Free, inclusive, easy to submit to, adventurous, and most of all, welcoming! We empower young creatives and provide them with a chance at free and easy publication.

The Odyssey Youth Literary Magazine is where pens meet passports. Combining travel and creativity, we publish exquisite creative works from youth around the globe while taking readers on an adventure. Here at The Odyssey Youth, we want to guide everyone on a life-changing adventure. Whether that be an adventure through emotions, an an expedition through photography, or a journey through the arts – ​we just want an odyssey. 

We accept poetry, prose, art, and photography from anyone aged 13-22. Our mission is to highlight the young creatives out there who lack free publishing opportunities. To all those young creatives who have been waiting for an adventure, The Odyssey Youth Literary Magazine is ready to help you begin!

With every new issue we publish, we gain more adventurers from around the world. So, what are waiting for? Submit your work to The Odyssey Youth Literary Magazine and join us on this magnificent literary journey! 

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The Odyssey Youth Literary Magazine is looking for teens aged 13-19 to submit poetry! Our issue is un-themed, but we ask that all submissions are kept PG-13 and do not contain descriptive violence, hate, or religious content. Join us on our journey, we hope to receive your submissions!

Issue VI: Discover - Poetry

The Odyssey Youth Literary Magazine is looking for teens aged 13-19 to submit prose! Our issue is un-themed, but we ask that all submissions are kept PG-13 and do not contain descriptive violence, hate, or religious content. Join us on our journey, we hope to receive your submissions!

Issue VI: Discover - Prose

We're seeking submissions for our special one-year anniversary issue of our magazine! Wander: A Creative Odyssey is a special online issue that showcases the talents of teens aged 13- 19 from all around the world. Submit your prose, poetry, photography, and/or art today! We hope to receive your submission! :)

Wander: A Creative Odyssey - Special Issue - Poetry

Wander: A Creative Odyssey - Special Issue - Art & Photography

We're seeking submissions for our special one-year anniversary issue of our magazine! Wander: A Creative Odyssey is a special online issue that showcases the talents of teens aged 13- 19 from all around the world. Submit your prose, poetry, photography, and/or art today! We hope to receive your submission! :)

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Wander: A Creative Odyssey - Special Issue - Prose

Tabula rasa. A blank slate. A fresh start. Welcoming new beginnings, new perspectives. A time that allows us to find our true selves amongst the chaos, to find our peace amidst the noise that surrounds us. Here, we honor those who step forward without glancing back wistfully. Here, we honor the idea of walking through the unknown because we have hope that we will land somewhere special. On behalf of The Odyssey Youth Literary Magazine, we present Issue VIII: TABULA RASA.

Tabula Rasa Poetry Submissions

Tabula Rasa Prose Submissions

Tabula Rasa Art Submissions

Tabula Rasa Photography Submissions


Expedition is an issue that encapsulates our love for travel. We are calling all adventurous spirits to come on a spectacular journey with us. As we plan a trip around the world together, going from one iconic place to the next, we invite you on a riveting emotional and mental journey through the creative realm! Expedition is about seeking adventure, freedom, and finding yourself in places that you perhaps would never have considered. However, your piece does not need to be on theme to get published. You can submit your work about anything!

Issue IX Expedition: Poetry

Expedition is an issue that encapsulates our love for travel. We are calling all adventurous spirits to come on a spectacular journey with us. As we plan a trip around the world together, going from one iconic place to the next, we invite you on a riveting emotional and mental journey through the creative realm! Expedition is about seeking adventure, freedom, and finding yourself in places that you perhaps would never have considered. However, your piece does not need to be on theme to get published. You can submit your work about anything!

Issue IX Expedition: Prose

Midsummer is an issue that harnesses the warmth from the sun and the embraces the cool breeze from the ocean. It's that feeling you get from taking the first sip of an ice cold drink on the hottest day or rolling the window down and letting the wind whisk away your cares. We invite you to submit your prose to Midsummer!

