Middle School Opportunities

We are primarily looking for quality materials for school-aged readers from around 12 years onwards. Please also note the following submission instructions for the different categories: Poetry: 3-5 pieces. Any style that you find appropriate (feel free to surprise us!).
Fiction: 1 piece. No more than 2000 words.

We accept writing from young people, 6-18 years old, from anywhere around the world. We do not have translation services, and so we currently only publish in the English language and a second language. We are open for submissions year around. Poems must be no longer than 40 lines. Prose must be no longer than 750 words. We are NOT accepting multiple submissions at this time.

Writings (essays, stories, letters to the editor, riddles and proverbs, etc.) should be typed or neatly handwritten and limited to 1,000 words and poems up to 30 lines. We encourage writings in all languages with an English translation, if possible. And, we love illustrations! Please send originals of your drawings, paintings, or photos to our post office box address below. Include your name, age, and address along with your submission. We welcome electronic submissions as well. We prefer Word.doc. or .docx.files or text.edit files. Art and photos can be sent as .jpeg or .tiff files. Please DO NOT send us zip.files.

Ember is a journal of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction for all age groups. Submissions for and by readers aged 10 to 18 are strongly encouraged. Writers may submit up to 1 piece of prose and 3 pieces of poetry at a time. Each piece of writing must be submitted separately.

You can submit Fiction Stories (up to 2,000 words), Non-Fiction articles (you may also include pictures or art with your article for our various non-fiction columns such as: Cook Nook, SciTech Kids, Amazing Kids! Adventures, or Global Village), LOL (Laugh Out Loud), Poems, and Reviews. We only accept kid-friendly content for our publication. Please keep in mind that our main audience is 8-12 year olds when submitting work.

We welcome YOU — young writers and artists — to appear on our Magic Dragon pages! Everyone 12 years old and younger is invited to send their best writing and art to share with Magic Dragon readers. Writing – Type (double space) or print neatly. Stories and essays can be up to three pages, poetry up to 30 lines. You can write about anything that is important to you; it can be serious or funny, true or fiction.