Skipping Stones A Multicultural Literary Magazine See other projects related to this listing. We list other projects with similar titles. Please check that you report any submissions under the correct listing. About Skipping Stones is a nonprofit magazine for youth that encourages communication, cooperation, creativity and celebration of cultural and environmental richness. It provides a playful forum for sharing ideas and experiences among youth from different countries and cultures. We are an ad-free, ecologically-aware, literary magazine! Important: Fiction and poetry submissions welcomed from children/young adults. For adult submissions, nonfiction preferred; no poetry. General submissions are published only in electronic form. Priority is given to youth submissions for print editions. Country of Publication & Year Established United States Established in 1988 Publication Media & Frequency Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished on a rolling basisPrint Publication Print PublicationPublished 2 x per year AI Policy Human-created work only; no AI use allowed Collapse section Fiction Open Audience:Middle grades, Young adults, All ethnic groups/populations.Genres: GeneralLengths: Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Folklore/Mythology: Cultural folklore. Nature/Environment. Society/Culture: General, Ethnicity/Race. Travel.Payment:No monetary payment Provides free copy/copies No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.Submissions:Methods: Email. Postal. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Text. Collapse section Nonfiction Open Audience:Middle grades, Young adults, All ethnic groups/populations.Lengths: Article: Up to 1,000 words.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Folklore/Mythology: Cultural folklore. Nature/Environment. Society/Culture: General, Ethnicity/Race. Travel.Payment:No monetary payment Provides free copy/copies No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.Submissions:Methods: Email. Postal. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Text. Collapse section Poetry Open [Children's work only. No adult submissions of poetry.]Audience:Middle grades, Young adults, All ethnic groups/populations.Genres: GeneralLengths: Poem: Up to 30 lines.Poetry Forms:Open to all/most Forms.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Folklore/Mythology: Cultural folklore. Nature/Environment. Society/Culture: General, Ethnicity/Race. Travel.Payment:No monetary payment Provides free copy/copies No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.Submissions:Methods: Email. Postal. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Text. Collapse section Visual Art Open Audience:Middle grades, Young adults, All ethnic groups/populations.Lengths: Artwork: Photo Essay: 10 - 15 photos.Art Media: Open to all/most Art Media, including... Photography.Art Styles:Open to all/most Art Styles.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Folklore/Mythology: Cultural folklore. Nature/Environment. Society/Culture: General, Ethnicity/Race. Travel.Payment:No monetary payment Provides free copy/copies No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.Submissions:Methods: Email. Postal. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Image. 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