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Thursday, August 13, 2020

52 Literary Magazines Accepting Submissions from Young Writers

Pxfuel
Updated 9/13/23

School literary magazines have long been a tradition in high schools and colleges. But since the advent of the Internet, youth-oriented literary magazines have expanded to include submissions from students all over the world. A good number of these magazines are staffed by students themselves.

Some of these magazines offer payment, but most do not. While some are open all year round, a few have submission periods. Please read guidelines carefully before submitting.

   
Also see: 18 Children's and YA Magazines That Pay Writers. For more paying markets see: Paying Markets

Happy submitting!


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One Teen Story

Age: 13 - 19
Genre: Short story
Payment: $500 and 25 copies of the journal
Note: Has submission periods

One Teen Story publishes 3 stories a year. "One Teen Story is looking for great short stories written by teens about the teen experience. Some examples of stories we look out for are ones that deal with issues of identity, friendship, family, and coming-of-age. Gratuitous profanity, sex, and drug use are best avoided. We’re open to all genres of well-written young adult fiction between 2,000 and 4,500 words."


Highlights

Age: 16 and up
Genre: Stories and poems
Payment: $25 to $150 and up
Note: Has submission periods

"Highlights is a general-interest magazine for children ages 6-12. By publishing stories, puzzles, articles, and activities that are fun and engaging, we aim to inspire kids to be their best selves–creative, curious, caring, and confident. Highlights was founded in 1946 by Dr. Garry Cleveland Myers and Caroline Clark Myers, and is still owned and run by their family. The magazine accepts no outside advertising and has no religious or organizational affiliation. Highlights has a circulation of about a million and is published monthly."


Cast of Wonders

Age: "We are particularly interested in considering stories from younger writers (under 18)."
Genre: YA fiction
Payment: $.08/word for original fiction of any length. For reprints, $100 flat rate for Short Fiction, and a $20 flat rate for Flash Fiction
Note: See submission schedule

Cast of Wonders is a young adult short fiction market, open to stories up to 6,000 words in length. They want stories that evoke a sense of wonder, have deep emotional resonance, and have something unreal about them. "We aim for a 12-17 age range: that means sophisticated, non-condescending stories with wide appeal, and without gratuitous or explicit sex, violence or pervasive obscene language. Think Harry Potter or The Hunger Games. Stories are presented in audio format, which means our audience rarely skim past boring bits."


Stone Soup

Age: 13 and younger
Genre: Poetry and stories

Stone Soup is an established magazine for children. They have no minimum word length, but the maximum length for a story or personal narrative is 10,000 words. The majority of the stories they publish are only 2-5 pages long. "We publish stories on all subjects—dance, sports, problems at school, problems at home, magical places—and in all genres—literary fiction, science fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, mystery; there is no limit to the subject matter of a Stone Soup story." They accept prose and poetry. Poems and their weekly contest are free. Fiction and CNF have fees.


Age: 13 and younger
Genre: Poetry, art, and stories

Magic Dragon magazine has been published quarterly since 2005. Their mission is to encourage creative thinking and expression in young children and to support the arts in education. It is published by the Association for Encouragement of Children’s Creativity, a nonprofit organization. Stories and essays can be up to three pages, poetry up to 30 lines. You can write about anything that is important to you; it can be serious or funny, true or fiction.


The Milking Cat

Age: Teens
Genre: Comedy

The Milking Cat is an online comedy magazine dedicated to teen comedians. Founded in 2018, The Milking Cat was created by three high school juniors who wanted to spread their love of comedy.. Run by high school students across the country, the website publishes original comedy of all media types.


New Moon Girls

Age: Girls 8 and up
Genre: Fiction, poetry, personal essays, how-to articles, art, comics, photography

New Moon Magazine is aimed specifically at female tweens and teens, and offers them a place of inspiration, connection and support where they can stay deeply connected to their true interests, abilities, and hopes.  The magazine is offered in both print and electronic format.

