SUBMISSION
CLAWS accepts textual submissions year round - to be featured as individual online articles or in our biannual anthology Inkspot. Guidelines in general and for the forthcoming edition of Inkspot are outlined below.
General Submission Guidelines
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​Text up to 10,000 words.​
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Graphic or Visual mediums such as graphic novels up to 50 pages.
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Attach your work and send to claws.unimelb@gmail.com with the subject title: "General Submission" as a .pdf, .docx or google drive link.
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By sending your submission to our email, you are expression your agreement to our submission terms & conditions below:
INKSPOT 2025 Archive Submission Guidelines
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​Short Story: 1000-5000 words.
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Flash Fiction: 100-1000 words.
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Non-fiction: 5000 words.
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Poetry: 4 poems - 100 lines each.
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Scripts: 3000 words.
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Comics: 25 pages. Page size ~ a5.
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Other: email for specifications.
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Attach your work and send to claws.unimelb@gmail.com with the subject title: "Inkspot Submission" as a .pdf, .docx or google drive link.
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By sending your submission to our email, you are expression your agreement to our submission terms & conditions below:
Submission Terms & Conditions
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You retain all ownership and distribution rights of anything you submit.
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You can choose to remove your work from our website and digital Inkspot archive at any point in time and CLAWS will comply as soon as possible.
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Once hardcopies of Inkspot begin circulation, we cannot guarantee that we can recall or reprint the physical issue if you choose to remove or alter your work.
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We retain the right to reject or remove any work for any reason at our discretion.
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You give us the right to promote your published piece on CLAWS' social media, website, and Melbourne University associated events.
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We encourage you to sign up as a member for a free hardcopy of the publication on request.