CREATIVITY IS A PART OF HUMAN NATURE. IT CAN ONLY BE UNTAUGHT.
Ai Wei Wei, artist
The Paper Crane is a literary space dedicated to young writers. Teens who submit to the Paper Crane are contributing to the worldwide phenomenon of youth-focused publication. Besides familiarizing young writers with the process of submission, we provide a pathway for their words to be read by thousands of readers, alongside careful designs curated by our journal illustration and design team.
Our perspectives shape our art. At the Paper Crane, we're most intrigued by the perspective of youth. We believe there is a profound secret that lies in the innate nostalgia, joy, and tragedy of being young and losing youth. In addition, by placing an emphasis on the future of art and literature, we learn a great deal about both the present and the past.
Most of all, the Paper Crane is about those things that make us human. There is no one way to be a human, and there is no one way to make art.
Outstanding young poets
Our next anthology is currently open for submission. This time around, we're giving poets the opportunity to see their work in print. Submissions are open for poets around the world, and featured poets from North America will receive a free copy of the finished anthology following publication.
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how to submit
- Read the Paper Crane's previous publications. Make sure you check out our Calameo before submitting (in particular, our latest issue).
- Submit up to 5 poems on this form.
- OR: Submit to the current reading period. The Editors will select some outstanding poems from Volume 2 for publication in the 2023 anthology.
- If you're an EIC of another magazine, email outstanding poems to the Editors. Nominating a poem to the anthology will land your publication an advertisement in the print release.
prose by outstanding young writers
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In April 2022, Paper Crane Journal released its first annual print anthology, featuring works by prosaists on five continents. Affectionately nicknamed by the Editors "The Young Writers' Bible," The Paper Crane features work from some of the biggest names in the teen lit world, including Caitlin Mah, Abigail Richards, Syna Majumder, Bruna Gomes, Charlotte Reed, Natalie Chan, Enyi Nnabuihe, Sarah Hall Murphy, Ashley Pearson, Dedeepya Guthikonda, Weddy Alvin, C.S. Kim, Daniel Liu, Anne Chen, Gabrielle Beck, and Khushi Bansal. Cover art by the talented Kalila Camilon.
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