We do not accept

pieces containing these qualities will NOT be accepted

• contains hate speech

• involves bullying 

• is aimed to harass others

• extreme violence 

• excessive explicit language

• AI generated work

• plagiarism

Note: pieces with explicit language can still be accepted so long as it’s not excessive, the decision will rely on our evaluation 

We do accept

• poetry

• slam poetry

• written spoken words

• short stories 

• excerpts from novels

• essays

• scientific findings/research

• artwork

• real experiences

• essays

• memoirs

• photography 

• social/literary commentary and criticism

Overall guidelines

All work must be original and created by you, we do not accept plagiarized work or pieces made by AI. 

Please provide trigger warnings for sensitive topics.

We will not publish any piece that has been previously published, that being said, you are allowed to simultaneously submit to other papers. If your piece is accepted elsewhere, please email us to let us know. We ask that that if your piece is published on Stars And Skies Papers that you credit us as your first piece’s publication in any following reprints as we receive First Serial Rights

Formatting

Poetry - up to 5 poems of any length in one doc (.doc or .docx)

Fictional prose - up to 2500 words (.doc or .docx)

Non Fiction prose - up to 2000 word (.doc or .docx)

Short stories - up to 3 stories, up to 1500 words each (.doc or .docx)

Photography - high resolution, any dimension (JPEG or PNG format)

Artwork - high resolution (JPEG or PNG format)

Cover - high resolution, hand made

Notes: 

• Please write all written pieces in Times New Roman

• Writtien works provided in photo format will not be accepted

• Creators must be girls aged 13-19

By submitting, you are promising to oblige to and accept these Guidlines