Nick Olson’s newest book, a speculative novel-in-flash titled Afterglow (Alien Buddha Press), will be released in June. Nick is a freelance editor and author of both literary and speculative fiction. His previous novels, Here’s Waldo and The Brother We Share, are available now. He is the editor of lit zine (mac)ro(mic). Nick let me take an early peek at Afterglow and I loved the complex future history he has envisioned.
As usual, our contributors made this a difficult decision! Here are the Voyage YA 2021 Pushcart Prize Nominations! Congratulations, writers! . Nominations in no particular order: Exiles by Yasmin Roshanian This is How You Fall in Love with a Homophobe by J. Isaiah Holbrook Una Foto en el Tiempo, A Photo In Time by Jazmyne […]
The Passage of Time in the Abyss by Sequoia Nagamatsu The Mystery of the Mislaid Girls by Ellen Rhudy Passage by Sutton Strother Starving by Ashley Bao Hold Your Breath by K.C. Mead-Brewer Icicle People or The Lake Effect Snow Queen by Jasmine Sawers
Time to spread more good news—just in time for the holiday season! We’re jumping for joy today because we’ve got the results for the summer 2021 First Chapters Contest! As always, you all made it an incredibly tough decision! Every single submitter deserves a pat on the back for your bravery and your talent. A […]
We’re back with more contest results and we have to say—what an incredible contest! We always receive amazing submissions, but for this particular contest, the submissions were outstanding. It was a tough decision. If you submitted to the Book-Pitch Contest, we want all of you to know how talented you are! We hope to see […]
What are your writerly obsessions? What theme, idea, or image do you often gravitate towards? As a mixed-race writer (Black and white), I feel myself coming back to the idea of in-betweenness again and again. In fact, I think I gravitate toward the speculative because it allows me to grapple with human issues of love, […]
It’s time for one of our favorite things—announcing contest results! The Voyage team would like to thank everyone who submitted to our Spring 2021 First Chapters Contest! We’ve enjoyed reading your chapters and are dying to know what happens next! Make sure to keep writing and getting your work out there! We’d also like to […]
The Voyage team would like to start by thanking everyone who submitted to our short story contest! We are HUGE fans of short-form YA, and hope to see this category grow more in the coming years! We’d also like to thank our contest submitters for their immense patience! It can be really tough waiting to […]
Thank you to all the INCREDIBLE writers who submitted to our First Chapters contest! We know it wasn’t easy putting yourself and your work out there. We want you to know that we are so proud of you all. No matter where you landed, keep writing, and keep putting your work out there. Thank you […]
Voyage YA is pleased to announce our nominations this year for the Pushcart Prize: . If You’re Drowning by Zenas Ubere A World to Be Ourselves by Jae Steinbacher A Matter of Waking Up by Gabrielle Bujak Waiting Room by CeCe Heard . Congratulations, authors!
Dear YA Enthusiasts, I’m so thrilled to help bring to life a new journal focused on YA literature—my favorite category. My mission is to create and foster an inclusive space for writers and readers. As young people grow and evolve, so does YA, which makes it a category that’s innovative, fresh, exciting, and constantly pushing […]
We’re looking for a few good readers! We sincerely believe that readers are critical parts of every literary magazine. Do you have a passion for young adult stories? Do you enjoy reading YA fiction and creative nonfiction? Are you able to commit to three to four hours of reading YA stories each week? If the […]