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Skipping Stones A Multicultural Literary Magazine

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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 Publication
Published on a rolling basis
Print Publication Print Publication
Published 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:

General

Lengths:

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:

General

Lengths:

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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Skipping Stones Submission Statistics

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Dates

Last Updated: 17 Jul 2026

We check their guidelines for changes every four weeks, and we audit the listing twice a year.

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