STARSONGS

“Giving Voice To The Future”

Starsongs Magazine is a publication of Written World Communications

You are the future, and Starsongs wants to hear your ideas about it. Starsongs is a general market magazine interested in work by writers, artists, and photographers age 9-19. Please keep this age range in mind and keep your work at a PG rating level. We are open to fiction or non-fiction and “as told to” stories.

We are looking for short stories, essays, poetry, artwork, and photography that reflect your view of your life experiences. Relationships to family, friends, role models, thoughts about current events, situations that you as young people face today and how you solve your dilemma are some suggested topics.

Starsongs is a small publication with limited space. Therefore, short stories are restricted to 1500-2000 words, essays 250-500 words. Poetry should not exceed 24-32 lines per poem. Text can be sent as an attachment or in the body of the email in the way you would like to see the work formatted on the page. Photography/artwork should be submitted as an attachment in jpeg format.

We are also interested in an adult guest columnist in every issue to discuss writing in a friendly, how to format for young people. If you like to mentor youth through writing, please contact me with “Starsongs Columnist” in the subject line.

Payment ranges between $5 – $25 per piece depending on length and type of submission.

We retain the right to edit written submissions for grammar, brevity, and clarity of language. We will send you the suggested changes prior to publication.

Please allow 6-8 weeks for notification. All submissions accepted by email.

These guidelines are subject to change and are current as of July 31, 2010.

Submissions should be addressed to Patti Shene at starsongs[dot]mag[at]gmail[dot]com

Thank you for your interest in our publication.

Patti Shene
Executive Editor
Starsongs Magazine