The 2019 Young Explorer’s Adventure Guide is currently in need of submissions of science-fiction stories aimed at an eight to twelve year old audience. They like science fiction stories only, in “all its variants.” They do not want fantasy — just science fiction.
According to their submission guidelines, they want stories that:
- Have a main character that a middle grade reader (ages 8-12) can identify with;
- Show a diverse set of real characters;
- Are well written, fun to read, and encourage a love of reading science fiction;
- Tell of adventure, space, science. Give us rockets, robots and alien encounters, and we’re pretty happy; Steampunk, time travel, weird west and alternate history are all fine;
- Are between 3,000 and 6,000 words.
They pay 6 cents per word, up to 6,000 words.
The deadline for submission is December 15th, 2018.
To learn more, read their submission guidelines.