Student Literary Magazine

Submissions Accepted for Student-Run Literary Magazine

Submissions are now being accepted for The Thread! The Thread is the student literary magazine of COCC, established to spotlight the creative work of student writers and artists. We believe there is strength in variety of perspectives and revere the honest, inspired writing of the intrepid literary adventurer. Through the mediums of creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry, we provide opportunities for students to connect and inspire others with voices sui generis. Whether it's a journal sewn by time, or a confession crocheted at 2am, we believe the strands of our diverse voices stitch a unifying thread.

Please see below for submission guidelines, but send us your flashiest fiction, your wildest poem, your most immersive personal essay. We're looking for the work you have been inspired to create!

The students in WR 299: Advanced Creative Writing will decide which submissions get published in the magazine during Spring Term 2026. Who better to help shape the creative landscape at COCC than the students themselves, right?

Thank you for sharing your writing with us! We know there's an incredible amount of creative talent here on campus, and we can't wait to showcase it.

Submission Guidelines:

• We consider previously unpublished, original works of creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry by current COCC students.
• You may submit up to one entry per category.
• There is a maximum of 3000 words per entry. Excerpts of a longer work, like a novel or memoir are permitted, but they should be self-contained.
• Submission files should include a title at the top but your name should not appear anywhere on the document.
• We do accept simultaneous submissions (if you have submitted a piece to another journal at the same time), but if your piece is accepted elsewhere, please inform us as soon as possible that you are withdrawing it from our consideration.
• If you have submitted something to the COCC Student Writing Contest, you can also submit that same piece to the literary journal.
• We don’t currently offer payment to writers for accepted pieces beyond publication in our online magazine.
• Writers of accepted submissions will be invited to participate in a public reading on the Bend campus during Week Ten of Spring Term 2026.

Submission Deadline:

• Friday, April 24th, 2026 by 11:59 PM.
• Submissions accepted via the Student Literary Magazine Submission Form 
• You will be notified by the end of May if your piece has been accepted or not.

Questions? Please email literarymagazine@cocc.edu.