Westwind UCLA's Journal of the Arts

About

Los Angeles is a crazy collision of intersections, and Westwind, UCLA’s student-run journal of the arts, strives to capture this spirit. We seek to provide a platform for the weird and wonderful voices found all over the greater Los Angeles area in whatever form they arise. For over fifty years, Westwind has been printing poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, art, music, and everything in between. Help us attempt to define the undefinable that is Los Angeles. Anything goes.

Limited Demographic: Submissions are restricted to UCLA students, faculty, alumni, and members of the greater Los Angeles community.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 2 x per year
Print Publication Print Publication: Published 1 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Collapse section Fiction Open

Dates:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Americans, People in a specific region.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words; Unknown number of pieces.
Short Story: 1,000 - 3,500 words; Unknown number of pieces.
Novel Excerpt: Up to 3,500 words; Unknown number of pieces.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Dates:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Americans, People in a specific region.

Lengths:

Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 3,500 words; Up to 5 pieces.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Open

Dates:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Americans, People in a specific region.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 3 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Experimental poetry.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Visual Art Open

Dates:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Americans, People in a specific region.

Lengths:

Artwork: Up to 5 pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including...
Mixed media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles, including: Experimental.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Image.

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Last Updated: 11 Aug 2026

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