Spring 2025 Print Submissions

Spring 2025 print issue creative writing submissions are open!

Poetry, fiction, and Denver—oh my! Do you like to write creatively? Whether it be poetry, fiction, or a mix of the two, CU Denver’s student-run newspaper, The Sentry, is looking for creative writing submissions that adhere to the prompt(s) below for publication in the spring print issue, named, “I ♡ Denver.” Please email all submissions to Sentry Leisure Editor, [email protected], for the chance to be published. Two winners will be selected—a poem and a fictional story—and will be published in The Sentry!

Fiction Prompt: Write a 400-500 word flash fiction story about Denver as if it were around during Medieval times. Please include at least two well-developed characters and three landmarks in Denver.

Poetry Prompt: Write a (max) one-page poem with three stanzas describing why, despite the popularly-held belief, Denver is the best place to find love. Please include these three words somewhere in the poem: skinny jeans, lion’s lair, and Pop Rocks. 

All questions can be directed to [email protected]. Submissions are due by email on March 11th, 2025 at 11:59PM.