undergraduate institutions across the country and internationally.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(23,43,77);font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">What
 We Consider:</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(23,43,77);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(23,43,77);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We
 accept undergraduate work in fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and visual art</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(23,43,77);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.
 We’re open to any and all subject matter and especially appreciate diverse perspectives from traditionally underrepresented groups such as the LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and non-binary communities, along with people with disabilities and others. All accepted artists and
 writers are interviewed and work with our student editorial staff to ensure their distinct voices reach the widest audience. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(23,43,77);font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Theme:</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(23,43,77);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
 In addition to accepting work in our general categories, this year,  the student-editors of
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 wanted the journal to reflect the resilience and strength of the global community during such difficult times, which is why this issue will also showcase works that highlight the theme of
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 For this themed category, we are seeking submissions in any genre that focuses on adaptation in our continually changing society, particularly those adaptations undertaken and experienced by people from diverse and underserved backgrounds. A special submission
 window for this category will be open; general submissions may also be considered for the themed category.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(23,43,77);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Full
 guidelines can be found on our Submittable portal. </span><a href="https://quirk.submittable.com/submit" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,82,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Quirk:
 The Literary Journal of the University of the Incarnate Word</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(or
 copy/paste: <a href="https://quirk.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">https://quirk.submittable.com/submit</a>)</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Deadline:
 March 25, 2023</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">For
 a sense of what kind of work we publish, you can read recent online issues: </span>
<a href="https://www.uiwquirk.org/2021-issue" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Quirk
 Online</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(23,43,77);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dr.
 David Armstrong: </span><a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">darmstro@uiwtx.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(23,43,77);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. </span></p>
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 see our university site: </span><a href="http://my.uiw.edu/quirk/index.html" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://my.uiw.edu/quirk/index.html</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(23,43,77);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.
 Thank you for your time and for passing along this opportunity to your undergraduate creative community.</span></p>
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<a href="https://www.uiw.edu/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,82,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">University
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David Armstrong, PhD<br>
Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing<br>
University of the Incarnate Word<br>
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