Call for Submissions | Lost Stories Magazine by NLU Assam: Submit by April 05

About NLUJA, Assam

National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam, is a premier law institute located in the gateway city of North-East that is Guwahati, Assam. It was established in 2009 through the National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam Act passed by the State Legislature of Assam as a public university dedicated to the field of legal education.

About the Lost Stories

The Lost Stories is the annual literary magazine of the National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam, under the aegis of the Literary and Debating Committee. The magazine seeks to provide a platform for students to look beyond the pages of their mundane academic lives and showcase their creative skills and talents.

Call for Submissions

Lost Stories Magazine, the literary platform of the National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJA), is thrilled to announce an extension for our Call for Submissions. Due to the overwhelming response and the influx of incredible contributions pouring in, we have decided to extend the submission deadline to April 5th, 2024. This extension provides an excellent opportunity for those who still need to submit their work to join our vibrant community of creatives. Whether you’re an established author/ artist or an emerging voice, we invite you to share your tales with us.

This edition of Lost Stories is accepting all formats of unpublished and original entries, be it written arts like poetry, prose, articles (opinion pieces, essays, book reviews, film reviews, etc.), visual and fine arts (photography, paintings, comedy sketches, digital art, etc.), travelogues and any piece of self-expression and creativity. Selected submissions will be featured in our upcoming issue, reaching readers across the globe.

Eligibility

Students, academicians, research scholars, and anyone wanting to put across their creative flare can contribute to the magazine.

Theme

The submissions need not be restricted to any theme. They publish entries related to both, one’s lifestyle, and the ones related to general issues aimed towards sensitizing the readers.

Submission Guidelines

• All submissions to the magazine should be original and should not be simultaneously considered by any other publication. Plagiarised submissions will be rejected.
• The language of the submissions should be in English.
• Citations should be in the form of hyperlinks.
• Co-authorship is allowed to a maximum of two authors.
• All written submissions should be in the form of a Word document (.doc or .docx format). The Submissions shall include the following:
  • Articles: The entries can be on any contemporary topic of your interest with a word limit of 1500-2000 words, excluding footnotes or endnotes. Longer posts might be considered depending on their quality.
  • Poetry: Haikus, sonnets, limericks, or the good old free verse; your poem can be of any kind or topic in the universe. While there is no such limit on words, it is preferable to have one-page entries.
  • Prose: Entries can include stories (fictional or non-fictional), opinion pieces, essays, travelogues, book reviews, and film reviews with a word limit of 1000-1500 words.
  • Visual and Fine Artwork: Entries can include painting, sketch, digital art, photographs (only acceptable in high-resolution .jpeg format), hand-drawn comics, manga strips, etc. All such submissions must be submitted in the form of high-resolution images. Images must be your original work. Basic editing, including color enhancement, the use of filters, and cropping of the images is acceptable, provided any such editing does not affect the authenticity and/or genuineness of the submission. A submitter/ contributor must refrain from using any advanced editing techniques that create illusions, or deceptions or that manipulate the image (for example: adding or subtracting significant elements within the image).
  • Audio Notes/Audio Submissions: Entries must be of a maximum duration of 10 minutes. They must be free from any extraneous sounds such as plosives, mic pops, or any other hardware noise such as mouse clicks, surrounding noise, excessive mouth noise, and any other outtakes. The audio files can be sent in either of the following formats, MP3, M4A, WAV, AAC, AIFF. The consistency in the audio levels, tone, noise spacing, and pronunciation shall be maintained by the contributor throughout.

Submission Deadline

The deadline for submission is April 5, 2024, 11:59 PM IST.

Submission Procedure

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Submissions must be uploaded at the link given at the end of the post.

Contact Information

• If any contributor has any queries or would like to discuss a proposal, please email [email protected]
• Vikranta Barsay (Editor-in-chief, ‘The Lost Stories’): +91 9952389400
• Maahi Agarwal (Managing Editor, ‘The Lost Stories’): +91 8955707992
• Ramendra Singh Sengar (Associate Editor, ‘The Lost Stories’): +91 9532353521