The final editorial meeting for discussion of the pieces up for the Fall 2009 will be held on Wednesday, November 4th, at 8:00pm in Lubbers 122. We will be going through the various pieces of visual art, determining which will be in the magazine and on the cover, and going through the pieces of literary art that we have already accepted in order to trim and fit page limits. Packets of these final pieces will be available at the meeting.

Keep in mind this is the most important meeting of the year! Please come at your leisure.

Any questions can be directed to opus@hope.edu. Also, be sure to search for and fan OPUS on Facebook! =]

Our third editorial meeting will be held tonight, Wednesday October 28th, at 8pm in the Lubbers Loft, found on the fourth floor of Lubbers Hall. Submission packets for this meeting can be found in the English dept. lobby or can be requested electronically from opus@hope.edu. As always, come at your leisure!

There will be a fourth editorial meeting either tomorrow, Thursday, or Friday; it is yet to be determined.

- Amanda M. Karby, editor

The second editorial meeting for the Fall 2009 editorial period will take place on Wednesday, October 21st, at 8:00pm in the Lubbers Loft. It is located on the fourth floor of Lubbers Hall. Submission packets for this meeting can be picked up in the English department lobby.

- Amanda M. Karby, editor

Our first editorial meeting for discussing pieces up for acceptance in the Fall 2009 issue of Opus will be held on Monday, October 12th, at 8:00pm. It will be located in Lubbers Hall room 122. If you are able to come to the meeting for any amount of time, please come and get your voice heard on the pieces in the first submission packet! Students are encouraged to come at any time between 8 and 10:30 and stay for however long they are available.

Submission packets can be found in the English department lobby, 3rd floor of Lubbers, beginning Thursday, October 15th at 11:00am. Electronic copies of the packets can also be requested in e-mail form from opus@hope.edu. These packets hold the first 50-60 works to be discussed in the editorial process. Packets following these will have different works.

- Amanda M. Karby, editor

Print submissions for the Fall 2009 issue of Opus will be due by Saturday, October 3rd, at 11:59pm. Print submissions can be any form of written word art - poetry, prose, fiction, non-fiction, essays, etc.

Visual art submissions will be due one week later, October 10th, at 11:59pm. These submission can be any form of visual art in a photo form - paintings, drawings, photographs, etc.

All submissions should be sent to opus@hope.edu in an attachment form. No more than 5 entries per category, please. Editorial meetings should begin taking place the second week of October, and all are encouraged to attend.

- Amanda M. Karby, editor

The Spring09 Opus issue has been printed and will be available to the public, beginning Thursday (4/23) evening.

On Thursday, the 23rd, Opus is sponsoring a reading in conjunction with the arts festival currently happening at Hope (HoFF). This reading will take place at 9:00pm in the main gallery of DePree. We have some wonderful artists lined up to read, and we are also hosting musical guest Jacob Bullard.

On Monday, the 27th, we will be having our typical once-per-semester event, Opus Soup, in order to showcase our newest publication. Both writers and artists will be attending in order to present their work to their peers, and we will hopefully have a musical guest to further the art immersion. This will take place at 8:00pm in the Fried-Hemenway auditorium of Martha Miller.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact us at opus@hope.edu.

Thank you for a wonderful year!

- Amanda Karby, editor fall 09

The final editorial meeting for reviewing submissions for the Spring09 issue of Opus will be held tomorrow evening, March 3rd, from 8pm until ~10pm. We will be going through the packet of accepted pieces thus far as well as going through visual art submissions. The meeting will be held in one of the classrooms on the second floor of Lubbers, and the packets of print submissions will be available on arrival.

Please be sure to make an appearance!

- Amanda M. Karby, editorial board

The 3rd editorial meeting for the Spring09 issue of Opus will be held this evening from 8pm until ~10pm. We will be meeting in a conference room of Lubbers, as the loft has already been reserved; please look for signs posted around the building for notification of the room number when it has been determined. You may come at any time between this time slot and stay for however long you are able.
As always, new members are welcome!

Submission packets can be found in the sitting area of the English department, 3rd floor of Lubbers, or - by request - electronically.

opus@hope.edu

- Amanda M. Karby, editorial board

The 2nd editorial meeting for reviewing the Spring09 submissions will be held on Tuesday the 17th of February, 8pm-10pm, in the Lubbers Loft. All interested students are welcome to join. Submission packets can be found in the English department or, by request, electronically.

If you're interested in applying for either position of Editor or Events Coordinator for Opus, please contact Editor Mike Bertrand at opus@hope.edu in order to begin the application process.

Also, please don't forget we are still accepting visual art submissions until February 15th, 11:59pm.

- Amanda M. Karby, editorial board

The Opus editorial board will be gathering tonight at 8:00pm until ~10:00pm for our first meeting. It will be held in the 1st room conference floor of Lubbers, by the religion department, and we will be discussing the first packet of prose and poetry submitted for the Spring09 edition. These packets can be found in the sitting area of the English department (3rd floor of Lubbers), or - by request - as electronic copy; simply e-mail opus@hope.edu if you would like one and plan to attend tonight's meeting.

I strongly encourage all who are interested to please attend, even if you may have never been to one our meetings before!

- Amanda M. Karby, editorial board

We are no longer accepting print submissions for Opus' Spring of 2009 issue; the deadline passed on 1st of February. We are, however, still accepting visual art submissions, and will be doing so until the 15th of February. Please feel free to submit your photos, paintings, or any other forms of visual art to opus@hope.edu; kindly submit no more than five pieces of your choice.

Following the receiving period, will we be getting together as a group to review, discuss, and accept or deny the various works. Our meetings normally last between 1-3 hours, depending on the length of work, and take place usually once a week during the editorial process.

Are you interested in reading the poetry and prose of your fellow students? Do you enjoy critiquing art as a whole? Come to our editorial meetings! There is no limit to our board, and we are always welcoming new members who are passionate about art. If you have any questions regarding this or if you would simply like more information, please e-mail opus@hope.edu. The dates of the meetings, when determined, will be posted here.

Have a wonderful winter break!

- Amanda M. Karby, editorial board

Opus is no longer accepting submissions for the Fall 2008 issue. Keep your eyes peeled for the new issue. Also, there will be a special bonus Opus this year accompanying the Veritas Forum themed around "Incarnation." Anything incarnation-themed may be submitted following the guidelines below. Text submissions are due by November 3rd at 11:59 PM; Visual Art submissions will remain open until further notice. Please note that "Incarnation" should not be limited strictly to the Christian concept -- as long as it ties in somehow, it's up for consideration.

Up to five total submissions are allowed. OPUS may publish up to three.
OPUS accepts poetry, fiction, non-fiction, essays, photography, paintings, prints, sheet music, and any other type of art for consideration. OPUS also encourages diversity in art, and will accept art of any subject matter for consideration.

OPUS only publishes student art of the highest quality, acting accordingly by being very selective in accepting submissions. Each submission is discussed and voted on anonymously by the OPUS Editorial Board.

E-mail text submissions in Rich-Text Format (RTF) to opus@hope.edu, or drop them off on a compact disc in the OPUS box at the English Department office.
Visual art may be submitted in either color or grayscale. However, depending on the financial situation, only the cover will likely be printed in color. OPUS is able to convert color to grayscale with no problems, so it is encouraged to submit in color.

OPUS requests that graphic files be submitted in TIFF format, but will accept JPG or other common file types.