JOIN OUR LITTLE MOVEMENT.

Hey there. If you’re a young adult writer, illustrator, photographer, or artist of any kind (or really just a young adult with some thoughtful things to say about young adulthood), Mazing wants to hear from you.

​Mazing is a print publication committed to giving a platform to the voices of young adult creatives as we process our winding journeys through career, relationships, travel, and just plain existence. For six issues we’ve been pulling together a close network of game-changers and idea-makers who have molded the voice of Mazing. And now, it’s open season baby.

For our first Mazing Mini, we’re opening up submissions to anyone between the ages of 20-35 (more or less) who wants to share. A limited selection of written pieces and visual art will be featured in our Mini print (around 60 small pages), and the remaining will be reviewed for our online platform, so for the prime real estate be sure to submit your best work. Scope the details:

writers.

We’re looking for compelling, fresh pieces around our 6 main topics: Reach (career), Hang (relationships), Roam (travel), Impact (social engagement), Craft (art/creativity), and Survive (think: life hacks). Particularly, we are exploring the theme of Muse—pulling back the curtain to discern the why behind the what, as it pertains to our creative lives and the daily grind alike.

We welcome and encourage various styles of writing, including personal essays, journalistic pieces, poetry, interviews, and listicles. In sharing personal stories, we prefer relevance and applicability over fluff. Bear in mind the breadth of your audience--what young adults you might be writing to besides yourself and your immediate group of peers.

A few more tips:

• Carefully consider how your work would fit into our larger conversation about young adulthood before you get started. For information on our typical style and range of topics, check out our previous issues (free online previews available).
• ​Please only submit previously unpublished work.
• Prose should be no more than 900 words. Poetry should be no more than 2 pages in length.
• ​Microsoft Word files are preferred. When in doubt, go for Google Docs in the “Link” box.
• Work should be polished and free of errors.
• ​Want to run your topic by us? Always nice to have a nod that you’re headed in the right direction. Send us a message in the form below by July 22nd to have your topic reviewed. (Disclaimer here - this doesn’t guarantee publication; just an opportunity for us to offer constructive feedback before you dive in headfirst.)
• Up to 3 written submissions are allowed.
• All final pieces must be submitted by August 15th to be considered for the Mazing Mini.

What you can expect from us:

• Open arms for beginners. It’s kind of like applying for that first job when it seems like every entry level role requires 2 years of experience. You don’t have to have experience—we just want to see what you can do. 
• Respect for you and your work. We won’t steal your ideas or publish your words without your permission.
• A bit of feedback. We can’t promise everyone a world of insightful information, but we will read your stuff, and we’ll tell you what we think, and maybe fix a few commas along the way. 
• ​Notification of your submission status by August 30th. 

VISUAL ARTISTS.

5Reflective, fresh visuals are the cornerstone of the Mazing brand. Share your photography, illustration, graphic design, paintings, multimedia, and basically anything else you can think of with us. 

When considering what to submit, check out our previous issues and our Instagram to get a sense of our style. We lean minimalist, but hey, we’re open.

A few more tips:

• Images should be high resolution (at least 150 dpi), and can be submitted by pasting a Dropbox, Google Drive, or similar link in the Link box.
• More is better. If you have a bunch of photos to decide from, or can’t choose between one color and another, send both. We’re happy to be the judge of that.
• ​Work should be polished and ready for publication.
• Multiple submissions are allowed.
• ​All final pieces must be submitted by August 15th to be considered for the Mazing Mini.

What you can expect from us:

• Open arms for beginners. You don’t have to have a formal education/fine arts degree/Copic Markers/a fancy camera or a stellar Instagram following to be a good artist—let’s see what you got.
• Respect for your work. We won’t share your art without giving you credit for it, or publish it without your permission.
• A response from us. We promise not to leave ya hangin’.
• Notification of your submission status by August 30th. 

be brave.