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Do you remember those torn down stories?
Those burned down poems?
Maybe your kids are doing the same now.
Please find those poems and stories, send them to us.
Who knows you may be the parents of a Poet or Story Teller….
inkiddos accepts unsolicited submissions of short fiction, and poetry for the global platform throughout the year. Minors only submit through their Parents or Legal Guardians. Email your submissions to [email protected]
Please read the Submission Guidelines, below.
All submissions must be in English. Simultaneous and previously published submissions are also acceptable if the Author retains the publishing rights.
Due to the volume of submissions, please note that editorial responses may take from one week to three months.
If the submission is accepted, you will receive an acceptance email and a publishing contract.
Note: Submissions are free.
SUBMISSION CHECKLIST
- Send ONE MS Word document TITLED WITH Author’s LAST NAME (e.g. Smith.doc or Jones.docx).
- In the same MS Word document, include your contact information (name, email address). Also, list your home state or country.
- In the same MS Word document, include a one-paragraph author’s bio, written in the third person. You are encouraged to include links to your books, websites, and social media accounts — we want to help promote you. (If you wish not to publish your identity you can always use a consistent ‘pen name’).
- In the same MS Word document, include a note about your poem or creative process written in the first person (this is optional — but encouraged).
- Send a photo of the author as a SEPARATE jpg attachment (not in the MS Word document). Title the photo with your last name.
Submission Guidelines:
Short Fiction
- Minors only submit through their Parents or Legal Guardians.
- Include a 3rd person Bio of Author with Photo as separate jpg attachment.
- Only One Short Story per submission.
- Stories should run between Five hundred and Two Thousand words.
- Entries must be submitted in English, though authors may be located anywhere in the world.
- Previously published work is eligible. Please indicate this, with proper attribution details, in your cover letter. The author should have publishing rights and copyrights.
- Entries must not previously have been chosen the winner of any contest.
- Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please indicate this in your cover letter. If your submission is accepted anywhere during this submission period, please withdraw your entry.
- Multiple entries from a single author, submitted individually, are welcome.
- Please do not insert graphics, images or video into your word file. Please use a widely available 12-point font (e.g., Arial, Times New Roman, Helvetica, etc.), with spacing set to single.
Poem:
- Minors only submit through their Parents or Legal Guardians.
- Include a 3rd person Bio of Author with Photo as separate jpg attachment.
- Only One poem per submission.
- Include a note about your poem or creative process written in the first person (this is optional — but encouraged).
- Entries must be submitted in English, though authors may be located anywhere in the world.
- Previously published work is eligible. Please indicate this, with proper attribution details, in your cover letter. Author should have the publishing rights and copyrights.
- Entries must not previously have been chosen the winner of any contest.
- Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please indicate this in your cover letter. If your submission is accepted anywhere during this submission period, please withdraw your entry.
- Multiple entries from a single author, submitted individually, are welcome.
- Please do not insert graphics, images or video into your word file. Please use a widely available 12-point font (e.g., Arial, Times New Roman, Helvetica, etc.), with spacing set to single.
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