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

Submissions

We are now open to submissions of memoirs, fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry related to the theme Live & Learn.

Writing Submission Guidelines

All work must be:

  • Related to the theme: Live & Learn
  • Previously unpublished online or in print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 (i.e., John Doe, Memoir, “My Lesson”).

The Writers’ Journal is free to submit to and will be free to read online. Hard copies will be available for purchase. If your submission is accepted, we will require your written authorization prior to publication in our journal.

Submissions are now closed.