We are in the home stretch, Austin.

The submission deadline for Austin Expression, a literary magazine set for its third year in the July-August edition of Austin Living, is just hours away.

So come one, come all and get your submissions turned in to newsroom@austindailyherald.com by 8 a.m. on Monday, May 22.

With Austin Expression, we strive be a place where friends and families with a creative bent can come together and share their work, whether it be photography, writing, painting, drawing, origami — really, anything.

We’ve got many great submissions already, but we’ve learned in the past few years that many people wait until the last minute to submit their pieces.

We encourage anyone interested to take the plunge and submit.

Here are some details on the submission process:

Austin Expression

What is Austin Expression? A literary magazine set for its third year in the July-August edition of Austin Living.

When do I submit? Submissions will be due at 8 a.m. on Monday, May 22.

Who can submit? Any Mower County resident, former Mower County resident or a tie to the community.

What can you submit? Anything that can be represented in print: art; poetry; short stories; song lyrics; mixed media; photographs; illustrations; pictures of sculptures, pottery and origami; and more. Written submissions must be 1,500 words or less. Images must be  the largest possible file sizes for print quality. That may mean sending images in multiple emails or even via sites like Dropbox.

Where do you submit? Submissions should be sent to newsroom@austindailyherald.com with “Austin Expression” in the subject line. Call 507-434-2235 with questions .