Age: Undergraduate writers
Genre: Fiction, poetry, nonfiction, art
Payment: Prizes are awarded in each genre: 1st Place – $50 2nd Place – $25
Note: Has submission periods
  • Fiction: Up to 2,500 words, open to anything with an interesting voice including absurdist, experimental, flash, et cetera. Multiple submissions of fiction will be accepted if all works together meet or are under the word count.
  • Poetry: Submit 3-5 poems, free verse, experimental, prose poetry, et cetera.
  • If you do not include at least three poems in your submission, it will automatically be rejected.
  • Nonfiction: Up to 2,500 words, humor, travel narrative, et cetera. Multiple submissions of nonfiction will be accepted if all works together meet or are under the word count.
  • Visual Art: Up to 3 works per artist, .TIFF or .JPEG files, all media are acceptable. Artists should also include a Microsoft Word document containing their name, the titles and media of works submitted, and a brief artist’s statement.

Polyphony Lit

Age: High School students
Genre: Poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction

"Polyphony Lit is a global online literary platform for high school students. We invite high school students worldwide to submit creative writing, join our editorial staff, write blog posts, take workshops, and grow into leadership roles.  Because developing young writers is central to our mission, our editors provide feedback on every submission." Submissions are open from July 1, 2022–April 30, 2023. 


Age: Under 18
Genre: Short stories, poems, nonfiction, and other categories
Note: Has submission periods

"We aim to publish art and words for the future by artists and writers who believe they're carrying, on their hunched-over-computer shoulders, a pretty heavy yet very pretty burden—to offer us all a way into ourselves so that we may come back out with the wisdom required for positive change as individuals, and as a society". 


Teen Ink

Age: 13 to 19
Genre: Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, reviews, art

Teen Ink is a national magazine, book series, and website devoted entirely to teenage writing, art, photos, and forums. For over 25 years, it’s offered teens a place to publish their creative work and opinions on issues that affect their lives.


Young Writers Project

Age: Up to age 19
Genre: All

Based in Burlington, Vermont, YWP is a community of young writers and artists who create and connect online at youngwritersproject.org, and in person, through words, photos, and art. "Since Young Writers Project started in 2006, it has been an oasis of civility and respect. More than 115,000 young people have participated in YWP, and it's this culture of civility that continues to make YWP so incredible. YWP revolves around three core areas -- the website, publications, and workshops -- for young people between ages 13 and 19 (younger with parental permission)."


The Weight

Age: High School students
Genre: All sorts of creative writing: poetry, slam, flash fiction, short fiction, creative non-fiction, hybrid, and whatever else you have.
Note: Closed to submissions during summer months

"The WEIGHT is a literary blog for high school students who may find themselves in need of a creative outlet, about the pandemic or anything else. Everyone has something heavy to get off their chest."


Adroit Journal

Age: High School and up
Genre: Poetry, art, and fiction
Payment: $50
Has submission periods.

The Adroit Journal (ISSN 2577-9427) was founded in November 2010 by poet Peter LaBerge. At its foundation, the journal has its eyes focused ahead, seeking to showcase what its global staff of emerging writers sees as the future of poetry, prose, and art. "We’re looking for work that’s bizarre, authentic, subtle, outrageous, indefinable, raw, paradoxical. We’ve got our eyes on the horizon. Send us writing that lives just between the land and the sky." Adroit also offers mentorships to young writers. 


Élan 

Age: Students currently enrolled in grades 9 through 12
Genre: Fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, screen writing, plays and visual art
Note: Has submission periods

The Élan international student literary magazine produces two online editions a school year, one in the Fall and another in the Spring.  The two editions are combined into a single print edition at the end of each school year. "We seek original, innovative, creative and nuanced work from around the world." 


School Lunch

Age: 13 - 17
Genre: Fiction, poetry, flash prose, personal essay, YA, and creative nonfiction
Note: Has reading periods.

