Note:

This submission category is for Pride Month visual art. Submissions selected for acceptance will be published online as part of Polyphony Lit's Voices Blog and may be featured elsewhere on Polyphony Lit's platforms as promotional artwork.

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If you intend to submit poetry or prose for Pride Month, please submit here.

If you intend to submit cover art for Polyphony Lit, please submit here.

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Pride

Art Contest 2024

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In celebration of pride month, Polyphony Lit is honored to present a special contest for individuals who identify as being a part of the LGBTQIA+ community. The theme for this month’s contest is “Queer Joy.” For more details on the contest prize, see below.

 

Pride month celebrates and commemorates the shared beauty, struggles, and joy that comes with being part of the LGBTQIA+ community. 

 

With the death of Nex Benedict among many others, the rise of bans on gender-affirming care, the fear that many still have for their lives across less-accepting countries and cultures, such tragedies serve as painful reminders of the struggles and marginalization queer individuals have experienced, are experiencing, and will continue to experience. In the face of grief, pain, and loss, it is important to celebrate the little moments of accomplishments and happiness that are refreshing in today’s landscape: queer joy.

 

What does queer joy mean to you? Maybe it was the best friend that tackled you into a hug when you came out to them, or maybe it was a parent or a teacher using your preferred pronoun for the first time. Maybe it was smiling through your tears as you watched an episode of your favorite queer TV-series, maybe it was trying on clothes that you finally felt comfortable in, or maybe it was attending a relative’s same-sex wedding. Maybe it was your first pride parade, seeing the colors and smiles as you realize that you are a part of something so powerful, resilient, and beautiful.

 

The theme is open to your interpretation – be creative, and have fun with it!​

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Art Guidelines

 

Artist Qualifications​

• High school students (aged 14-18) from anywhere in the world are eligible to submit.

• For the art category, we welcome multiple submissions.

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Artwork Guidelines​

• Submitted artwork will be considered for any of the following categories: (1) Blog Post Artwork (which will be featured alongside creative writing and articles in an upcoming blog series on the LGBTQ+ community and banned books) or (2) Promotional Art (which will appear on social media, on our website, and in our online workshops).

• Images must be a .PNG or .JPG file.

• Images must be at least 2700 x 1800 pixels. Images with low resolution will not be eligible for cover art or t-shirt printing.

• Images must have a resolution of at least 300 DPI (dots per inch).

• Portrait orientation is preferred.

• We accept simultaneous submissions but if the piece is accepted elsewhere, please notify us immediately. Only previously unpublished artwork is eligible.

• All submissions must be original and may include drawings, paintings, collages, photographs, or mixed media.

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Using Submittable​

• Please upload submissions through Submittable. We do not accept email submissions or hard copies via mail.

• Upload only one piece per submission form. To submit more than one piece, complete more than one submission form.

• There is no fee to submit.

• We do not provide feedback on art submissions. If your piece is accepted for publication, we will notify you at the close of our submission cycle.

• If you are submitting visual art, you give us permission to publish your work as cover art, t-shirt art, or promotional art on Polyphony Lit's platforms as outlined by Polyphony Lit's Copyright Policies.

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