Young Writers Literary Journal 2015
Important Links
YWLJ Website
Guidelines
Submit your work
Get notified when the Journal is available
About
The Young Writers Society is proud to announce the fourth edition of the Young Writers Literary Journal, to be published in July 2015. The Journal is a collection of works by young writers ages 21 and below from around the world, and it is sold online via Lulu and Amazon.
What we accept...
We accept short stories up to 10,000 words in length and poetry of any length. While we have no formula for the content we accept, we will only publish material that is generally appropriate for ages 13+. When submitting, you may submit up to one short story and/or poem. However, while you can submit up to one of each item, you cannot submit more than one of each item. So you may choose to submit a short story and a poem. However, you cannot submit two poems.
In past journals, submissions were limited to unpublished works. This will not be the case with the 2015 journal -- you may submit any work whether it's been published before or not.
Rights transferred and compensation
If your work is accepted into the Journal, you will need to sign a contract transferring a non-exclusive right to YWS to publish your work in paper and digital form. All other rights, including ownership of the work, are retained by the author. Note that this contract will only extend to the print and digital form of the Young Writers Literary Journal Summer 2015 issue -- it does not extend to any other publications now or in the future.
Unfortunately, we lack the financial means to pay authors. However, if your work is accepted, you will receive a free copy of the Journal.
Tips
- Proofread! You'd be surprised at how many people don't do this simple step.
- Take your time. The submission process isn't over until March 31, and you won't hear back until April 2 at the earliest.
- Read the guidelines, and then read them again.
- Seriously. Read the guidelines.
- Did you proofread? Do it again.
More Questions?
First, please read through the Literary Journal website linked to at the top of this topic. If you still have questions after reading that, then please feel free to ask them here.
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