Submissions
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Hot Dish Magazine is published annually and takes submissions for short fiction, poetry, and the Hot Dish Challenge. We accept work from students (grades 9-12) who are attending high school in the Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI). We look for work that is full of passion and unique perspectives. We also like work that provides insight into the lives of high school students. We are looking for students who want to learn how to become better writers and who ultimately want to share their voices with the world.
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Hot Dish Challenge
The Hot Dish Challenge is designed to push you and your writing abilities by trying out different and fun writing prompts. The 2018/19 Hot Dish Challenge will be the Five-Spice Powder Challenge.
In the Five-Spice Powder Challenge writers will be given a list of words to use in either 1 short Story or 1 poem.
Word Bank of Spices:
rusty blade shake
shuffle brittle
feather exhaust
Short story: Write a complete story which uses five words from the limited word bank. These words may be altered but there root word must remain the same. For example, run can be changed to running, but pear cannot be changed to pair. Try to think of different ways each word could be used. One example is that raid could be a raid on the castle or Raid the insect repellent, or even the Raiders football team. Be creative! The five words do not have to be central to your poem or story; simply stir these five ingredients into your imagination and use them to spice up your work.
Be sure to bold your words so our editors may follow your cooking process.
Poem: Write a poem which uses five words from the limited word bank. These words may be altered but there root word must remain the same. For example, run can be changed to running, but pear cannot be changed to pair. Try to think of different ways each word could be used. One example is that raid could be a raid on the castle or Raid the insect repellent, or even the Raiders football team. Be creative! The five words do not have to be central to your poem or story; simply stir these five ingredients into your imagination and use them to spice up your work.
Be sure to bold your words so our editors may follow your cooking process.
In the Five-Spice Powder Challenge writers will be given a list of words to use in either 1 short Story or 1 poem.
Word Bank of Spices:
rusty blade shake
shuffle brittle
feather exhaust
Short story: Write a complete story which uses five words from the limited word bank. These words may be altered but there root word must remain the same. For example, run can be changed to running, but pear cannot be changed to pair. Try to think of different ways each word could be used. One example is that raid could be a raid on the castle or Raid the insect repellent, or even the Raiders football team. Be creative! The five words do not have to be central to your poem or story; simply stir these five ingredients into your imagination and use them to spice up your work.
Be sure to bold your words so our editors may follow your cooking process.
Poem: Write a poem which uses five words from the limited word bank. These words may be altered but there root word must remain the same. For example, run can be changed to running, but pear cannot be changed to pair. Try to think of different ways each word could be used. One example is that raid could be a raid on the castle or Raid the insect repellent, or even the Raiders football team. Be creative! The five words do not have to be central to your poem or story; simply stir these five ingredients into your imagination and use them to spice up your work.
Be sure to bold your words so our editors may follow your cooking process.
- A $50 prize for the Editor's Choice Award will be awarded to the winning entry in this category.
- Entrants will also be considered for a Fine Arts Scholarship to be used if they enroll at Buena Vista University in the future. Scholarships are $2000 for English majors and $2000 non-English majors who are active in the literary arts at BVU (non-majors must participate in FACES or Hot Dish Magazine for scholarship renewal).
Short Fiction
Hot Dish Magazine wants to publish your savory stories! Send us your well-seasoned characters. Let us sink our teeth into your chewy plots.
- Submit 1 short story (up to 1000 words), any genre, in a .doc or .docx file.
- A $50 prize for the Editor's Choice Award will be awarded to the winning entry in this category.
- Entrants will also be considered for a Fine Arts Scholarship to be used if they enroll at Buena Vista University in the future. Scholarships are $2000 for English majors and $2000 non-English majors who are active in the literary arts at BVU (non-majors must participate in FACES or Hot Dish Magazine for scholarship renewal).
Poetry
Hot Dish Magazine wants to publish your delicious imagery! Send us your most delectable lines and your tangiest slant rhymes.
- Submit 1-3 poems (up to 50 lines each), any form or style.
- Please submit poems in one .doc or .docx file.
- A $50 prize for the Editor's Choice Award will be awarded to the winning entry in this category.
- Entrants will also be considered for a Fine Arts Scholarship to be used if they enroll at Buena Vista University in the future. Scholarships are $2000 for English majors and $2000 non-English majors who are active in the literary arts at BVU (non-majors must participate in FACES or Hot Dish Magazine for scholarship renewal).