Submissions are now accepted for Windscript Volume 41, the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild’s magazine of high school writing. This magazine publishes poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction.
Writers selected for publication will receive payment at the standard SWG rates, as well as 2 complimentary copies of Windscript Volume 41.
Criteria:
Those submitting must be:
- Saskatchewan-based high school students. Students can submit creative writing in any and all forms including poetry and prose (fiction and creative nonfiction).
- Students do not have to be members of the SWG.
Submissions must be:
- All work must be original and human-generated from start to finish.
- We do not accept submissions of any kind that were written, developed, or assisted by AI tools such as ChatGPT. Any attempt to submit AI-aided work may result in being banned from submitting to Windscript.
- Submissions that are proven to be plagiarized will not be accepted and the submitter will be banned from submitting to Windscript.
- Plagiarism, whether from the web, from other students, or from published sources (digital or print) is a serious writing offense. Plagiarism is the presentation of words or thoughts of someone else as if they were your own – exceptions are proverbial sayings or common knowledge. Avoid charges of plagiarizing by acknowledging your sources in the submission and be sure that all words and phrases from the source are in quotation marks.
- Writers must submit their own work directly – submissions cannot be made by a third party (such as a parent or teacher). Students will work independently with an editor.
- You must proofread your manuscript before submission.
- You may submit up to four poems and two prose pieces (which do not exceed 1500 words each)
- You can submit in both prose and poetry, but contributors will only be published in one genre.
- Windscript does not accept pieces with multiple authors or images.
Guidelines:
Always keep a copy of your submitted work. Submissions will not be returned.
Please email the following as attachments to windscriptmagazine@gmail.com with Windscript Submission in the subject line:
- Download and complete the Windscript Cover Letter Form from our website [Link to form - skwriter.com] and attach it to your email along with your poetry and/or prose pieces. Fill it out completely or your submission will not be accepted.
- Your Windscript Cover Letter Form can be emailed in the following formats: PDF, Word doc, or docx formats. Please do not submit links (like from Google Docs) to your Windscript Cover Letter Form. For security reasons, links will not be clicked on.
- Your Windscript Cover Letter Form should be named “First Name Last Name – cover letter”
- Each submission is properly formatted:
- Do not put more than one poem or prose piece on a page. Each piece of writing should be its own document.
- Your file names for each piece of your writing must follow this format: Windscript_title_genre (example: Windscript_The Raven_Poetry or Windscript_The Lottery_Prose)
- Type each piece in 12 pt. plain text font (such as Times New Roman, Arial, Calibri, or Courier), and prose must be double-spaced.
- Number each page.
- Put the title on each submission and each page of the manuscript.
- Submit documents in .doc or .docx formats. Please do not submit PDFs or Pages files or links (like from Google Docs) to your work. Download each file and attach it to the email. For security reasons, links will not be clicked on.
Please note: if your piece(s) are selected, they will go through an editing process with the Windscript editor(s) before the final publication. This means your piece will likely change from what you originally submitted. This is a positive experience as our editors will help you discover your best work. This is a standard practice among publications.
The editing process consists of revising the content, organization, grammar, and presentation of a piece of writing to enhance the writer’s voice. Students should submit their best work and be prepared to work collaboratively with the editor(s) to take their work to the next level. For example, the editor(s) may ask you to expand a scene or may suggest word choice changes. Editor(s) will communicate with students by email; timely and attentive communication is crucial to the process so students should check their email often.
The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at 11:59 p.m.
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