Welcome to SWIRL

A Literature and Arts Journal for Lone Star College-Montgomery

The Swirl Literature and Arts Journal features an online version of our printed journal.  Please click on the Journal year in the blue font.

The printed journal includes student poetry, prose, art and photography in a full color format. Swirl is produced by a staff of student editors and designers and focuses on marrying unique design with literature and art. Swirl also features very talented writers from the Montgomery County community.

New Submission Requirements

Short Story & Poetry Requirements

All text, such as poetry, short stories, etc should be submitted as Microsoft Word documents.

Art & Photography

Art and photography can be submitted as EPS, JPEG, PNG, or TIF files and must be at least 300 dpi in resolution and at least 5 x 7 inches

Profile Picture Required for Biography Section of the Journal

We ask everyone to please include a  2 x 3 inch  photo of yourself along with a 75-word (or less) blurb to be included in our Biography Section located at the back of the journal.

Interested in submitting your work to SWIRL?

Fill out the Online Form.

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For information about SWIRL
Email swirl@LoneStar.edu