Welcome Back!

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Another winter break has passed and El Portal is finally back in business for the Spring 2017 semester. As of January 1, we are now accepting submissions for our Fall 2017 issue and are pleased to announce that our Spring 2017 issue is well on its way with an exciting new lineup of talented writers and artists. The submission deadline for the Fall 2017 issue is March 31, 2017. Please check out our submission guidelines and terms of submission for more details.

We are likewise pleased to announce that the new year heralds the return of some old faces, so be on the lookout for the continuation of the This is West series this Friday, written and photographed by Kayleen Burdine and Wesley Martin. You might even be seeing some special entries by guest writers, as well!

We look forward to fresh publications in the new year and we thank you, as always, for reading El Portal.

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El Portal

Eastern New Mexico University’s literary magazine, El Portal, offers a venue for the work of writers, artists and photographers. ENMU students, national, and international writers are welcome to submit their original, previously unpublished short stories, plays, poetry and photography. No entry fees are charged. Cash prizes are awarded to first-, second- and third-place winners in each category (only ENMU students qualify). El Portal is published each semester at Eastern thanks to Dr. Jack Williamson, a world-renowned science fiction writer and professor emeritus at ENMU who underwrote the publication. El Portal has been published since 1939.