Anthology Submissions

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Anthology Submissions

Prom Perfect: A Totally Dramatic and Wild YA Anthology

Submissions close July 24, 2024

Guest Anthologist: Award-winning author, S.E. Reed
Guest Editor: Demi Michelle Schwartz

This anthology asks you to write about one of the most pivotal, dramatic, wild, and life-changing teenage experiences…


The Prom! 

Since the 1940s, the High School prom has been an annual event where teenagers could dress in their finest attire, dance, and party until the sun came up. Over the decades, proms have gone from ultra-formal to casual and everything in between. But one thing has remained the same…

The vibe!

The drama!

The lights!

The action! 

If you close your eyes, you can imagine it, taste it, smell it, hear it, feel your feet standing on the polished floor of the high school gym. There’s an arch of balloons in the entryway, music bumping, glitter in the air and wild energy before they finally crown the Prom King and Queen. 

Hollywood has immortalized the prom in Carrie, Pretty in Pink, Back-to-the-Future, Footloose, High School Musical, Lady Bird and She’s All That to name just a few. 

So, this begs the question. Do you have a story about the Perfect Prom? Or maybe the Not-so-Perfect Prom? 

We want you to write a totally dramatic and wild fictional story about the prom—the beautiful, the horrible, the life-changing, and the utterly magical. Bring us your YA poems, microfiction, flash fiction, and short stories for a chance to be published in this Prom Perfect anthology for teen readers. All submissions should be PG-13 or below. 

The specifics: 

Poems up to 40 lines

Micro-Fiction up to 250 words

Flash-Fiction up to 1,000 words

Short Stories up to 5,000 words

How to submit:

  • The submission period ends on July 24, 2024. No late entries will be accepted.
  • Each submission must be accompanied with a short author bio (no more than 50 words) written in third person point-of-view and must be found on the first page of your submission.
  • At the beginning of your document, you must include your name, pen name (if you have one) and an email address.
  • Each page must be numbered and include the title of your submission at the top left of the page.
  • If you submit more than one piece, please send each submission in a different file.
  • Short Stories must be under 5,000 words.
  • Flash Fiction should be under 1,000 words.
  • Micro-fiction must be under 250 words.
  • You must keep to the word count limits.
  • Poems should be under 40 lines.
  • Submit to Brittany@wild-ink-publishing.com

PLEASE FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY

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