School Lunch is a bi-weekly publication of Lunch Ticket catering to young writers. Lunch Ticket is a publication of the MFA community of Antioch University. "With a commitment to publishing the best literary writing and visual art, we encourage submissions from underrepresented and marginalized artists and writers." 


Levitate

Age: High School students
Genre: Prose, poetry, art
Note: Has reading periods

Levitate is a publication of the Creative Writing Department, The Chicago High School for the Arts. "We strive to assemble a collection of literature and art designed and written with purpose and demonstrating a passion for the work. We are open to unconventional work, while still appreciating the traditional. We are committed to publishing literature and art that is inclusive of diverse identities, perspectives, and crafts. We encourage new voices, but accept work from established artists and writers as well." 


Parallax Literary Magazine

Age: High School students
Genre: Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and dramatic writing
Note: Has reading periods

Parallax Literary Magazine has been published by the Creative Writing department of Idyllwild Arts Academy since 1997. Idyllwild Arts Academy is a college preparatory boarding high school dedicated to the arts. In 2011 Parallax expanded by adding an online component, which accepts submissions from high school students worldwide. The website also showcases student book reviews and writer interviews.


Bridge

Age: 14 - 24
Genre: Short fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics, art, graphic novels and short plays for stage and screen.

Bridge is a journal for young writers published by Bluffton University. "We look for work that demonstrates virtuosity and wonder, work that interrogates norms and assumptions, and delights us all along the way."

Ember

Age: Submissions for and by readers aged 10 to 18 are strongly encouraged.
Genre: Poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction for all age groups.
Note: Has reading periods

" One of the foundational goals of Ember is to foster the next generation of great writers by providing them with excellent reading material now. We believe that people who learn to love reading at an early age are more likely to seek knowledge in science, technology, engineering, and math."

The Caterpillar

Age: 16 and up
Genre: Poetry, art and short stories

"The Caterpillar is for kids between the ages of 7 and 11(ish), though grown-ups are bound to like it too. It appears four times a year ‒ in March, June, September and December ‒ and is jam-packed full of entertainment."



Age: Grades 9-12, US writers only
Genre: Poems and stories
Note: Has reading periods

"We look for work that is full of passion and from a unique perspective. We also like work that provides insights into the lives of high school students. We are looking for writers who want to improve their craft and who ultimately want to share their voices with the world."


Age: High school students
Genre: Short fiction and poetry

Submissions: "As a rule, send up to six poems or one story at a time. We rarely publish non-fiction, but there are exceptions. We do not publish reviews. Manuscripts must be legible and be sure that includes your name and address. Enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope of adequate size or we cannot reply. If you don’t want your work returned, please make that clear. Cover letters are welcome if they contain pertinent information, but they are hardly a requirement. Because we read all submissions carefully, please allow up to three months for an answer. That’s also why we will not consider simultaneous submissions. We also cannot accept submissions by fax or e-mail. We never have contests or theme issues. We do have a regular section of work by high school writers: special guidelines for high school writers. All contributors receive checks on acceptance and copies of the issue containing their work."


Age: 13 - 22
Genre: Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, essays, opinion pieces, travel writing, photography and art
Payment: Contributors receive  $25 per published piece, $75 for cover art

"The goal of our journal is to assemble in each issue, a broad range of voices, perspectives, and life experiences. Editor Molly Hill is a Minneapolis based writer who founded Blue Marble Review as a creative experiment for young writers. Every issue is a collective effort made possible by the generosity and time of our various editors-at-large, sparked by the stellar students from the Minnetonka Writing Center, and illuminated by the many writers and artists who send us imaginative work from all over the globe." 


Age: Teens through adult
Genre: Poetry, fiction, art

"BLJ is Hong Kong-based, independent and biannual, publishing quality poetry, fiction and art/photography primarily for readers from around 12+. We welcome submissions from people anywhere in the world and in all walks of life. It doesn't matter who you are - if you think you have something that definitely interests young people, send it to us and we'll read them. BLJ particularly welcomes school teachers to submit their work to us (because we're teachers ourselves!)."


