Submission Guidelines



All submissions must be emailed, follow the monthly theme, and in by the 15th at 11:59 PM. Winning submissions will be published on the 20th.  They are emailed to karen@karenehoover.com

All submissions must be formatted as follows:
  • 1" margins on all sides
  • Times New Roman or Courier type
  • Size 12 font 
  • Left Justified
  • Last name/Shortened Title/Pg # starting on second page.
  • Double-spaced
At the top heading, right hand side must be the following information:
  • Full name
  • Pen name (if appropriate)
  • E-mail address
  • Word count
  • Category of submission
  • Your grade (7th or 8th)
  • Title begins halfway done. Skip a line and start story.
Submission categories and word requirements are as follows:
  • Short fiction--3,000 words or less. One submission per month.
  • Non-fiction--3,000 words or less. One submission per month.
  • Argumentative Essay--1,000 words or less. One submission per month.
  • Poetry--40 lines or less. Up to 3 submissions per month.
Submissions must be attached as a file in the email. They should not be pasted and copied into the email. Acceptable files are: .doc/.docx/.rtf