Philadelphia Stories Junior (writers aged 18 and younger)

Philadelphia Stories, Junior, a division of Philadelphia Stories, is a literary magazine published each Spring for writers aged 18 and under who currently live in Pennsylvania, Delaware, or Southern New Jersey. Please follow these guidelines for submitting material. There is no reading fee. Deadline: May 31, 2026. 

If there are any questions, or you don't have Submittable, you can email us at philadelphiastoriesjunior@gmail.com

General Guidelines  1.    Philadelphia Stories, Jr. accepts work submitted to our online submission form or by email.  
Emailed submissions will be accepted as either a Word .doc or .txt  attachment.   2.On the first page, please include your name, school, grade, and information on how we can contact you.

    3.Tell us about yourself and where you live. For example, George Smith is in sixth grade and likes to write poetry.He also likesbasketball and lives with his cat and little sister in Cherry Hill, NJ.   He has read all seven Harry Potters twice. 

Philadelphia Stories, Jr. publishes:  

1. Fiction (original short stories no longer than 5,000 words)































































2. Poems 































































3. Essays































































4. Art (original photos, drawings, pictures of sculptures, cartoons, etc.)