"On a fateful day in 2004, the creators were huddled inside a local coffeehouse brainstorming ideas for the name of this new magazine. They wrote, crossed out, and crumpled sheets of paper in frustration, when there beside them, dropped from the arms of a passing waitress, a plate shattered and clickity-clacked against the fine masonry that lay beneath them. Metaphorical lightbulbs appeared above the creators' heads as they stared first at the remnants of the plate, then at each other with wide smiles. They quickly wrote down 'The Broken Plate' on an unblemished sheet. Such is the legend of its genesis."
And so, The Broken Plate was born. Now, I know you are all wondering; what The Broken Plate is? The Broken Plate is a nationally distributed literary magazine produced by Ball State University. The magazine features poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, screenwriting, one-act plays, art and photography, book reviews, and interviews. Currently, The Broken Plate is headed by Professor Mark Neely; a creative writing professor at Ball State University. With a team of 15 students who make up the editorial staff, who spend both semesters on the success of The Broken Plate.
But you want to know the cool part about this magazine? Anyone can submit their work and get a chance to be featured in this year’s issue, not just the students that walk the campus grounds. I know that there are a lot of creators in this community of book lovers and nerds, so I'm working alongside the hardworking students of BSU's English 489 class and encouraging you to submit your work for the chance to get featured!
And submitting is so easy, if you'd like to submit, The Broken Plate team takes online submissions.
Click here to submit your work to The Broken Plate!
The submission period ends October 31st!
Once there click on the big "Submit" button, which will then take you to Submittable; a secured submission site. Simply put your creation there as an accepted format (PDF for documents and PNG for images is recommended) and then click "submit!" And the best part, there is no fee to submit!
Previous Issues...
Spring 2017
Spring 2016
It may have all started back in 2004, but there is a whole crew who works hard to make this magazine a reality. Click here to see the hands behind the magic!
