The English Department of Mills College (of which I am now a proud member) produces an annual literary & arts journal called 580 Split. This national journal includes innovative and risk-taking fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and art. It is one of the few literary journals carried by the Oakland Public Library and is also distributed in well-known Bay Area bookstores.

We are seeking submissions for this year’s journal which we’re envisioning as a status update on the Bay Area in five primary areas:

1. Technology
2. Labor
3. Education
4. Environment
5. Art

If you are an artist, please consider submitting your previously unpublished visual, written, sonic, or video work if it speaks to the local conditions of any of these categories. (Sonic or video work will appear on the associated website.) Though we cannot pay you if accepted, you will receive a free copy of the publication, as well as the recognition of being published in this prestigious journal. For more info, and to submit, go here: 580 Split Submissions. Deadline is November 16th.

To view a previous issue, visit:  580 Split: issue 15: Obsession (2013)