Refractions

Submit your work

Any BHS student or staff can send us fiction, poetry, or art. We read everything we get.

2026 Seasonal Writing Contest: Home

A place or a feeling. Send us your version of home.

Deadline
Sunday, December 13th @11:59 pm
Open to
All BHS students and staff
Categories
Fiction, poetry, and art
Entries
One per person
Judging
Refractions staff and faculty advisor read entries
Prize
75 dollars and publication in winter issue

To enter, use the submission form below.

Before you send it

  • Art: JPG or PNG, at the largest size you have. A clear photo of physical work is fine.
  • Writing files: a Google Doc link, .docx, or PDF.
  • Send only your own original work.
  • You can submit as often as you like, in more than one category.

What happens next

  1. You get a confirmation when the form goes through.
  2. The staff reads your piece.
  3. If your piece is accepted, an editor works with you on any changes. Nothing is printed without your approval.

You keep all rights to your work. We ask only for permission to print it in the magazine and post it in the online archive.

Submission form

Form not loading, or asking you to sign in? Open the form in a new tab, or email your work to bhs.refractions@gmail.com.