The Lincoln Land Review is LLCC’s online student literary, academic, and arts journal. Published in a digital WordPress format, the Review showcases student writing, artwork, photography, graphic design, and digital media for the college community and the general public.
The journal publishes excellent student work in several categories, including scholarly essays, creative nonfiction, short fiction, poetry, fine art, graphic art, and photography. Faculty may recommend strong student essays, term papers, creative writing, and artwork for consideration, but students from any course or program are also welcome to submit their work directly to the editors. Final publication decisions are made by the Lincoln Land Review editorial staff.
The Review builds on LLCC’s long tradition of celebrating student writing and art. For 37 years, The Harvester featured exemplary essays written by LLCC composition students. From 1999 to 2006, The Ruptured Seed published poetry and short stories by LLCC students. The college has also continued to support student artists through annual exhibitions and campus arts events. The Lincoln Land Review brings these traditions together in a modern online format that makes student work easier to access, share, preserve, and promote.
As a digital journal, the Review allows us to publish student work in a more flexible and public-facing way. The website may include current and archived issues, featured student writing, artwork galleries, interviews, recorded readings, editor notes, submission information, and announcements about literary and arts events. This online format also gives students experience with contemporary publishing practices, including editing, digital presentation, accessibility, audience awareness, and web-based publication.
Each year, the editors may also sponsor writing and art contests connected to the journal, with recognition for outstanding work in categories such as essay, poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, fine art, photography, graphic art, and digital media.
Our goal is to continue showcasing the creative and academic excellence of Lincoln Land Community College students while expanding the journal into a more accessible, modern, and widely available digital publication.
Privacy Policy
The Lincoln Land Review respects the privacy of its readers, contributors, and visitors. Any information submitted through the site is used only for publication, communication, or site-related purposes. We do not sell or share personal information.
Accessibility Statement
The Lincoln Land Review is committed to making its website accessible to all users. We aim to follow WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility standards. If you experience an accessibility barrier on this site, please contact us at lincolnlandreview@llcc.edu, and we will work to provide the information in an accessible format.
Terms and Conditions
All writing and artwork published on this site belongs to the original student contributors unless otherwise noted. Visitors may read and share links to the work, but may not copy, reuse, or republish material without permission.
The views expressed in individual pieces belong to the student contributors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Lincoln Land Community College or the editors of the Lincoln Land Review.
Faculty Advisors
Deborah Brothers, Professor, English
John Paul Jaramillo, Professor, English
Contact Information
Lincoln Land Review
c/o Humanities, Arts, Communication and English
Lincoln Land Community College PO Box 19256
5250 Shepherd Road, Springfield, IL 62794-9256
lincolnlandreview@llcc.edu
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