Submission Guidelines
Submission Guidelines
Oakwood is the literary and arts annual of South Dakota State University, publishing the work of writers and artists of the Northern Great Plains region. We define this region as those states that adjoin South Dakota (Wyoming, Minnesota, North Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Montana). By “writers and artists of,” we mean people who (a) live in this region now, or (b) had a significant, long-term relationship with this region but currently live elsewhere. We publish writers and artists of the Northern Great Plains region at all levels of experience—from students at SDSU to authors with multiple books in print.
Submissions are now closed. Thank you to those of you who submitted during our submission period, our student editors will begin reading selections very soon, and we look forward to launching the publication at our annual launch party on Wednesday, April 22nd at 7 p.m. At the Daschle Research Study.
Submissions will open again in October 2026.
