ABOUT HITHERTO
Hitherto is the online literary journal of Mahidol University International College in Thailand. Mahidol University is well-respected for its scientific research, especially in the field of medicine, and also for its College of Music. The International College offers a variety of mostly business-oriented major programs. The establishment of a literary journal is part of the efforts of the Humanities and Languages Division to promote interest in the English language, literature, and creative writing.
Hitherto is edited by four faculty members of the Humanities and Languages Division. Their expertise range from English as a Foreign Language, comparative literature, philosophy, and the varied creative writing genres. They are assisted by students from the International College who demonstrate competence in the English language, interest in literature, and knowledge of computer technology.
Most of the featured written pieces in the first issue of Hitherto have been culled from assignment submissions to the short story, poetry, and philosophy courses at the International College. There are also a few pieces by faculty members, and in the future, Hitherto hopes that staff as well will submit written pieces.
GENERAL GUIDELINES:
-All writing and artwork must be original and not previously published.
-The journal shall retain rights for first publication.
-After publication in the journal, the rights to the written piece or artwork revert back to the author.
-Simultaneous submissions—when you submit the same piece to other journals at the same time as you submit it to MUIC’s literary journal—are acceptable. However, please let us know if you choose to publish in another journal.
-Include a short biography—two to five sentences—with your submission.
STORIES:
-We prefer stories that provide honest insight into the human condition.
-The story should be between 350 words to 6,000 words.
-It should contain almost no grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors. Writers must be willing to work with the editorial staff to correct remaining errors and issues with content.
-Each writer may submit more than one story.
-Save the story as a Microsoft Word file, doc or docx. Use a separate file for each story.
-E-mail the story as an attachment to the fiction editorial staff: jingalinggaling@hotmail.com.
POETRY:
-We prefer poems on fundamental themes of human life.
-We love poems that avoid clichés, use rich imagery, and have clarity.
-We accept traditional forms such as sonnets, tercets, and quatrains, and also free verse and shape poems with readable language.
-We do not accept unreadable experimentation with spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
-Poems should be between two to fifty lines.
-Each poet may submit more than one poem.
-Save the poem as a Microsoft Word file, doc or docx. Use one file for all poems submitted.
-E-mail the poem as an attachment to the poetry editorial staff: muicpoetry@yahoo.com.
ESSAYS:
-We prefer essays that display academic curiosity and courage.
-The essay should be in the field of philosophy, politics, ethics and/or esthetics. It need not be thoroughly knowledgeable in the respective field but it should attempt to think the topic through well enough not to dwell on clichés and be honest.
-The essay should be between 750-1,500 words.
-It should contain almost no grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors. Writers must be willing to work with the editorial staff to correct remaining errors and issues with content.
-Each writer may submit more than one essay.
-Save the essay as a Microsoft Word file, doc or docx. Use a separate file for each essay.
-E-mail the essay as an attachment to the nonfiction editor, Barbara Ekamp: icbarbara@mahidol.ac.th
ARTWORK
-We accept paintings, sketches, and photographs.
-We accept artwork on all themes, but we are looking particularly for those that show vivid life, movement, progression, or travel, in accordance with the journal’s name, Hitherto.
-We welcome photo essays. Please provide captions for the photographs. You may also provide a short accompanying write-up to the photo essay as a whole if you wish.
-Save the artwork as a digital jpeg file, compressed for high resolution. Save any texts as Microsoft Word files, doc or docx.
-E-mail the files to the web design and maintenance team : hitherto.webteam@gmail.com
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For submissions: jingalinggaling@hotmail.com (fiction), muicpoetry@yahoo.com (poetry)
Website: http://hitherto.muic.mahidol.ac.th
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