Submit to Translature

What are you talking about?
This literary magazine will feature creative works by YWSers written in another language and translated into English as well. If you would also like to record yourself reading out your creative piece in the non-English language, feel free to do so, as we will add that in the magazine as well.
It's easy to work on your language skills despite your fluency levels - oui, je sais un peu de francaise; nihongo wa muzukashii desune!

Submission Guidelines to Translature Lit Mag


What can I submit?

- Poetry
- Essays
- Short Stories
- Op/Ed


Word length : Max 2000 words


What are the dates I need to keep in mind?

Submissions open : 20 March, 2015
Last date for accepting entries : 26 April, 2015

As long as it's 26 April, 2015 in Pago Pago, you can submit it!

We will notify of selected entries on 1 May 2015. 
The magazine will be published last week of May 2015

Where do I submit?

Email (preferably as .doc, .docx, .pdf) attachments to : lava@youngwriterssociety.com

If you're not comfortable emailing, shoot me a PM, and we can work things out.



Can I send in anything else?

Sure!
A) If you want to add a recording of you reading out your work in any language- feel free to send it - we would LOVE to hear you speak a non-English language!How : Use vocaroo -it's simple and quick!

B) We would love to feature any artwork and/or photography in the magazine!
Be sure to include a title - funny ones get bonus points!


Do I get compensated?

Unfortunately, we can't have monetary compensation at this point.
But you will earn tons of respect and love from your fellow YWSers and lots of cyber hugs and dancing pink elephants from me.


Is there anything else I need to know?
Nope, just send in your entries.

Good luck!

I'm super excited for this!

This is my little how-to article on translation: Translation 101

Hopefully it will help you while working on your submission

I can try this because I know how to read and write fluently in Polish so.. Yeah. I am in!

I wish I spoke a different language. Would it be wrong if I used a translator?

CaptainSaltWater wrote:I wish I spoke a different language. Would it be wrong if I used a translator?

Hi, @CaptainSaltWater.

If you're referring to an online translator, I would highly recommend against it! They aren't known for being accurate, especially for languages whose sentence structure deviates from the original language.

An alternative might be pairing up with another YWSer who is interested in your work and perhaps trying to translate it! That could make for a nice collaboration.

Hannah wrote:

CaptainSaltWater wrote:I wish I spoke a different language. Would it be wrong if I used a translator?

Hi, @CaptainSaltWater.

If you're referring to an online translator, I would highly recommend against it! They aren't known for being accurate, especially for languages whose sentence structure deviates from the original language.

An alternative might be pairing up with another YWSer who is interested in your work and perhaps trying to translate it! That could make for a nice collaboration.

That's a great idea @Hannah!

And totally agree about not recommending online translators (like Google's) - all they will do to your work is completely butcher it. The online translators are really only good for getting the gist of a text you don't understand, but they will never be as refined as a human brain.

All of what they have said, @CaptainSaltWater. I find online translators useful only when I forget a certain words or so. Collabs would be a fun project!

I know Chinese and Spanish, but not very many of each. >.> I could try writing Chinese, with my mom helping, but still...

@wisegirl22 , oh yes do try! You could always say you had a little help. It will definitely help your language skills.

Oh, okay. Just checking!

maybe i'll write something in arabic

This sounds very interesting. My country has 11 official languages (including English), so which one do you want? I also speak and write French and Dutch, so...

Oh, why not!! @Lava, can I submit 12 works? That way I cover each other language I can write, and I'll record myself speaking three of them. Pleease??? (and yes, I know my idea is going to be quite the challenge, but eh...)

@TheWanderingWizard - well I would love to see 12 different languages up on the lit mag - but how about a max of 3 entries per person? I would like for lots of people to submit!

Very well. I shall the languages in a hat and draw three languages at random.

*sneaks in* I'm in! *sneaks out*