Issue X: Midsummer Prose Call

Midsummer is an issue that harnesses the warmth from the sun and the embraces the cool breeze from the ocean. It's that feeling you get from taking the first sip of an ice cold drink on the hottest day or rolling the window down and letting the wind whisk away your cares. We invite you to submit your art and/or photography to Midsummer!

Anyone ages 13-22 is encouraged to submit to The Odyssey Youth Literary Magazine!

Issue X: Midsummer Art & Photography Call

Midsummer is an issue that harnesses the warmth from the sun and the embraces the cool breeze from the ocean. It's that feeling you get from taking the first sip of an ice cold drink on the hottest day or rolling the window down and letting the wind whisk away your cares. We invite you to submit your poetry to Midsummer!

Issue X: Midsummer Poetry Call

Issue X: Midsummer Prose Call (copy)

<div>Get Lost is an issue that plays off the abrasive phrase. Like the harshness of the words, we  believe that writing and art is beautiful because it is honest, no matter how rough or messy that may be. GET LOST in your creativity. GET LOST in your emotions. GET LOST!</div><div><br></div><div>If you'd like more information:</div><div><br></div><div>Hello all! We are The Odyssey Youth Literary Magazine. Our policies for art can be found on our website.  This issue's theme is GET LOST and is about the stigmatism around our real and raw experiences as individuals. Share your feelings and truth, even if they don't conform with society.  However, your piece does not need to be on theme to get published. </div><div><br></div><div>If you are submitting digital art, please upload it as a PDF. If you are submitting a physical art piece by uploading a photo of it, please make sure it is clearly visible and professional. </div><div><br></div><div>All art must be original and is not allowed to be AI generated, stolen, or copied in any way. We want to see YOUR art! </div>

If you are 13-22 years old, you are welcome to submit to GET LOST!

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The Travel Log is our Substack publication that takes continuous submissions. Formatted like a journal entry, we're looking for publications that represent your own voice and story. Share a piece of your life story with us, we'd be honored to hear it!

Travel Log (The Odyssey Youth Substack Publication)

Get Lost is an issue that plays off the abrasive phrase. Like the harshness of the words, we  believe that writing and art is beautiful because it is honest, no matter how rough or messy that may be. GET LOST in your creativity. GET LOST in your emotions. GET LOST!<div><br></div><div>If you'd like more information:</div><div><br></div><div>Hello all! We are The Odyssey Youth Literary Magazine. Our policies for poetry can be found on our website. This issue's theme is GET LOST and is about the stigmatism around our real and raw experiences as individuals. Share your feelings and truth, even if they don't conform with society. However, your piece does not need to be on theme to get published. You can send in your poetry about anything!</div><div><br></div><div>Please submit as a Word Document, Google Form, or PDF.</div><div><br></div><div>All writing must be original and is not allowed to be AI generated, stolen, or copied in any way. We want to read YOUR poetry!</div>

General call for ISSUE XI: GET LOST-Poetry

Get Lost is an issue that plays off the abrasive phrase. Like the harshness of the words, we  believe that writing and art is beautiful because it is honest, no matter how rough or messy that may be. GET LOST in your creativity. GET LOST in your emotions. GET LOST!<div><br></div><div>If you'd like more information:</div><div><br></div><div>Hello all! We are The Odyssey Youth Literary Magazine. Our policies for prose can be found on our website. This issue's theme is GET LOST and is about the stigmatism around our real and raw experiences as individuals. Share your feelings and truth, even if they don't conform with society. However, your piece does not need to be on theme to get published. You can send in your prose about anything!</div><div><br></div><div>Please submit as a Word Document, Google Form, or PDF.</div><div><br></div><div>All writing must be original and is not allowed to be AI generated, stolen, or copied in any way. We want to read YOUR poetry!</div>