Age: 13-18
Genre: Art, writing (?)

Daphne Review offers a writing mentorship program. They select 5-7 dedicated students to work with caring, accomplished professional writers on a 1on1 basis. Recent Daphne mentees have been accepted to Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Stanford, Columbia, and top creative writing programs, e.g., Iowa, Kenyon, Juniper, and Emerson.

Age: 18 and younger
Genre: Poetry, essays, short stories, creative nonfiction, and experimental works
Payment: None

"Our inaugural issue’s theme, “The World According to Me” invites you to consider the authority of your perspective. What do you see about the world, both outside and inside of yourself? What would you LIKE to see? Are there questions or challenges that you’ve been holding and trying to disentangle or come to terms with? What are your experiences of wonder, peace, joy, confusion, or upset, and how do you hold the contradictions of those experiences? What are the musings, dreams, investigations, and insights that have contributed to how you move about, consider, and make sense of things? We are interested in learning from you and your experiences, and what insight, wisdom, and reflections you have gathered from your life so far."
 


Age: Under 25
Genre: Poetry, nonfiction, short stories and visual arts—fine art, photography, comics, illustrated narratives, and hybrid work
Payment: None

"BreakBread seeks to engage, develop and publish the work of all young artists, including creatives who identify as AfrX-Caribbean, Asian-Pacific Islander, Black, First Peoples/Indigenous, Incarcerated, LatinX, Migrant/Refugee/Diaspora, Roma, LGBTQIA, Appalachian-Affrilachian, and all people living in poverty. This is by no means an exhaustive list, and we understand that many people hold identities that are intersectional, multidimensional, and complicated. We invite and embrace all work by young creatives that shares the authentic, lived experiences of oppressed peoples."

Paper Lanterns

Age: 13 and older
Genre: Short fiction and poetry written for a teen and young adult audience.
Payment: €50 for poetry or flash fiction and €75 for short stories. If you are under 16, you will receive a book voucher.

"Paper Lanterns is a new literary journal, founded in 2020 and published four times a year. Acting as a platform to promote the voices of young people in Ireland and across the world, this journal provides new and exciting content for a teen and young adult audience. It is also perfect for enthusiasts of teen and YA literature; from teachers and librarians, to parents and youth workers. This is a YA journal for writers, artists, dreamers, and doers. This is a space for the underrepresented voices and a platform for publishing and promoting young writers and artists so they are seen and heard. We also make space for those who were once young adults to submit their work! Those who proudly and loudly represent young voices in today’s world."


Age: Students between ages 7 -24
Genre: Fiction, poetry, essays, narratives, nonfiction and visual arts
Payment: None
Has reading periods

Blissful Pursuit, an online digital magazine, is a student led initiative to give voice to students between ages 7 -24 for expressing their views and creativity in their own genuine voice on topics that matter to them.


Age: Writers between ages 12 -26
Genre: Fiction, poetry, essays, narratives, nonfiction and plays
Payment: None
Has reading periods

"We accept a variety of genres including, creative nonfiction, fiction, haikus, poems, plays, spoken word, and etc. Submit as many pieces as you like! There are no themes for any of our issues. That said, please do not send us any extremely violent or sexual pieces."


Age: Open to Australians under the age of 25. 
Genre: Art, comics, fiction, nonfiction
Payment: $100 - $150. 
Has reading periods.
See themes

"Voiceworks is a national literary journal that features exciting new writing and art by young Australians. Our purpose is to create a space for people under twenty-five to develop their creative and editorial skills and to publish, and be paid for, their fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art and comics. Each selected piece goes through a collaborative editing process, and we provide individualised feedback for all unsuccessful submissions."


Age: 13 - 18
Genre: All, from short reflection pieces to novel chapters to film reviews

This site offers competitions, peer review of written work, writing prompts, and more. To have your work considered for inclusion in Write the World Review, simply join Write the World as a young writer. Read submission guidelines here.


