I just found out about Spellbound, a middle grade fantasy e-zine for readers 8-12 years old. It is a quarterly, themed e-zine. Stress here is on middle grade as distinct from YA.
Here is the list of current themes along with the submissions periods. In other words, don’t try to get a jump on the sea monsters theme and submit during the reading period for giants.
- Winter 2013: Giants, Reading/Submissions Period: July 1 – September 30, 2013
- Spring 2014: Dwarves, Reading/Submissions Period: October 1 – December 31, 2013
- Summer 2014: Sea Monsters, Reading/Submissions Period: January 1 – March 31, 2014
- Fall 2014: Magical Cats: Reading/Submissions Period: April 1 – June 30, 2014
- Winter 2014: Elementals: Reading/Submissions Period: July 1 – September 30, 2014
The website says they respond to all submissions.
Here are the guidelines for fiction:
Fiction Editor: Raechel Henderson
Word limit = 2,500
Payment = 2.5 cents per word
Rights bought: First World Electronic English-language Rights
Multiple submissions okay
No simultaneous submissions
What they are looking for: stories involving magic, myth, legend and adventure in a fantasy setting.
Of special interest are:
- Young protagonists with girls in “heroic” roles.
- Non-Western European settings, characters and stories.
- Minorities and disabled characters.
- Stories where children protagonists have an active role in the story’s resolution.
Please send fiction submissions to submissions@eggplantproductions.com. Send submissions in the body of the e-mail. No attachments!
For guidelines on poetry and illustrations, check out the Spellbound guidelines online.
I hope at least a few of you have appropriate manuscripts ready to go!
–SueBE
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