Issue One Hundred Fifty Four – Authors Publish Magazine https://authorspublish.com We help authors get their words into the world. Fri, 07 Aug 2020 13:58:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 Crimson Frost Books: Now Accepting Manuscript Submissions https://authorspublish.com/crimson-frost-books-now-accepting-manuscript-submissions/ Fri, 15 Apr 2016 22:34:54 +0000 http://www.authorspublish.com/?p=5542 Updated May 30th, 2018: There have been reports by authors of non payment of royalties over a large period of time. Would avoid this publisher for the time being. Will provide updates when able.

Crimson Frost is a Canadian ebook publisher that was established 2013. They state explicitly on their website that they publish ebooks only.

Crimson Frost also publishes a blog which is linked from their home page and features the publisher’s “spotlight author”. This is a good marketing effort for the publisher to get their authors noticed. The blog tabs are similar to the ones on the homepage but it has a much more updated feel to it.

Prospective authors can also check out submission guidelines through a tab on the blog page. Crimson Frost runs pitch parties during the year for new authors and also participates in #Pitmad on Twitter. Authors interested in publishing with Crimson Frost can contact the publisher through an online contact form if they have any queries before submitting.

Only two members of the editorial team are listed under the staff tab. They have about thirty authors published with them. They publish a variety of genres ranging from young adult to erotica. Their submission guidelines are quite strict. They publish stories ranging from 5,000 words to 40,000 +. Their heat ratings vary from sensual to erotic. In fact, their racy, sensual books seem to sell better. You can read more about their submission guidelines here.

Crimson Frost publishes a newsletter which readers and authors can subscribe to and a blog where readers can interact with their authors. The publisher does not offer an advance. Instead they offer authors 40% royalties against book sales. The authors who have published with Crimson Frost have years of relevant writing experience and are quite happy to continue their relationship with them.

To learn more visit their website here.

Bio

Sheritha Singh writes erotic fiction under the pseudonym Lace Higgins. She was previously published by Breathless Press but now publishes her own work online here. Sheritha writes between studying, working as a lecturer at a community college, dreaming, eating and pretty much indulging in anything creative.  Sheritha loves hearing from fans. Please tweet @Shersinghzn.

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15 Magazines that Publish Writing by Children and Teens https://authorspublish.com/15-magazines-that-publish-writing-by-children-and-teens/ Fri, 15 Apr 2016 22:13:43 +0000 http://www.authorspublish.com/?p=5663 Last Updated July 2020

The following is a list of literary journals and magazines that publish writing by children and teenagers.

Some of them accept submissions from adults – and all of them accept submissions from youth of various ages.

Not all of them are currently open to submissions but most are.

Children

Stone Soup
This magazine by and for children has been around for over forty years. They publish work by and for 8-13 year olds. They publish stories and poems. Their website contains a lot of helpful tips about what they are specifically looking to publish. Submissions to a few categories are free. Learn more here.

Teens and Children

Guardian Angel Kids

A paying market that is looking for fiction, articles, poetry, and activities written by children and young teens up to the age of 14. You can learn more here.

Highlights
A very established children’s magazine, they allow general submissions from those 16 and up, but younger children are encouraged to submit poetry and art here.

Teens

Cast of Wonders
Cast of Wonders is a young adult short fiction market, open to stories up to 6,000 words in length, that they publish in a podcast format. They have detailed submission guidelines but are particularly open to work by young writers. Learn more here.

BALLOONS Literary Journal
An online journal that publishes poetry, fiction and art that is primarily aimed at young readers aged around 12-16. They accept submissions from adults and teens. Learn more here.

Adroit Journal
Adroit Journal was founded by a high school student over a decade ago now, and it is curently partially run by by high school and college students. Adroit publishes poetry, fiction, flash fiction, art/photography, and cross-genre works by adults and teens. They have a section focused on tips for young writers, as well as a number of opportunities available to young writers, the most notable being the Summer Mentorship Program.

One Teen Story
This magazine publishes four stories a year. [Stories are written by teenagers and have to be submitted as part of their yearly contest. Entry is free, the winners are paid, and the next contest opens up in Fall 2020. Learn more here.

Élan
They accept original fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, screen writing, plays and visual art from students in grades 9 through 12. They publish two online and one print issue a year. You can learn more here.

Teen Ink
A print magazine and a website that publishes work by teenagers intended to be read by teenagers. They have extensive submission guidelines and require registration but they are open to a wide variety (and lengths) of writing. Learn more here.

Lunch Ticket
An established and respected publication from Antioch University has a special category for writers between the ages of 13-17. You can see what they have previously published by going to their school lunch archive. You can submit here.

Dishsoap Querterly
They are a new literary journal run by and for teenagers. They are in international journal with editors based all over the world. Learn more here. They accept submissions by adults and teens.

Polyphony Lit
This international literary journal run by and for teens is only open to submissions from high-schoolers. They have excellent covers and been around for a little over a year now. You can learn more here.

Levitate
Once a year the Chicago High School for the Arts publishes their literary magazine Levitate. Learn more here.

Parallax
They are a high school student-edited literary magazine, featuring original fiction, non-fiction, poetry, plays and screenplays, as well as book reviews and author interviews. Edited by the Creative Writing Department at Idyllwild Arts Academy, they publish work by teenagers world wide. Learn more here.

Alexandria Quarterly
They publish work by writers between the ages of 13 and 17, as well as art. They do not charge for youth submissions, Learn more here.


Emily Harstone is the author of many popular books, including The Authors Publish Guide to Manuscript SubmissionsThe 2019 Guide to Manuscript PublishersSubmit, Publish, Repeat, and The Authors Publish Guide to Children’s and Young Adult Publishing.

She occasionally teaches a course on manuscript publishing, as well as a course on publishing in literary journals.

You can follow her on Facebook here.

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Plum Tree Tavern: Now Seeking Submissions https://authorspublish.com/plum-tree-tavern-now-seeking-submissions/ Fri, 15 Apr 2016 22:10:46 +0000 http://www.authorspublish.com/?p=5788 Plum Tree Tavern is an online poetry journal founded in 2015. They only publish poetry about nature and ecology. Most of the poems that they publish are between 3 and 14 lines in length. They prefer works that focus on the image rather than the narrator’s opinion.

Naturally they have published a large number of haiku. They are only interested in publishing original haiku based on personal experience.  The editor states that they are not interested in publishing any “fictional” poems.

They primarily publish short poems but will consider longer works of eco-poetry especially poems of activism, testimony and protest.

They try to respond to all submissions within a week, and they usually manage to do so within a day of the author submitting the work.

The Plum Tree Tavern is an approachable literary journal. What I mean by that is that they accept a little under half of the work they receive.

They are not interested in poems that have been previously published elsewhere. If they publish your poem the rights return to you right after the publication.

They have no information on their site about when they open and close to submission, but at the time of this article’s publication they are open to submissions.

All submissions must be made by email. The poems must be included in the body of the email. They will not open attachments. Submit 1-3 poems at a time for consideration.

To learn more or to submit, visit their website here. Their detailed guidelines are available here.

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