El Portal is open to submissions from all artists and writers; submissions are published on the basis of talent, content, and editorial needs. El Portal serves as the creative forum for the students, faculty, and staff of Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) as well as artists, writers, and photographers worldwide; consequently, the views expressed in El Portal do not necessarily reflect the viewpoints and opinions of ENMU as as whole.
Please submit all written work in .doc, .docx, or .rtf formats. With the exception of poetry and art/photography, please limit entries to one story or essay. Further details can be found within individual submission categories.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact El Portal's editor at el.portal@enmu.edu.
El Portal accepts short stories up to 4,000 words and flash fiction between 500-1000 words in length.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact El Portal's editor at el.portal@enmu.edu.
This category is open to current ENMU students ONLY.
Are you an artist, photographer, or graphic designer? El Portal seeks new cover art for its Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 issues. Your work should be in black & white or grayscale and reflect the southwest, sci-fi, or any strange combination of the two. We welcome weird and eclectic. We are open to this prompt being interpreted very widely!
1st place: $100 and design used as the cover for El Portal Spring 2026
2nd place: $75 and used as the cover for the Fall 2025 online issue
3rd place: $50 and used as the cover for the Fall 2026 online issue
Note: the cover will be roughly 5 x 7 inches. We will work with winners to produce high quality copies of their work to use.
El Portal accepts poetry submissions (3-5 poems maximum).
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact El Portal's editor at el.portal@enmu.edu.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact El Portal's editor at el.portal@enmu.edu.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact El Portal's editor at el.portal@enmu.edu.