The Cypress Dome Society is a University of Central Florida literary organization staffed by undergraduate students. Named after a feature of the landscape on the UCF campus, we are dedicated to fostering the literary arts and promoting a sense of community among writers and artists through events and our annual publication, The Cypress Dome, UCF's undergraduate literary journal.  

Founded in 1989, The Cypress Dome received the Associated Writing Programs Directors’ Award for exceptional content in 1995. It is edited, designed, and produced by a selected editorial team of The Cypress Dome Society students as part of a year-long internship. Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, flash fiction/nonfiction, graphic narratives, and visual art may be submitted by students of the University of Central Florida in the fall term, according to submission guidelines distributed each fall, to be considered for publication in the annual issue published each spring. 

Applications for the 2026-27 Editorial Staff are open from January 15th to March 15th.

Please use the form below to apply. Applications require a resume and a reference from a UCF instructor. Applications are due March 15th.

You are only eligible for The Cypress Dome editorial internship if you are an undergraduate, in-person student at The University of Central Florida with at least two semesters (fall and spring) left. 

If you have any questions or encounter any issues, please contact the director, Prof. Kianna Greene, at kianna.greene@ucf.edu. 

General Submissions are now closed and will reopen on November 15th, 2026.

Stay tuned for the launch of our 37th Edition: Tempest from the 2025-26 Editorial Staff! 

Submission Guidelines 

Please review our submission guidelines and categories carefully. All submissions should include a professional cover letter. Do not include any personal or identifying information in your manuscript or file name. All submissions will be evaluated anonymously. Submissions that include personal information (excluding the cover letter) will be automatically rejected.

Submit your manuscript and cover letter using the appropriate link below. Only one submission per category. We do not accept previously published work, including work posted on social media, blogs, or personal websites. Simultaneous submissions are fine, as long as you include this in your cover letter and let us know if the piece gets accepted elsewhere.

All work must be entirely your own from inception to execution. We do not accept AI-generated or altered submissions. You have creative freedom, but please refrain from gratuitous use of gore, violence, expletives, and eroticism. Submissions will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. You are encouraged but not required to include a content or trigger warning. All submissions will receive a response in the early spring semester. For questions, first, review our FAQ page, then reach out to our editors at cdome@ucf.edu.