Issue 05: Eden Submissions Open!
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Background image credits to: Artist Winslow Homer Title Breaking Storm, Coast of Maine Place United States (Artist's nationality:) Date 1894 Please ensure that your piece complies with the following guidelines; any work that does not will be immediately rejected.
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Please ensure that your piece complies with the following guidelines; any work that does not will be immediately rejected. *
Formatting Guidelines
Written media:
Wordlimit: 2,500 words maximum
Font: Please use a clear, readable font. E.g Times New Roman or EB Garamond, black, 11-point font
Titled: [Category] - [FirstName LastName] - [Title] (e.g. Poetry - Dylan Thomas - And Death Have Shall No Dominion)
All work must be written in English. If your piece is predominantly in another language, an English translation must be provided
Art & Visual media:
Accepted formats: Must be converted into a shareable format in Google Drive in highest quality possible. E,g: .jpg, .jpeg, .png.
short film: max ~10 minutes
music: max ~8 min
You may submit multiple images of the same artwork if necessary
If your work includes text, it must be written in English. If it is not, an English translation must be provided
Categories
Literary
prose
poetry
short stories
hybrid experimental writing
creative nonfiction
novel excerpts
screenplays & scripts
microfiction
personal essays
academia
socio-political commentary
Art
photography
painting
illustration
graphic design
ceramics
printmaking
multimedia
sculpture
any visual media
short film [max ~10 minutes]
music [max ~8 min]
FAQs
Content Warnings
Though we understand the need for self-expression, Youth of Letters does not tolerate any overly gratuitous or glorifying descriptions of sex, sexual assault, violence, self-harm, suicide, and/or abuse. Some readers and editors are minors, so please refrain from using explicitly sexually or NSFW content.
To respect the scholarship of the original authors, we also do not accept fan-works.
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Absolutely. Each submission, regardless of acceptance or rejection, receives feedback in their decision letter. If accepted, a contributor’s piece will be provided one-on-one feedback by one of our editors.
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Yes! Youth of Letters believes your work is at your own liberty. However, please do indicate which publication(s) you previously submitted your work. Simultaneous submissions are also accepted.
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Please expect an email from Youth of Letters within two to three weeks of the submission deadline regarding the status of your piece.
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Not at all! Youth of Letters strives to be as accessible as possible by eliminating a monetary barrier to entry.
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Scholarship
Submissions must be originally yours; plagiarism nor artificially generated pieces will be tolerated. Pieces must be written in English. Please provide a translation if your work is predominantly in another language. Both versions will be published.
