Coming Soon!

100% of the revenue will go to the scholarship fund for Messiah University’s Young Writer Workshop.

Anthologist: Abigail Wild
Editor: Skai de Leon

Deadline for Submissions: January 1, 2025.

The Young Writers Workshop nurtures young writers, offering a university experience to high school students.

Unfiltered thoughts, raw emotions, and bold creativity.

Teen authors and poets explore the world through the tapping of the keyboard, producing the next generation of literary masterpieces. This anthology is the first step on their journey. 

Celebrate the honest, courageous, and, above all, unscripted works of teens. Whether through moments of vulnerability, joy, or defiance, these young authors invite you to see the world through their eyes. Join along in the journey of self-discovery and expression.

Type of Submissions Accepted: Fiction: Microfiction, Flash fiction, Short stories, and Poetry.

The Specifics:

• We are only accepting works from those between 13-19 years of age.
• This is a non-paying anthology. There is no fee for entry.
• This will be a competitive anthology, accepting only thirty works.
• Each submission must be accompanied by 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 8,000 words.
• Flash Fiction should be under 1,000 words.
• Micro-fiction must be under 250 words.
• Poems should be under 40 lines.
• You must keep to the word count limits.
• Submit to Abigail@wild-ink-publishing.com