The Writers' Journal A Home for Creative Short Stories & Poetry
A Home for Creative Short Stories & Poetry

Submissions

NOW CLOSED FOR SUBMSSIONS – Reopen TBA

Writing Submission Guidelines

All work must be:

  • Related to the theme
  • Previously unpublished online or in print
  • 150 to 1,000 words written in English
  • 12-point New Times Roman font, double-spaced with only one space between sentences, and attached to an email in Word doc format
  • Submitted by authors 18 years of age or older
  • Original – No AI-generated stories

Please attach your story to your cover letter, add your email address, and 3rd person bio of no more than 50 words.

The subject line of your email must include the author’s name, genre, and title of the piece.

While we are unable to pay writers for their work, there is no fee to submit, and we hope the sharing your published work will bring you the joy it brings to us.

If your submission is accepted, we will require your written authorization before publication in our journal.  Hard copies will be available for purchase online.

Submissions are now closed.