North Country Literary Magazine

03/29/2018

Don’t miss your shot at being published!! Submissions now being accepted.

03/09/2017

It's back! The NCLM is now accepting submissions for its 2017 issue. Send your photography/art, fiction, poetry, plays, creative non-fic, to [email protected] . Submissions should be no more than 2,000 words. No more than 3 submissions per person. Submit art in jpeg. Submit anything else in pdf or doc. Deadline April 5.

04/30/2016

Thank you so much to everyone who attended the release party this evening! And special thanks to all who stood up and read their work, that's no easy thing, but you all did wonderfully.

We hope you all have an excellent summer, and we can't wait to have you back in the autumn and see what wonderful art you're making! To our graduating students, we wish you the very best in all your future endeavors, whatever they may be!

As always, it has been a pleasure to witness all of the artistic and literary accomplishments of this campus and we are so grateful to everyone who has been a part of making this issue happen.

All the best,

The Editors

04/28/2016

Hello everyone!
Don't forget to attend Blueline and North Country's collaborative reading and release party tomorrow! 4 p.m. at Hurley's!

04/20/2016

North Country Literary Magazine's cover photo

04/20/2016

North Country Literary Magazine

04/01/2016

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO SUBMIT TO NCLM IF YOU WANT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE 2016 ISSUE!! SEND YOUR WORK TO [email protected] BEFORE MIDNIGHT!!!

03/21/2016

Attention writers and artists!

We are extending our deadline to April 1st - so it's still not too late to send us something for this year's issue!

Please send all submissions and inquiries to [email protected]

Sincerely,
The Editors

02/16/2016

Happy Snow Day, SUNY Potsdam!

What a fantastic day to stay indoors and do some writing!

02/12/2016

design credit: Danielle Gang

01/30/2016

Hello everyone!
Hope you all had a wonderful first week of classes!

This is just a friendly reminder that we are currently accepting submissions for our 2016 issue!

We are looking for a diverse range of voices and genres including: poetry, fiction, short-plays, photography, artwork, and creative non-fiction.

Please send any and all submissions or inquiries to [email protected]

All submissions are due by Friday, March 25th, by 4 p.m.

Sincerely,
The Editors

11/08/2015

Hello everyone!

North Country is now accepting submissions for our 2016 issue!

We are looking for a diverse range of genres including poetry, fiction, artwork, short plays, and creative non-fiction.

All submissions are due by Friday, March 11th, and should be sent to [email protected].

08/18/2015

Ghost City Press

Hey everybody! One of our editors, Kevin Bertolero, has a book of poetry coming out from Ghost City Press in a few weeks!! You can pre-order copies from their web store by clicking on the link below!!
https://gumroad.com/ghostcitypress

Thank you for your support! The money GCP makes from your purchase goes towards paying our writers and publishing amazing new books, so go you! If you happen to purchase more than one of our awesome titles, Gumroad will charge you separate shipping costs (an additional $3.00 for each different title…

08/02/2015

“Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery - celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: 'It’s not where you take things from - it’s where you take them to.'"

- Jim Jarmusch

07/18/2015

Hello everyone!

Here is the second NCLM Reading Recommendation, another from Jacob:
"Beggars in Spain" by Nancy Kress

"A sci-fi novella about a growing minority of 'sleepless': people who never need to sleep, thanks to genetic enhancements received in embryonic state. While a great story of a troubled family, it also investigates the inherent inequality of the human condition, and what we owe to each other."

P.s. If you read our first recommendation, "The Mysteries of Pittsburgh," let us know what you thought in the comments!

07/02/2015

NCLM Summer Reading Recommendations

From Jacob:

"The Mysteries of Pittsburgh" by Michael Chabon

"Like a modern-day 'Graduate', this book examines an aimless college grad grappling with newfound homosexual desire and the knowledge that his material comfort depends on the pain of others."

07/02/2015

Hello everyone!
Looking for some great summer reading material? The editors of North Country have some recommendations for you!

