At UCF we associate fall with early morning alarm clocks, Webcourse submissions, game-day traditions, spirit splash, the never-ending parking crisis, and the looming hurricane season. We count down the days until Thanksgiving break and meet great new friends in RSO. With this in mind, Imprint welcomes articles, photo essays, and entries on all the reasons we “Fall for UCF” for our Fall 2025 edition!
Submission Ideas/Suggestions:
We are currently accepting submissions. Ideas might include but are not limited to:
- Opinion pieces about love/like/gripe about UCF campus(es),
- Features on Knight life, Knight travel, and/or Knight events,
- What makes studying in Florida unique to the college experience,
- UCF faculty, students, and/or staff of impact,
- UCF landmarks, mascots, attractions, etc.
- GKCO fall athletics (football, basketball, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, etc.),
- Knights learning in the classroom, labs, community, and studying abroad,
- Featured student organizations and/or student activities that are making a difference,
- Student celebrations from various walks of life (Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Diwali, Halloween, Thanksgiving traditions),
- Binge-worthy fall shows or upcoming movies to watch,
- Fall fashion on campus,
- On-campus recommendations (Have you visited the new Kelly’s Ice Cream on campus? Did you visit Tenee’ Hart’s art gallery exhibit? What do you think of the renovated 4th floor of the library? Where’s the best place to read books and drink coffee?) We are interested to hear how you experience the locations across UCF this fall.
Imprint also welcomes the submission of articles on unsolicited topics.
Article Guidelines
For your article to be considered, you must be a current UCF undergraduate/graduate student (faculty and staff are excluded from submitting). Your article must be written for a UCF audience, and content should be applicable to the UCF community. At Imprint, we are passionate about creating a publication by Knights, for Knights!
Here are guidelines for your article:
- Content must be appropriate and accessible for all students. Avoid swearing, ranting, and political bashing.
- Articles should be between 500 to 1,500 words in length, in 12-point font and double-spaced. Articles must be submitted as a Word document – either .doc or .docx file extensions.
- All submissions should be submitted by 11:59pm on Sunday, October 19 to Imprint@ucf.edu
GenAI Guidelines
Each author must submit an AI disclosure statement. The intention of Imprint is to publish works written by students, for students. In the age of emerging technology uses, we want to ensure students preserve their voice, opinions, and ideas. For this reason, we ask that each submission include an AI disclosure statement at the top of the first page before the title. Your statement should include:
- Whether or not AI was used
- If AI was used, state how it was use and include screenshots of all prompts (inputs) and responses (outputs)
About Imprint
Imprint is a UCF student-run online magazine that is supported by the Department of Writing and Rhetoric. Our mission is to entertain, empower, and evoke action to leave a lasting impression on the UCF student population. We currently publish two issues per year at the conclusion of the Fall and Spring semesters. Our magazine contains articles written by students of all majors, cultures, and walks of life.
Thank you for your interest in Imprint! Want to get your writing noticed? We want to publish your work! If you are interested in publishing a nonfiction article, we would love to consider it for publication in our upcoming edition!
All queries and submissions should be sent to Imprint@ucf.edu
We are currently accepting queries for Fall 2025.
For further information, contact Dr. Sherry Rankins-Robertson, Editor-in-Chief at Imprint@ucf.edu. Feel free to send along a query; a query is a pitch for your piece that helps our editorial team decide if your idea fits with our upcoming issue. Unsure how to write a query? Here’s a link for examples. Send queries to imprint@ucf.edu.
