We accept submissions from teenagers 13-19 year-round. See below for specifics, but in general it's hard to tell what we'll fall in love with. Don't self-reject, just send it! We accept submissions exclusively through our Duosuma page.
Just send us your best writing and art.
Submissions never close, but look out for the following deadlines:
New Theme: Bittersweet!
Send us art and writing that encompasses euphoria with suffering and regret.
Submit HereWhat we want:
Scripts
Graphic Stories
Photography
Art.Art.Art!!
Shape Poetry
Sculptures (3D Art)
Memoirs
Translations 😄
What we're looking for:
- A balanced mix of "bitter" and "sweet"
- Heartbreak
- Tragedy
- "For want of a nail" situations (if one small thing had happened differently, so much suffering could've been avoided)
- Heartwarming apocalypses
- "We're alive, but at what cost?"/Pyrrhic victories
- Open endings
- Redemptions gone wrong
- Fall of Lucifer/Corruption arcs
What we're NOT looking for:
- Fan fiction or other derivative works
- Anything that would earn a rating of R or Mature. Use your discretion. When in doubt, submit.
- Illegal confessions
- Erotica
- Unfinished pieces
- Previously published pieces (including self-published pieces)
- Anything over 5,000 words
- Romantic cliches
- Retellings
- Romeo and Juliet endings
- Characters who are nonchalant about terrible situations
- Anything Shakespeare
If you have great writing or art that doesn't fit with what you see here - submit it anyways! Don't self reject. We never know what we'll fall in love with.
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Upcoming Deadlines
Spring: Submit by February Twenty-eighth (02/28/25)
Helpful Resources
Are you a new writer or new to submitting to lit mags? We have a guides covering several helpful topics.