Publishing Opportunities for Teens

Publishing Opportunities for Teens

ReBlogger Jennifer Gonzales has some great tips on not only where to publish your work, but steps to take in preparing yourself to submit your work to magazines.
https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/publish-student-art-writing/

Flip the Page: Central Ohio’s Young Writer’s Journal
Writing Submission Guidelines

Must be a resident of Central Ohio (Franklin, Delaware, Union, Madison, Pickaway, Fairfield, or Licking county)
Open to teens ages 13 to 19 years old
We are interested in short stories, poems, songs, essays, play excerpts, and humor
Maximum of 800 words per piece
Limit of two entries per person
Accepted formats are Word documents and shareable Google documents
Click the green button above to submit

Questions? Check out our FAQ page!
Not finding the answer there? Email flipthepage@thurberhouse.org

http://www.thurberhouse.org/flip-the-page

Opportunities for YOUNG WRITERS
Most of these listings accept work for writers age 8-18, but read the submission guidelines for age limits. Listings with an * also accept work from writers age 18-25.

Interlochen Review
http://www.interlochenreview.org/

Jet Fuel Review
http://www.jetfuelreview.com/submission-guidelines.html

NewPages.com offers a monthly newsletter for writers of all ages, but it often includes opportunities for middle and high-school age writers. Visit the website at:
https://www.newpages.com/classifieds/calls-for-submissions

Submittable.com Opportunities for Young Writers
https://discover.submittable.com/blog/opportunities-for-young-writers-in-2020/

NewPages Young Authors Guide
https://www.newpages.com/writers-resources/young-writers-guide
10 Journals Where You Can Get Published in High School
https://ingeniusprep.com/blog/get-published-in-high-school/

Out of the Classroom and Into the World: 70+ Places to Publish Teenage Writing and Art
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/15/learning/out-of-the-classroom-and-into-the-world-70-plus-places-to-publish-teenage-writing-and-art.html

Ongoing Opportunities for Young Writers

805 Lit
https://www.805lit.org/submissions
Writers age 13-19, multiple categories. Reopens for submissions in February 2023.

Androit Journal Summer Mentorship Program
https://theadroitjournal.org/about/mentorship/
High school and gap year writers

The Caterpillar
https://www.thecaterpillarmagazine.com/a1-page.asp?ID=7679&page=2
Poets age 7-11
fingers comma toes
https://fingerscommatoes.wordpress.com/
Writers age four to 24

The Haiku Society of America
http://www.hsa-haiku.org/virgilioawards/Virgilio-contest-guidelines.htm
Writers in grades 7-12

The Legacy Project
https://legacyproject.org/7gen/ltalcontest.html
Writers age 8-18

Metaphor Dice
https://metaphordice.submittable.com/submit
Writers under 18

Taradiddle
https://taradiddle.org/
Writers under 18

United States Institute for Peace
https://www.usip.org/public-education/students/AFSAEssayContest
High school writers

BreakBread Magazine
https://www.breakbreadproject.org/submissions
For artists & writers under age 25

Galliard International Review
https://galliardinternationalreview.weebly.com/submit.html
For writers age 13-22

HOYA Magazine
https://thehoyamagazine.wixsite.com/home/submissions
Writers age 14-19

Lake Erie Ink
https://lakeerieink.org/teen-book-project/
For writers 13-18

Polyphony Lit
https://www.polyphonylit.org/copy-of-submit
Writers age 13-19

Rattle
https://www.rattle.com/children/guidelines/
Writers under age 15

Many litmags accept work from young(er) writers. Check out each publication’s submission guidelines for more details.