Penn State Altoona ‘Hard Freight’ submissions deadline set for Oct. 29

Audience members listen in at the Hard Freight Cafe event

Penn State Altoona will host the fall 2025 Hard Freight Café, an open mic event, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 21, in the Titelman Study of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts.

Credit: Penn State

ALTOONA, Pa. — The deadline for fall 2024 submissions to “Hard Freight,” Penn State Altoona’s online student literary magazine, is Tuesday, Oct. 29, at midnight.

Up to three entries per student in the categories of fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, drama, visual art, and multimedia work (such as original music, short videos, etc.) may be submitted online.

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