Under Construction
Every year since 1968, students at North Hennepin Community College have collaborated to produce the award-winning literary and arts journal Under Construction. Its pages have typically portrayed a breadth of human experience, but in recent years, as the student population has become more diverse and international and enrollment of both older, returning students and PSEO students has grown, this range has increased dramatically.
Submit Work
If you wish to submit your work, you can email your work directly to the Under Construction editorial board (underconstruction@nhcc.edu). Please send no more than four poems. Fiction and nonfiction submissions should be limited to 12 double-spaced pages (12 pt. font). If you have questions, please reach out directly to faculty editor, Haley Lasche, at (haley.lasche@nhcc.edu).
Deadline
Submit your work before February 18, 2024. Work submitted after that deadline will be considered for the 2025 issue of Under Construction. If you submit after February 18, 2024, please include at least one alternate email address where we can reach you.
Scholarship Opportunities
Students who submit either a short prose piece (500 words) and/or three poems before February 18, 2024 are eligible to apply for the Vicky and John Lettman Endowed Scholarship. You can read more about this Creative Writing Scholarship and how to apply here: Scholarships | North Hennepin Community College (nhcc.edu)