Dear Friends,

We, the editorial team of 2026 OSA Annual Souvenir URMI invite original high-quality articles in the following categories from OSA members to be published in the souvenir.

  • Stories
  • Poems
  • Essays / Travelogues
  • Feature Articles
  • Research Articles

(Articles on Odia life in North America in general are strongly encouraged.)

Note: For official reports, please check for a special section below.

Article Submission Guidelines:

  1. Only one article will be accepted per writer. Length of the write up should not be more than 1-2 pages for poetry, 4 pages for write-ups in other categories.
  2. English articles must be submitted in Word document format (.doc/.docx) using Arial font, font size 12, single-spaced, without page numbers. The maximum length is 4 pages with 1-inch margins on all sides.
  3. Odia articles should be typed using Odiphon, Aprant, or the Google Unicode Input Tool at https://www.google.com/inputtools/try/ (select the language “Oriya”). If you use any other Odia typing software, please convert your article to Unicode using https://goo.gl/KzQFaW. Then, compose your article in MS Word and upload. Ensure you run a spell-check before submission.

    General Rules for using English words in English letters in Odia articles

    Note: Odia articles should not contain more than 5 English words/phrases in English letters. Articles containing any odd style of too much Odia/English combination will automatically be excluded from publication.

  4. All the article should be submitted in MS word format. No PDF please.
  5. Each submission must include the author’s photograph and full postal address. No other description is required. Author’s photograph’s filename should be FistnameLastname_photo.type where type can be png, jpg etc.

    Example: JohnDoe_photo.jpg

  6. File naming format should be as follows:LanguageType_ArticleType_Category_FirstnameLastname_OSA2026.doc

    Example: English_Essay_General_JohnDoe_OSA2025.doc

    Here Category can be

    General – For regular stories, poems, essays

    Obituary – For “In Memorium” articles

    MeghnaJ/MeghnaS – For articles submitted for Meghna Memorial Award in Junior and Senior Categories. Junior is for ages 7-12 and senior is for ages 13-18.

    Chapter – For chapter reports

    Messages – For reports from executives and convenor/co-convenor

    Committee – For committee reports

  7. Please send your article to souvenir2026@osaconventions.org with the subject as OSA Annual Souvenir Urmi Submission.
  8. Last date for submission: March 1st, 2026 (Sunday). This deadline is Final, and no extensions will be granted. We encourage you to submit your articles well before the deadline.
  9. Important: If you do not receive an acknowledgement within 3 days of submission, please contact the editorial team at Souvenir Team Contact Form.

Official Reports

  1. All committee reports and chapter reports must be received by the deadline of March 1st, 2026. The report should be within 2-3 pages.
  2. Treasurer and Secretary reports must be received by May 15th, 2026
  3. Messages from EC and convenor/co-convenor must be received by March 1st, 2026
  4. All the advertisements for the souvenir must be received by June 1st, 2026

Thank you!

Editorial Team, URMI 2026
Email: souvenir2026@osaconventions.org