Creating Iris

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Do not submit here! This project is believed to be defunct. (April 2017)

About

We aim to feature new fiction for teens (roughly, ages 14-17) with an LGBTQAI slant. We want to be a safe place for young adults – a magazine which features engaging, transporting, challenging stories that offer a breath of fresh air in the young adult literary market. There’s a need for realistic fiction geared towards queer kids and their friends. Iris hopes to feature stories with relatable characters and situations in which readers could readily recognize themselves. We want stories that deal with identity and discovery, coming out, the challenges of growing up queer, being a supportive friend,etc. What we don’t want are stories with sex (keep it PG-13), violence, or drug use, as we are aiming for a slightly younger demographic.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication

Unknown publication frequency.

Fiction Believed Defunct

Audience:

Young adults, Transgender people, All sexual identities, Bisexuals, Lesbians/Gays.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction Flash Fiction	Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story Short Story	1,000 - 3,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream, Realist.

Topics:

Unknown

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Poetry Believed Defunct

Audience:

Young adults, Transgender people, All sexual identities, Bisexuals, Lesbians/Gays.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem

No line limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Visual poetry.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream, Realist.

Topics:

Unknown

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image. Text.

Visual Art Believed Defunct

Audience:

Young adults, Transgender people, All sexual identities, Bisexuals, Lesbians/Gays.

Lengths:

Artwork

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Unknown

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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Dates

Last Updated: 20 Aug 2020
Date Added: 21 Oct 2013

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