Tea-Stained Literary is a youth-run, indie literature magazine based in the UK!

Welcome to the submissions form for Tea-Stained Literary's fourth issue - Metamorphosis!

We are looking for pieces on the nature of evolution and growth. We want to see stories of personal growth and evolution which are framed within nature or just stories of natural growth and evolution themselves. Below are some ideas:

Natural Evolution - how does the world change at a natural level, how do plants/animals etc adapt and what happens when they do so - who stays and who gets left behind

Human evolution - how have humans evolved to adapt to their surroundings - how do we grow and how are we forced to evolve and adapt to this world of constant change - explore this idea of forced growth.

Personal Growth - How have you grown, what is your process of metamorphosis - what circumstances have led to that/continue to influence your growth now?

Consequences of evolution - when you grow or the world grows, what gets left behind of yourself, of the world. How does that feel, what does that look like?

PLEASE READ THE GUIDELINES -

WE ACCEPT - 

Poetry

Prose (includes flash-fiction, screenplays, letters, plotless prose, non-fiction etc.)

Visual arts, e.g. photography,

Online media/art

Essays

Guidelines for submissions:

-All submitters must be between 13-26 years old (there was a typo on the post - we do accept submissions from people aged 26)

-We do not accept any works that include hate speech, discrimination, extreme profanity, extreme violence, NSFW content, etc. (N.B. Your submission will be deleted and you will be banned)

-If you are discussing sensitive issues, please make sure to include this in the trigger warnings section of this form.

-All works must be yours, and we do not allow the use of AI and/or the plagiarising of other works. We have a zero tolerance policy for AI, and any usage of AI in a piece will result in the submitter being banned from submitting.

-Please do not submit more than three pieces, and make sure to submit the form again for each submission.

-Please provide a translation if your piece is not in English/has parts which are not in English.

-Previously published pieces are welcome, but please let us know where they have been published.