Juven Issue III Theme: RE/UNTOLD
Juven Issue III wants to bend the rules, cross the boundries. The theme is Re/Untold. This issue, we challenge you to retell stories with a different perspective or tell stories often untold. Retold challenges you to give us a new perspective or a twist in the road usually not taken. Give us your interesting takes on folktales and fairytales, something that tells us something new or necessary about humankind. Reinvent the rainy day, rebrand the love triangle, travel to the depths of your imagination and give us something we won't expect or didn't know we were expecting. We want to read innovation on the page. But you don't have to do fairytales or retell conventional stories. You can write new stories with a fresh perspective too, which is the other side of the theme - Untold. Untold challenges you to write and create pieces that tell us stories through the eyes of those least recognized in them. Think of the henchman in the heist, the forgotten childhood love, the backup singer who almost snagged the spotlight, but never got there. We want you to tell the stories often untold.
Submission Guidelines
Submissions are accepted through Duosoma in the forms of: Flash Fiction, Short Story, Fiction, Poetry, Creative Essay, 2D Art, 3D Art, Digital Art, and Photography. We only accept work from writers under 25 years old. Please only submit once per reading session per genre unless we ask you to submit again. You can submit to multiple genres. Please submit work from different genres separately. We ask that you do not include your name on your document anywhere. A violation of this will have us send your piece back to you. Submissions close March 31st at Midnight CST.
Fiction: You can submit 2 pieces of fiction/prose, please keep each individual piece under 2000 words. We take all types of fiction.
Poetry: 1-3 poems (please have them all in one document
Narrative Essay: up to 1000 words
note: the longer the piece, typically the better it has to be
ACCEPTED FILE TYPES:
Writing: DOCX, PDF
Art: PNG, JPG, JPEG, PDF.
PLAGIARISM: Pieces cannot be fan fiction or derived from any other preexisting work. If you are inspired by other work, please put after (writer) in your piece.
LANGUAGE: All written pieces must be in English, including comics in the Digital Art section. We are open to works of other languages as long as there is a translation.
SUBMIT: Click the button below to submit your work for judging on Duotrope, and please report your submission. If you have technical issues, email the Literary Journal Director ([email protected]) or the Executive Intern ([email protected]) and we'll gladly help you.
PROFANITY: TYWI allows profanity, but if your work is adopted for the literary journal, it will be censored. Please avoid profanity though, considering that this is for young writers.
EXPLICIT CONTENT: Keep submissions PG or PG-13 at most. TYWI will not allow works containing overly sexual themes, excessive violence, or excessive profanity.
Juven will not publish or tolerate any work that is racist, sexist, homophobic, ableist, audism, and any other hateful -isms and -phobias.
What are “overly sexual themes”?
Overly sexual includes material that could be classified as pornographic, erotica, or R-rated. Kissing is permitted, but not a full-fledged make out session. We will not permit scenes that include sex, or that contain explicit descriptions of nudity. We will also not accept the sexualization of bodies. What a young writer should read is all that should be put.
What is “excessive violence”?
Excessive violence includes a vivid description of violence that would not be suitable for a young audience. Violence is permitted, but if methods of suicide (think 13 Reasons Why) are depicted, then your work will not be selected.
Fiction: You can submit 2 pieces of fiction/prose, please keep each individual piece under 2000 words. We take all types of fiction.
Poetry: 1-3 poems (please have them all in one document
Narrative Essay: up to 1000 words
note: the longer the piece, typically the better it has to be
ACCEPTED FILE TYPES:
Writing: DOCX, PDF
Art: PNG, JPG, JPEG, PDF.
PLAGIARISM: Pieces cannot be fan fiction or derived from any other preexisting work. If you are inspired by other work, please put after (writer) in your piece.
LANGUAGE: All written pieces must be in English, including comics in the Digital Art section. We are open to works of other languages as long as there is a translation.
SUBMIT: Click the button below to submit your work for judging on Duotrope, and please report your submission. If you have technical issues, email the Literary Journal Director ([email protected]) or the Executive Intern ([email protected]) and we'll gladly help you.
PROFANITY: TYWI allows profanity, but if your work is adopted for the literary journal, it will be censored. Please avoid profanity though, considering that this is for young writers.
EXPLICIT CONTENT: Keep submissions PG or PG-13 at most. TYWI will not allow works containing overly sexual themes, excessive violence, or excessive profanity.
Juven will not publish or tolerate any work that is racist, sexist, homophobic, ableist, audism, and any other hateful -isms and -phobias.
What are “overly sexual themes”?
Overly sexual includes material that could be classified as pornographic, erotica, or R-rated. Kissing is permitted, but not a full-fledged make out session. We will not permit scenes that include sex, or that contain explicit descriptions of nudity. We will also not accept the sexualization of bodies. What a young writer should read is all that should be put.
What is “excessive violence”?
Excessive violence includes a vivid description of violence that would not be suitable for a young audience. Violence is permitted, but if methods of suicide (think 13 Reasons Why) are depicted, then your work will not be selected.
FAQs
Can I write about dark themes like sexual assault?
Yes, you can write about themes like sexual assault, domestic violence, drug abuse, suicide, etc. Please do not romanticize or glorify these topics because you will be writing for a young population.
How many times can I submit?
Only submit once per genre each submission round unless we ask you to submit again. You can submit to multiple genres.
Do I have complete the form for each submission?
Yes
When will I know if my submission got accepted or not?
We try to get responses out within 2-4 weeks seeing as we provide free feedback. If you would like an expedited response (3-5 days), please check that option in the form and pay a trifle fee for it (it's how we keep running.)
Up till when can I submit?
March 31st
Do you accept previously published work?
It depends. If you've published it in a magazine or publication, we will not accept it, but if you've published it online, social media, or on a blog, that is fine.
Do you accept simultaneous submissions?
Yes, we do, but please make sure the other publication you are sending your work to is also okay with simultaneous submissions. If your pieces are accepted somewhere else, please let us know ASAP by emailing [email protected]
Have any more questions? Feel free to contact us through our gmail ([email protected]) or our Instagram and Twitter account (@juvenpress).
Good luck!
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Good luck!
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