Call for Submissions | University of Calcutta’s Magazine, “The Muses”: Submit by August 31

About University of Calcutta

The University of Calcutta is a collegiate public state university located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was established on 24 January 1857 and is the first multidisciplinary and Western-style institution in Asia.Within India, it is recognized as a “Five-Star University” and accredited an “A” grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The University of Calcutta was awarded the status of “Centre with Potential for Excellence in Particular Area” and “University with potential for excellence” by the University Grants Commission (UGC).

About the Magazine, “The Muses”

‘The Muses’, is the official online bi-annual publication, written and edited by the students of the Department of Law, University of Calcutta, which chronicles all activities under the aegis of the institution and paints a picture of the yearly endeavours of this institute and its students.

This publication provides a platform for the students to exhibit their creative, scientific, literary, academic prowess. In this edition, the committee is accepting submissions from all.

Who can Submit?

The Magazine is accepting submissions from all. This includes individuals not enrolled as students of the Department of Law, University of Calcutta.

Submissions Categories

• Fiction: Stories, Poems
• Non-fiction: Articles, Essays, Opinion Pieces, Travelogues, Book and Film Reviews.
• Photographs, paintings/digital art: Should be submitted in a jpeg format, in the highest resolution possible.

Submission Guidelines

• All submissions should be made to dolcu.themuses[at]gmail.com
• The magazine will accept opinion pieces, prose, poems, travelogues, essays, book and film reviews, and articles.
• Authors must mention their name, semester, and institutional affiliation in the submission mail.
• The subject of the mail should be ‘Submission for The Muses: 5th Edition’.
• Note: Sexually explicit, overtly political, and plagiarized submissions will be rejected.
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Formatting Guidelines

• Should be submitted in a pdf and an editable word format.
• Word limit: 5000 words.
• The magazine allows up to three co-authors.
• The magazine will only accept submissions in English.
• Citations should be hyperlinked.

General

1. Please mention your name, semester and institutional affiliation in the submission mail.

2. The magazine is accepting submissions from guest creators (individuals not enrolled as students of Department of Law, University of Calcutta.) 

Perks

All contributors whose pieces will be published in the magazine will get an e-Certificate of Publication.

Submission Deadline

August 31, 2022

Contact Information

1. All queries should be addressed to dolcu.themuses[at]gmail.com or
2. Nilanjana Dutta (Joint Secretary): +91 79801 02791
3. Esha Barua (Joint Secretary): +91 70037 18148

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