Our submissions are closed.

Please be sure to read and adhere to these guidelines carefully, or your submission will not be considered:

· You must be 13+ years old to submit.

· Submissions can be on any topic. Our only criteria is that your submission is written for a teen and young adult audience. Please note our readers are aged 11-18 years old.

· Do not submit work that is not aimed at a teen audience. It will not be accepted.

· You are welcome to make multiple submissions. (We will accept a maximum of: Two short stories. Six poems. Three flash fiction).

· We do not accept work that has been published elsewhere.

· We accept simultaneous submissions, but we ask you to notify us immediately if your submission has been accepted elsewhere.

· Submissions after the deadline will not be considered.

· Please note that we cannot offer feedback on unsuccessful submissions.

· While we are very open to the content of the submissions, we will not accept any pieces that are prejudiced in nature. We will not accept pieces that include, but are not limited to: sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, or classist content. We also do not accept chapters from novels, full length novels, poetry pamphlets, etc.

How to Submit:

Please format your submission as follows:

Format: Microsoft Word document. Font size 12, Times New Roman or similar. For creative writing, please use .doc or .docx file (please, no PDF).
Each piece must be in a separate document.
Please label your file with the title of your piece. Do not include your name in the document.
Please fill out the subject of the email: “Poetry” / “Short Stories” / “Flash Fiction“.
Please include your full name in the body of the email (feel free to include a short cover letter introducing yourself and a little bit about your work).
Please send your work to: submit.paperlanterns@gmail.com.
You will receive an auto-reply, requesting you to fill out a Google form. Please fill out one form per individual piece.
If you don’t receive an auto-reply email, you can find the forms here: Form 13-18 years | Form +19 years.
Each written piece must be in a separate document, labelled with the title of your piece (do not include your name on or in the document).
We are able to pay a fee to our contributors. The fee is €60 for poetry or flash fiction and €100 for short stories. This will be paid via PayPal. If you are under 16, you will receive a book voucher. Payments will be made within two weeks after publication date.
Should your submission be successful, we reserve the right to make minor edits to your work to comply with our style guide.