Bi-Annual Publication
A Look Inside
The Journal
Highlighting
writers
photographers
artists
Featuring
poetry
short stories
flash fiction
creative nonfiction
visual art
photography
Including
themed contests
general submissions
category contests

Cardinal Sins publishes work from writers and artists all around the world. It is a student-run literary arts journal based out of Saginaw Valley State University in Michigan.
Cardinal Sins is published twice a year. Each issue features general submissions that were accepted through a blind judging process. Themed / genre contest winners and honorable mentions are also published within the corresponding journal issue.
Cardinal Sins placed first in the American Scholastic Press Association (ASPA) Contest in 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2015. It placed first with special merit through ASPA in 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, and 2017. In 2016 and 2017, ASPA also named Cardinal Sins the Most Outstanding College Literary-Art Magazine.
What We Are

General Submissions
Eligibility
open worldwide
no fee
unpublished work
Submit
poetry
short stories
flash fiction
creative nonfiction
visual art
photography
For more info...
General Deadlines
Fall Issue
September 10th
Winter Issue
February 4th
Status Notification
Two months after deadline

Themed Contest
For more info...
Eligibility
open worldwide
no fee
Submit
artwork
Theme
decay
Prize
$100
publication
1st
October
Fall Contest Deadline

Thank you to all the participants of the Winter 2018 "Split" hybrid-genre contest.
And Honorable Mentions
Themed Contest Winner
Past Journal Issues
Biannual Publication
Masthead
SVSU Sins Foundation
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Contact Us
Have questions? Shoot us an email!
Feel free to ask about
joining the journal staff
contest rules and deadlines
submissions
Co-Editors-in-Chief
Victoria Phelps
Mackenzie Bethune
Copy Editor
Kellie Rankey
Madeleine Taylor
Poetry Editor
Alexa Foor
Fiction Editor
Aran Singh
Photography Editor
Jacob Browning
Art Editor
Anna Slavin
Faculty Advisor
Kim Lacey
Why donate?
fund printed issues
more monetary prizes
encourage student growth
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