Adult Children Anthology A project of Wising Up Press (see other related projects). Permanently Closed: This project is permanently closed to submissions (August 2021). We provide the following information as an archive. About What defines adulthood nowadays? Or ever? In particular when do we see our own children as adults? When they are older than we were at the age we had them? When they have children of their own? Are fully self-supporting? And what about the prematurely adult children some of us were or tried to be—where have they gone? And the lost and needy children in us? The ones whose parents just never were enough? Are they still active? And what about when our parents are failing, what is an adult to adult relationship then? And what does an adult to adult relationship really mean—especially in a society that emphasizes reinvention, not legacy? When we have been truly dependent on someone is full parity ever possible? Desirable? We invite stories, poems, memoirs and creative non-fiction that explore—with zest, angst, humor, humility, anger, love—the intricacies of these constantly mutating and, hopefully, maturing relationships between consenting, compelled, regressed, often quizzical adults who once were, as we all were, helpless and malleable and strong-willed and resilient children who had no idea, and perhaps still don’t, of all it took to raise us. Country of Publication & Year Established United States Established in 2021 Publication Media & Frequency Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationOne-time publicationPrint Publication Print PublicationOne-time publication Collapse section Fiction Closed Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: GeneralLengths: Short Story: 1,000 - 5,000 words.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.Topics: Children/Family: Parenting/Child care, See guidelines. Other: See guidelines.Payment:No monetary payment No monetary payment.Submissions:Method: Electronic submissions. Reprints: Reprints are allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Multiple entries: Unknown.Media: Text. Collapse section Nonfiction Closed Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Lengths: Essay: Up to 5,000 words. Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 5,000 words.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream, Personal.Topics: Children/Family: Parenting/Child care, See guidelines. Memoir: See guidelines. Other: See guidelines.Payment:No monetary payment No monetary payment.Submissions:Method: Electronic submissions. Reprints: Reprints are allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Multiple entries: Unknown.Media: Text. Collapse section Poetry Closed Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: GeneralLengths: Poem: No line limits known; Up to 5 pieces.Poetry Forms:Open to all/most Forms.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.Topics: Children/Family: Parenting/Child care, See guidelines. Other: See guidelines.Payment:No monetary payment No monetary payment.Submissions:Method: Electronic submissions. Reprints: Reprints are allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Multiple entries: Unknown.Media: Text. Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary. Go to project webpage Report: Correction/Update Support this Publisher: Buy Book(s) Adult Children Anthology Submission Statistics The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. 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