Writ-Bits

Submissions are open to all 2025 participants in Words of a Feather workshops, programs, and competitions. This includes:

• The Storytellers’ Club

• Writing Mentorships

• School Programs

• Story Camps (school holidays)

• Short Story Competitions

If you would like to contribute but you have not yet attended a WOAF workshop, it's not too late to see what's on!

If you are unsure if you are eligible, please contact us.

This anthology is a collection of writings by participants aged 7 - 15.

Click here to submit your writing.

Please make sure you have read the guidelines carefully before submitting your work. Thank you!

All creative work should be previously unpublished. By submitting to this anthology, you grant Words of a Feather permission to publish your writing. Writers retain full copyright of their own work.

All submissions should be related to the theme ‘Magic and Mystery’ (this is open to interpretation!).

Language:

All stories must be written in English.They can include some words in other languages - including made-up languages!

Word Limit:

Short stories: up to 1800 words. There is no minimum length.

Poetry: up to 20 lines per poem. You can submit up to 2 poems.

Comics: up to 20 panels. These must be in black and white line drawings on blank paper (we cannot print colour, sadly!) and designed to fit on a page that is 5 × 8 inches (max 5 pages).

Illustrations: up to 2 illustrations. These must be in black and white line drawings on blank paper (we cannot print colour, sadly!) and designed to fit on a page that is 5 × 8 inches.

You can submit illustrations in addition to a piece of writing/comic.

Formatting:

• Please include your full name, city/country, and your parent/guardian’s name and email in your document.

• Times, 12pt

• .doc or .docx file

Editing:

• Please read and edit your story carefully before submitting. We want you to be sure you are submitting your story in the best form you can. We want to read it in the way you want it to be read!

• It’s a good idea to also have an adult check your work - even grown-up, professional writers need fresh eyes to pick up on spelling, punctuation, and grammar mistakes! This is good practice for all future writing you send out into the world :)

Submissions open: July 14

Submissions close: September 12

Pre-orders open: TBA

Pre-orders close: TBA

Book Launch! Early December - exact date TBA! :)

We will notify all contributors of important updates along to the way :)