Age: Accepts work from adults and from children 12 and under
Genre: Stories, poetry, and artwork 

Little Thoughts Press publishes stories, poetry, and artwork for young readers ages ten and under. All submitted material should be aimed at this audience. We welcome submissions from writers and artists of all ages. A number of spots per issue will be reserved for our youngest submitters ages 12 and under. All submissions should be your original creations. If you need a parent, teacher, or caregiver’s help with writing, spelling, typing, or completing the submission form, that is fine, but submitted stories and poems should be the creations of your own mind. See theme. Read submission guidelines here.


Age: Under 18
Genre: Horror/Pulp
No payment
Has reading periods

The Maul publishes horror between 100 and 3,000 words. "We enjoy pulp fiction. That means we look for stories that pop. Exaggeration, melodrama, impossibly imaginative settings, and vivid imagery are encouraged. Bring us something that really jumps off the page. Be as over-the-top as you like. If you’re a more subtle writer, submit anyway. Sometimes one good twist or some relatable descriptions will still catch people’s eye, even the uninitiated." 


Age: 11 - 18
Genre: Fiction: 500 words min; Non-fiction: 500 words min; Poetry: 20 words min per poem (haikus are welcome too!)
No payment

Scribere is Northern California's first online literary journal for youth by youth. "We publish entirely online and the journal is free to anyone with access to the internet. We are harnessing the power of the web and technology to make our submission process simple, sustainable, efficient, and transparent. We were established in 2016."

Inertia Teens

Age: Under 25
Genre: Creative nonfiction, fiction, poems, plays, spoken word, artwork, photography, and collages.
No payment

Inertia teens is a mental health initiative by teenagers for educating youth through vivid discussions, literary magazines, YouTube videos, and much more.

antinarrative

Age: 13 - 23, writers of color only
Genre: literary work (poetry, prose, creative nonfiction), visual arts (drawings, photography, paintings), and interdisciplinary (code literature, computer-generated artwork) categories. hybrid creations within a category (ex. prose poetry). 
No payment

"made by and for POC youth creatives, antinarrative is a collaborative arts zine for those willing to challenge the conventional limits on genre, medium, and format with their work. unbound by the traditional competitive constructs and westernized rigidity found in the literary and art world, antinarrative celebrates the community aspect of storytelling- in any form that might take." Each issue revolves around a theme. See reading periods. 

Cloudscent

Age: 12 - 25
Genre: Poetry and prose
No payment

"The Cloudscent Journal currently accepts prose and poetry submissions. This may include creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, etc. Although there are no required themes for your work, please do not send us any explicitly sexual or violent pieces. Additionally, we will NOT tolerate any work that promotes racism, homophobia, transphobia, misogyny, sexism, or any form of hatred and bigotry, and will instantly reject you. Include content warnings if applicable. All work must be original, and we ask that you cite any sources used; any form of plagiarism will not be tolerated." See reading periods. ​


Age: 11 - 25
Genre: Plays, scripts, and all forms of prose and poetry, including hybrid forms
No payment

"The Chinchilla Lit staff is composed entirely of high school students. We are dedicated to making the world of literature accessible and friendly to young writers, regardless of prior experience or education level in the field. We publish new work on a quarterly basis, and we strive to include as many diverse voices as possible. If you submit to Chinchilla Lit, feedback from our editors is available upon request."


Age: Currently in middle or high school (aged 13-18)
Genre: Poetry, prose, screenplay, nonfiction
No payment

Founded in 2022, The Trailblazer is an international high school literary magazine and nonprofit organization. Dedicated to supporting emerging and aspiring writers worldwide, it accepts submissions of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and visual art from students under 18 years old. Because of its focus on the celebration and honoring of indigenous languages through creative writing and visual art, it encourages submissions on native culture and language.