General call for ISSUE XI: GET LOST-Prose

General call for ISSUE XI: GET LOST-Art

<div>Following our last issue, ISSUE XI: GET LOST, ISSUE XII: WAYFINDER is about finding the route that leads you to the destination. It is about learning who you are inside, opening doors for yourself, paving your own path forward in adversity. It is about finding yourself, learning to find your place in the world around you, and most of all, about finding peace within you.</div><div><br></div><div>If you'd like more information:</div><div><br></div><div>Hello all! We are The Odyssey Youth Literary Magazine. Our policies for art can be found on our website. This issue's theme is WAYFINDER and is about discovery, finding yourself, quiet peace, learning to grow. Perhaps even feeling solace in where you are and what you've learned from your time wandering. </div><div><br></div><div>If you are submitting digital art, please upload it as a PDF. If you are submitting a physical art piece by uploading a photo of it, please make sure it is clearly visible and professional. </div><div><br></div><div>All art must be original and is not allowed to be AI generated, stolen, or copied in any way. We want to see YOUR art! </div>

If you are 13-22 years old, you are welcome to submit to WAYFINDER!

General call for ISSUE XII: WAYFINDER-Art

<div>Following our last issue, ISSUE XI: GET LOST, ISSUE XII: WAYFINDER is about finding the route that leads you to the destination. It is about learning who you are inside, opening doors for yourself, paving your own path forward in adversity. It is about finding yourself, learning to find your place in the world around you, and most of all, about finding peace within you.</div><div><br></div><div>If you'd like more information:</div><div><br></div><div>Hello all! We are The Odyssey Youth Literary Magazine. Our policies for photography can be found on our website. This issue's theme is WAYFINDER and is about discovery, finding yourself, quiet peace, learning to grow. Perhaps even feeling solace in where you are and what you've learned from your time wandering. You can send in your photography about anything, and your photos do not have to be professional photoshoots but do have to be in-focus unless it is for stylistic purposes! </div><div><br></div><div>If you are submitting a photo, you are allowed to send it in as a PNG, JPG, or JPEG.</div><div><br></div><div>All photography must be original and is not allowed to be AI generated, stolen, or copied in any way. We want to see YOUR photos! </div>

General call for ISSUE XII: WAYFINDER-Photography

Following our last issue, ISSUE XI: GET LOST, ISSUE XII: WAYFINDER is about finding the route that leads you to the destination. It is about learning who you are inside, opening doors for yourself, paving your own path forward in adversity. It is about finding yourself, learning to find your place in the world around you, and most of all, about finding peace within you.<div><br></div><div>If you'd like more information:</div><div><br></div><div>Hello all! We are The Odyssey Youth Literary Magazine. Our policies for poetry can be found on our website. This issue's theme is WAYFINDER and is about discovery, finding yourself, quiet peace, learning to grow. Perhaps even feeling solace in where you are and what you've learned from your time wandering. However, your piece does not need to be on theme to get published. You can send in your poetry about anything!</div><div><br></div><div>Please submit as a Word Document, Google Form, or PDF.</div><div><br></div><div>All writing must be original and is not allowed to be AI generated or to use AI for any purpose, stolen, or copied in any way. We want to read YOUR poetry!</div>

General call for ISSUE XII: WAYFINDER-Poetry

Following our last issue, ISSUE XI: GET LOST, ISSUE XII: WAYFINDER is about finding the route that leads you to the destination. It is about learning who you are inside, opening doors for yourself, paving your own path forward in adversity. It is about finding yourself, learning to find your place in the world around you, and most of all, about finding peace within you.<div><br></div><div>If you'd like more information:</div><div><br></div><div>Hello all! We are The Odyssey Youth Literary Magazine. Our policies for prose can be found on our website. </div><div><br></div><div>This issue's theme is WAYFINDER and is about discovery, finding yourself, quiet peace, learning to grow. Perhaps even feeling solace in where you are and what you've learned from your time wandering. However, your piece does not need to be on theme to get published. You can submit your prose about anything!</div><div><br></div><div>Please submit as a Word Document, Google Form, or PDF.</div><div><br></div><div>All writing must be original and is not allowed to be AI generated or have AI use for any purpose. You work cannot be stolen or copied in any way. We want to read YOUR prose!</div>

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