The Zine is Berkshire Community College's (BCC) student-driven journal of literary and visual arts. This annual spring publication is advised by Julianna Spallholz, Professor of English. It is published both in print and digitally.
Check out the BCC Zine Website!
If you are interested in joining Zine's editorial staff or have questions regarding submissions, contact:
Liesl Schwabe in the Writing Center
lschwabe@berkshirecc.edu
Zine has published poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, script, mixed or cross-genre work, and critical essays, and is open to considering any form of writing that students wish to submit. We ask that written work be double-spaced and not exceed 12 typed pages.
Zine also considers any form of visual art, as long as images of the work are submitted digitally.
Zine is curated and managed by a faculty advisor and by a staff of student editors. Student editors are responsible for reading submissions and making recommendations regarding content for each new issue. Students interested in joining Zine's editorial staff should contact the Faculty Advisor.
The submission deadline for the 2023 issue will be announced soon. Any submissions that come in after the deadline will still be considered for the following year's issue.
Copies of Zine are always free!
Each year, to celebrate the publication of a new issue, Zine has held an on-campus event that includes student readings of their work, student artist talks, snacks and treats, and free copies of the issue.
No. A presentation at the launch event is not at all required, though we do think it's a great opportunity for students to show off their creative and scholarly accomplishments!
