Are you a young writer, artist, or musician?
We want to hear from you!
We currently accept short stories, poems, music, short videos, and visual art. Our team is dedicated to finding fresh, creative, and original work, and are eager to see what you're creating! While we cannot publish every submission, we carefully review every single one.
DEADLINES
We accept submissions year round. However, the deadline for each issue is two weeks before publication unless otherwise specified. We publish six issues a year in: December, February, April, June, August and October.
QUESTIONS
Email your questions to our Arts Editor at artseditor@kbiinspires.com
Sending in a submission?
Please make sure to fill out our submission/consent form here. Thank you!
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
1. All submissions must be accompanied by a completed submission form (see below). If you have any questions regarding submitting your work, feel free to email us at: artseditor@kbiinspires.com
2. HOT TOPICS: Anyone (all ages) can submit an article for consideration in the Hot Topics section. Articles should be 500 words or less and must be a good fit with our publication. Is there an issue you're passionate about? Send us an article. And don't forget to check out the Hot Topics section for ideas!
3. ANONYMITY: If, due to the personal nature of a piece, you don’t want your name published, please let us know when submitting your work. We will respect your request and not publish your name (we can also use initials only) in print or online, but we must still have accurate name and address information for every contributor.
4. SUBJECT MATTER: Keep it positive! This doesn’t mean you should avoid tough issues or controversial topics. However, we encourage you to end your piece with a hopeful message if possible.
5. RATING: Suggested rating for all content: “14+”. Keep your main audience in mind (teens and young adults), and avoid using hurtful language, hate speech, graphic images or violent content. Offensive entries will not be considered for publication. All work should be consistent with our mandate to "inform, empower and inspire" young people and will be selected and published at the discretion of our editors.
6. FORMAT: All written work should be submitted as follows: in a Word document, Times New Roman font, 12 point size, with minimal formatting (no headers/footers/graphics etc).
7. EDITING: Editing is an important part of the writing process and we want you to show your best work! Free, professional editing services are offered for all written pieces selected for publication.
8. Visual art & photography. We accept digital submissions only, please do not send us the original piece. Visual art should be photographed at a good resolution, and sent as a .jpg file or using Google Drive. If you need advice on photographing your work, give us a shout!
9. Music. Please send your work as a .wav file or use a Sound Cloud or YouTube link.
10. Plagiarism. Inspire has a zero tolerance policy for plagiarism. Enough said!
11. If your work is selected for publication, you will be notified.
12. Send us your best stuff! We can't wait to see it!