Check back here tomorrow for our first review!

05/11/2015

If you didn't get a copy of North Country at the reading, please feel free to stop by the English & Communications Lounge and grab an issue!

05/08/2015

Thank you so much to everyone who came to our reading this afternoon! It was truly wonderful to see so many faces there.

It has been such a pleasure to work on this issue and experience first hand the creative talents of SUNY Potsdam - we hope all of you enjoyed it as thoroughly as we did.

Good luck everyone with your upcoming finals! To our graduates, congratulations, and best of luck with all your future endeavors. For those of you who are returning, we look forward to seeing you again in the Fall.

Sincerely,
The Editors

05/07/2015

Hello everyone,
don't forget our reading is this afternoon, 4 p.m. in the Fireside Lounge! See you all there!

04/24/2015

Hello everyone! The 2k15 North Country Reading will be happening Thursday, May 7th, at 4 p.m. in the Fireside Lounge!
Come and listen to some fantastic writing, admire the artwork, and pick up your copy of the issue!

04/10/2015

Congratulations to everyone whose work was accepted for this year's issue of North Country!

We had many, many submissions this year and it was no small task selecting which ones to publish. We would like to thank everyone who took the time to send us their writing and artwork. It was wonderful to experience the enthusiasm and creativity of our community here at SUNY Potsdam!

03/26/2015

Hello everyone! This is your very last call to submit for the Spring 2015 issue! Please send any final submission to [email protected] by midnight, tomorrow!

03/19/2015

So excited to see a wide variety of submissions!
Keep them coming, folks!

03/16/2015

Deadline Extension:
We have decided to extend our deadline through Friday, March 27th. If you wanted to submit but didn't have a chance yet, you now have a second opportunity to do so!

03/13/2015

Don't forget! Today is the last day to submit something for North Country!
Send submissions to [email protected] by the end of today.

02/27/2015

Happy Spring Break, everyone! Travel safe and don't forget to keep writing and submitting over the break - that March 13th deadline will be here before you know it!

02/14/2015

"The power of a glance has been so much abused in love stories, that it has come to be disbelieved in. Few people dare now to say that two beings have fallen in love because they have looked at each other. Yet it is in this way that love begins, and in this way only." - Victor Hugo

Happy Valentine's Day, everybody!

02/13/2015

Only one more month to submit your writing and/or artwork to North Country! E-mail all submissions to [email protected]!

02/12/2015

Thanks to everyone who stopped by our table today! We hope you enjoy your copy of North Country!

02/11/2015

Didn't get a copy of last year's NCLM? Come to the Union today to pick one up! We'll be tabling from 12-2.

02/02/2015

Doesn't all this beautiful snow just make you want to go write some poetry?

01/31/2015

Here are our submission guidelines as we have had a few people inquiring about where to find them. They can also be found in the "About" section of our page. Best of luck to everyone submitting!
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Submissions for North Country Literary Magazine should be emailed to [email protected] in Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx) format. Please include the word “SUBMISSION” in the subject line of your email. Students are also welcome to drop off hard copies to the English and Communication Department office, Morey 120.

Pieces, whether they be poetry, fiction, non-fiction, short plays, etc, should not exceed 2000 words. Please make sure you include your name, address, and email address somewhere in your submission.

Photography and other artwork should be submitted in high resolution .jpeg file format.

We will take simultaneous submissions as well as previously published submissions (please make a note in your submission if your submitted piece has been published elsewhere). Please, no more than three submissions per issue.

Our response time varies, but more than likely we will begin to respond to submissions after the deadline. Our deadline is susceptible to extension. If you do not hear from us, it does not mean you have been silently rejected, it just means we’re taking our time considering your work!

01/26/2015

Hello everyone! This is just a friendly reminder that we are currently accepting submissions. Send your artwork, poetry, fiction, short plays or non-fiction to us at [email protected] by March 13th!