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Mission Statement

Common Thread is the literary and arts magazine of Auburn University at Montgomery. Our mission is to showcase the diverse body of work created by the students and staff of our university. As a collaboration between the Department of English and Philosophy and the Department of Fine Arts, we illuminate the possibilities of narrative and artistic spaces to respect the common, everyday life and legacies of our unique placement in the South.

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Our magazine foregrounds local creativity, highlighting our history, culture, and progression to a future grounded in resistance and change.​​​

About

We want to see your creative work!

We will begin accepting submissions for our 2026 issue in Fall 2025.

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Submission Types: We publish all art forms, including short stories, poetry, drama, art & photography, music, creative short films, graphic texts, and podcasts. 

 

Format: Send your submission as an attachment in a standard text format such as .doc, .docx, or as plain text (.txt) or as a common image file type such as .png, .jpeg, or .bmp to commonthread@aum.edu. Also, please include in the subject line of the email the kind of submission followed by the title of the work (e.g. Subject: Poem – “My Poem’s Title”). There is no limit on the number of submissions per person. Submissions not accepted for the current edition are eligible for forwarding to the next edition of Common Thread.

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Word Limit: Please limit writing submissions to 4000 words or less; however, if the editors determine that a longer work calls for a full treatment in Common Thread, a submission in excess of this limit may still be considered for print publication. Longer works will be published in full for the digital edition of the magazine.

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Common Thread only accepts and publishes work from students and faculty associated with Auburn University at Montgomery.

Contact

Faculty Advisors:

Dr. Heather Witcher, Department of English and Philosophy

Professor Breuna Baine, Department of Fine Arts

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