Age: 13 - 18
Genre: Short fiction, flash fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, visual art, and photography
No payment

"Let’s Say Gay is manned by a group of queer students who will not abide by censorship. Writers, artists, and creators ourselves, we wondered how many more books would be banned and how many more schools would be forced into narrow-minded discriminatory regulations. Our hope in creating this publication is to carve out space for LGTBQ+ youth and combat the isolation being imposed on queer artists. Let’s Say Gay is a safe place to tell and read stories, share art, and honor our identities.​​"


Age: 4 - 26
Genre: Any form of creative art. That includes writing (essays, short stories, micro stories, poetry—any forms of writing), photography, visual art (digital art included), music, dance (in video form, for example), et cetera.
No payment

fingers comma toes is an online journal for children and young adults founded in 2015. Has submission periods.


Age: Students in grades K-12.
Genre: Poetry
No payment

The Louisville Review accepts submissions of previously unpublished poetry from students in grades K-12. We seek writing that embodies fresh ways to recreate scenes and feelings. *Cornerstone submissions must be accompanied by parental permission to publish if accepted.* Has submission periods.


Age: 12 - 25
Genre: Prose, poetry, art
No payment

"HaluHalo Journal is an online literary and arts journal that publishes on a quarterly basis. We are looking for work that is authentic, fearless, contemplative, and heartfelt. Send us your “halu-halo” pieces – works that are colorful, flavorful, and distinctly you. Anyone between the ages of 12-25 is eligible for submission, but we give preference to submissions from writers and artists of Southeast Asian descent. Every submission will receive feedback from our editors!"


Age: 13 - 24
Genre: poetry, prose, visual work, experimental work, and generally unclassifiable pieces of art (keep it under 3,000 words, if you can!)
No payment

"the bibliopunk was founded in 2021 as a place to lift up the voices of youth. we believe young people have voices worth hearing, and we also know that it can be difficult and intimidating to get your work out into the world. our hope is to simplify all that effort, offering a simple, clear submission process and a transparent operation. we’re committed to keeping this zine a safe place for your work, and we hope to offer as diverse a range of authors as we can get. words, not wars. books, not guns. lapslock, not capslock." Has submission periods.


Age: 13 - 22
Genre: articles, essays, short stories, illustrations, cartoons, photographs, or any other works
No payment

"Our contributors are primarily young women from ages thirteen to twenty-two, as we feel it is important to provide a platform for their unique and often unheard voices. However, we accept submissions from everyone who would like to be featured in our publication."


Age: 13 - 22
Genre: Art, writing
No payment

"We are a youth literary and arts magazine dedicated to publishing new and promising young creators. Send us your late night thoughts, your sad boy/girl/person  stories, your marginalia and those long, thought-out texts you've sent. We are open to all teenagers, and young adults  published and unpublished, so get to writing and get to submitting! Send us gallons and gallons and gallons and gallons of your creative works, and we'll just siphon off a bit of that talent." Has submission periods.


Age: 13 -19
Genre: Fiction, poetry, art
No payment

The Echo accepts submissions from teenagers 13-19 year-round. "In general it's hard to tell what we'll fall in love with. Don't self-reject, just send it!" They want to see:
  • Fairy tales
  • Magical Stories
  • Scripts
  • Monsters and Vampires
  • It was the Butler
  • Mysteries and Who Dunnits
  • Unreliable Narrators
  • Submit poems I guess

Age: 13 - 26
Genre: Poetry, prose, photography, and artwork
No payment

"We are searching for words from the margins. We want words that live on the outskirts of cities, words with homes near the borderlines of your creativity.  We want insightful, breathtaking works that can find humanity in its many shapes and colors. Guide us through your world."


Age: Undergraduate students
Genre: Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, art, and comics
No payment

To be eligible for publication in our next issue, you must be enrolled as an undergraduate at any U.S. college or university during the academic year. (If you graduate in December, you’re still eligible.)


Age: 14 and 21 and based in Quebec
Genre: Poetry and prose.
Payment: $75

"Give us your ghost stories and your gritty realism, your space operas and your mind-bending experimentalism! We want love poems and nature poems, poems about existential despair and poems about the contents of your fridge. Amaze us!"

 



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