Fall 2022 Journal
call for submissions
open from 8/31 - 10/12

Penumbra Online is hosting a fall call centered around the theme of horror and general spooky narratives. We are accepting all things gooey, creepy, sticky, and icky! We are accepting poems, short stories, art pieces, reviews, and hybrid works.
    After reviewing our updated guidelines, please send your content directly to the Penumbra email, penumbra@csustan.edu. Send your review proposals to Essence Saunders at esaunders@csustan.eduesaunders@csustan.edu or Autumn Andersen at aandersen1@csustan.edu. ​The call will close after the first 300 submissions, so be sure to send them in as soon as you can.

Penumbra Press 
​Call for chapbooks
open from 9/7 - 10/19

This fall we are opening up our call for chapbook submissions between 9/7 - 10/19. Down below you can see the chapbooks created last fall by the Penumbra Press team. If you're interested in submitting, see our "Call for Penumbra Press" page under the "Calls for Content" tab. Please note that submissions must be in PDF form and emailed to penumbra@csustan.edu.

Penumbra Press chapbooks

Penumbra Press is excited to share the first three chapbooks we have published: ​ON BIRDS / WINGS / ROADS / SILENCE by Dottie Lo Bue, patchwork hearts by Natt Bartell, and Swimming to Syria by Sandy Feinstein.
To view the chapbooks and their trailers, click here or down below

Summer 2022 Journal out Now!

Our summer journal, celebrating LGBTQ+ pride, is out now! Check out our editors' picks in the video below.

Featured blog post

Autumn Andersen welcomes in the Fall season by talking about Amazon Prime's new, intersectional take on "A League of Their Own." Read about it now by clicking on the button below!

"Totally Booked!"
A penumbra podcast

"Totally Booked! A Penumbra Podcast" is a podcast directed by the management team of Penumbra that dives into a number of book topics.

Our latest installment of "Totally Booked!" is a preview of our next book club read: Mexican Gothic, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.  Join us as we celebrate Hispanic heritage month as well as the spooky season at our book club, which will come out later this October!

Episodes are available on Spotify and our podcasts page, under "Penumbra Online Media." Click below for our latest episode, and check for updates on our social media @csustanpenumbra