Who may submit?
Everyone! You do not have to be affiliated with Princeton University to submit.
Who may be an Editor or Reviewer?
Any Princeton student – undergraduate, graduate, or postdoc.
How do I become involved?
Visit a Melange meeting, or email melange@princeton.edu.
What do Editors and Reviewers do?
Editor in Chief – Read and vote on submissions in the spring. In the fall, approve all edits before they are sent to contributors.
Head Essay Editor – Read and vote on submissions in the spring. In the fall, edit essays and field questions from contributing essay writers.
Essay Editors – Read and vote on submissions in the spring. In the fall, edit essays.
Head Prose Poetry Editor – Read and vote on submissions in the spring. In the fall, edit prose poems and field questions from contributing prose poets.
Prose Poetry Editors – Read and vote on submissions in the spring. In the fall, edit prose poems.
Head Visual Arts Editor – Read and vote on submissions in the spring. In the fall, edit visual submissions and field questions from contributing artists.
Visual Arts Editors – Read and vote on submissions in the spring. In the fall, edit visual submissions.
Head Layout Editor – Read and vote on submissions in the spring. In the fall, design the journal.
Layout Editors – Read and vote on submissions in the spring. In the fall, assist the Head Layout Editor and/or the Advertiser.
Staff Editors – Read and vote on submissions in the spring. In the fall, assist any editorial team in need (Essay, Prose Poetry, Visual Arts, Layout).
Reviewers – Read and vote on submissions in the spring.
What is the page limit?
There is no page limit for Melange. However, if your submission is over 25 pages, we may not be able to review it until the following semester.
What do we not accept?
We do not accept AI-generated submissions, plagiarized material, propaganda, sexually explicit photography, discriminatory content, or anything else that does not comply with Princeton’s values as stated in Rights, Rules, and Responsibilities.