2025 Bell Tower Submission Form

By completing the submission form, you agree to abide by the editorial guidelines of The Bell Tower Arts Journal. Students are limited to three submissions per journal. All work, whether literary or artistic, must be accompanied by a completed submission form. Pen names may not be used. The deadline for the 2025 Bell Tower Arts Journal is November 14, 2024.

1. Enter your first and last name (no pen names)*

First NameLast Name

2. Enter your A-Number*

Ex: A00112233

3. Enter your TJC student assigned email address.*

Only current students at TJC are considered for inclusion in the journal. Students who submit in the fall semester should make sure to include an alternative email address.

4. This will be the name used in the journal, if selected. PAY ATTENTION TO SPELLING.

5. Enter your hometown. This town will be listed below your piece in the journal, if selected.

6. Enter your mailing address. Mailing address will be utilized for prize distribution. Please contact the editor if there is a sudden change of address. Avoid temporary addresses.

7. Enter a phone number (cell and home, if applicable). This information will be used for notifying winners and corresponding with artists during the editing of the manuscript. It is VERY important for the editor to be able to get a hold of the students into the next year.

9. Title of work. Avoid "Untitled" and pay mind to spelling.

This is the title that will be used in the journal, if included; be sure it matches any titles inside of the submission.

10. Brief description of original work. (For literary submissions, enter N/A) Enter the dimensions of the original piece as well as materials used in the creation process. This will be listed below your piece in the journal, if selected. Fine and graphic arts and photography submissions MUST include a size.

(ex: 10" x 8", Charcoal, Photoshop, Pencil, Fairy Lights, Paint, etc.)

Please include T-shirt size below.

Those published in the journal will receive a t-shirt tailor made to fit the cover art for that year.

!! Submission File Type !!

Please create and submit a high-resolution image of your artwork using these tips/instructions for submitting high-resolution files. Here is instructions text to resize photos.

The files must be no bigger than 8x10 with a resolution of 300ppi or 300 ppi in Photoshop. Ideally, they would be saved in the CMYK format instead of RGB. See "Instructions to Resize Photos" below.

Save and attach all fine art and photography submissions as lastname_titleofwork (Example: Minkel_BigLove)

_{*Any errors on the submission form will result in automatic disqualification from the journal. Failure to follow submission upload instructions will also result in disqualification. Pay attention to detail. Contact Regan Minkel (rmin@tjc.edu) or Torrey Wylie (twyl@tjc.edu) with any questions about fine art and photography submissions.}

Instructions for Resizing Media

Go to gimp.org/downloads, a free and open-source image editor. This is the official website of the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP). GIMP is a cross-platform image editor available for GNU/Linux, macOS, Windows and more operating systems. It is free software that you can change its source code and distribute your changes. Choose the appropriate link that matches your computer to download Gimp to your machine.

How to Change Image Resolution Using GIMP:

With GIMP open, go to File > Open and select n image. ...
Go to Image > Print Size.
A Set Image Print Resolution dialog box will appear like the one pictured above. ...
Type in your desired resolution in the X and Y Resolution fields. ...
Click OK to accept the changes.

Instructions for resizing with Photoshop

Open your file in Photoshop.
Click IMAGE > IMAGE SIZE. You should see a few different numbers, Like the Width, Height, and Resolution of your image.
Check the “Resample” checkbox. Type 300 into the Resolution box. ...
Make sure to choose pixels/inch from the pull-down menu. Click “OK”
Click FILE > SAVE.

*note: overall size should be in inches and no greater than 8 X 10

11. Upload submission here. Please review guidelines on the tjc.edu/belltower homepage prior to submitting. Failure to adhere to guidelines will result in automatic disqualification from the journal. Upload only one file per submission form. Students may submit up to three separate forms. *

File types accepted: pdf, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, csv, txt, rtf, html, zip, mp3, wma, mpg, flv, avi, jpg, jpeg, png, gif, psd

By signing below you certify that this submission is your own work and that you have acknowledged all sources used, when necessary. Additionally, you certify that this submission has not been previously submitted for publication anywhere else. Last, you certify that your submission has not been AI generated in any way.