The Scanner welcomes submissions from undergraduate students writing/creating on topics in Scandinavian and Nordic Studies from all across North America.
The Scanner is open to submissions until January 15, 2027.
We are accepting:
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Academic Essays
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Creative Fiction
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Creative Nonfiction
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Poetry
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Original Artwork/Photography
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Multimedia
We are willing to accept up to FOUR works for consideration.
Please submit your work here.
Requirements:
ALL works published in The Scanner MUST be students’ ORIGINAL work, written/composed/created WITHOUT content from generative AI.​
ACADEMIC PAPERS​
The Scanner is looking to accept academic papers written in English by students in a university class. These papers can encompass a variety of subjects, including but not limited to:
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Nordic literature and media studies
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Language and linguistics
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History
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Current affairs
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Studies in economics
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Climate and environmental sciences
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Cultural studies and anthropology
Please note this is a limited list; we are open to any academic topics that are relevant to Nordic Studies. → Recommended grade is 75%. However, feel free to submit in any case; we do ask for the grade received on the academic paper to be included in the submission.
→ Soft limit of 7,000 words (with roughly 10% leeway)
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CREATIVE FICTION/NONFICTION
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Written for English-speaking audience
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Soft limit of 5,000 words, with 10% leeway
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Written in English
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Nordic/Scandinavian themed or inspired
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Featuring Nordic/Scandinavian elements (symbols, story elements, language, etc.)
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POETRY
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Limit of 2,000 words
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Written for English-speaking audience
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Nordic/Scandinavian themed or inspired
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Featuring Nordic/Scandinavian elements (symbols, story elements, language, etc.)
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ARTWORK/MULTIMEDIA
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Nordic/Scandinavian themed or inspired
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Featuring Nordic/Scandinavian elements
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PHOTOGRAPHY
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Taken in Scandinavia/Norden OR
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Nordic themed from North America
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Featuring Nordic/Scandinavian elements
DISCLAIMER​
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The Scanner is asking for First North American Serial Rights (FNASR), meaning the author grants our journal the right to be the first in North America to publish the author’s submission. The Scanner also asks for the right to archive the author’s piece for at least 3 years on our website, after which, should the author wish and reach out to us, they may have it removed. Should the contributor wish to have their work published elsewhere, we ask that the creator cites The Scanner as the first place of publication. As an important note, when submitting and agreeing to the FNASR, the author confirms that their submission has not been published elsewhere previously.
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For visual arts submissions, The Scanner is asking for One Time Rights. The artist may submit work for consideration that has been published elsewhere before.
The deadline for submissions is January 15, 2027 PST.
Submit works here.