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If you are not a Black or Indigenous writer and the submission fee presents a financial hardship, please email us at sts@gmu.edu for a fee waiver.
Please note that affiliates of George Mason University may not submit their work for consideration until at least five years after their graduation date.
For more information, please visit our submissions page.
Our Winter 2025 Issue of So to Speak is an all-new collection of intersectional fiction, poetry, CNF, and visual art, with cover art by Gabriela Burlamaqui.
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