To our first thing, we accept visual and literary art that is well crafted in form and content.

-In visual art (i.e. photography, drawings, paintings, iconography, sculpting, printmaking, etc.) we seek the quality of irrefutable beauty. This does not mean work must be ‘pretty’ or ‘idyllic’, but rather contain a deeper quality that nudges the soul towards God. Because of our emphasis on the integrative value of man, preference is given to physical art as opposed to digital, although we do accept both. In the category of visual art, we also accept art analysis pieces with historical and philosophical context, stylistic interpretation, and appreciation.

-Our literary art category is made up of poetry, short fiction, and creative non-fiction. In the short-fic and creative non-fic section, we select work with vivid, fleshed out characters. We value imaginative, truthful tales that touch upon all the nerves in our beings and leave us feeling as if there was something being said a great deal beyond the color of John Deer’s socks. Shock us with the hard facts. Delight us with the mundane. Make us believers. We do not accept horror and prefer work that does not belong to a typical genre. We make occasional allowances for mild profanity, at the author’s discretion, for the solidifying of specific dialects or characters. Purposeless and/or gratuitous profanity is not accepted, nor is sexually explicit content.

Our second thing is our broadest submission section with the fewest limitations. If you can conceive an idea and present it eloquently, we are happy to consider it for publication. Our ideas section considers anything that is intellectually interesting, insightful, and, of course, well-written. This includes, but is not limited to cultural criticism, literary analysis, philosophy digests, dinner table conversations, book reviews, short biographies, history papers, capstones, theses, theological discourses, or a solid synthesis of the above. We seek interesting, applicable idea pieces that broaden our understandings, strengthen our characters, and inspire us to be thoughtful and learned people. While we acknowledge that there is nothing new under the sun, we would like work that presents and connects ideas in an original way. While adult writers set the tone for this section, we look foremost for genuine intellectual merit in our young writers; cohesive subject matter is secondary.

To our third thing, we accept work relating to entrepreneurship and personal success skills. This section encompasses submissions on applicable financial topics, self-education, starting and growing businesses, lessons learned and real-life applications, marketing and sales, life skills, book recommendations, college thoughts (to go or not to go, that is the question!), and personal success tips. We are attempting to forge a new vision of adult responsibilities as possibilities, so we foremost value optimistic work that presents hope for a good adult life. Excite us with what’s possible, enable us with the tools to achieve it. We are always looking for young entrepreneurs to spotlight in this section; if you run a business or a side hustle and would be interested in being a young entrepreneur spotlight, please email us at threethingssubmission@proton.me.