How to contribute Youth Digest?

The submission requirements and email address of Youth Digest are shown in the figure.

In fact, no matter which newspaper you contribute to, as long as you pay attention to the following points, you can improve the probability of being adopted.

First of all, the handwriting of the manuscript should be clear.

If the manuscript is handwritten, the manuscript should be written neatly and the handwriting should not be scribbled. The manuscript paper should be square paper. Many authors don't pay much attention to this aspect, and they copy it at sixes and sevens. What's more, just copy a poem on the cigarette case or write it on the back of the used manuscript paper. Some authors use manuscript paper to copy, but don't use square manuscript paper and so on. For this kind of contributions, editors generally don't read them carefully. First of all, it's too difficult to read. Second, the editor thinks that the author's creation is not rigorous, and the quality of submission is certainly not much better. Third, there is no need to copy the manuscript paper. If the manuscript is published, it is not convenient to modify it. It is not easy to calculate the line spacing and the number of words. I suggest that you'd better send an electronic manuscript with high efficiency and quick reply.

Second, the author's attitude should be modest.

Many authors always like postscript when they contribute. The author's postscript can be said to be varied. Appropriate self-introduction is ok, but it should be concise, modest and polite. In fact, the editor knows the quality of the manuscript after reading it. There is no need for the author to gild the lily, which is often counterproductive. Therefore, the author must be modest when submitting a manuscript, and don't over-promote himself.

Third, the object of submission should be clear.

Every newspaper has its own characteristics, and it has its own standard of manuscript use. If you don't make a choice, you can't write a manuscript, and it will definitely be difficult to hit the target. Generally speaking, the quality of manuscript selection at different levels is different. For example, Fiction Monthly and Fiction Selected Magazine can be said to contain the essence of novels, and the works of ordinary authors are not easy to be selected. How to improve the hit rate of your manuscript, first of all, you should know your creative level and contribute to the corresponding newspaper according to your creative level, so that it is easy to hit the target.

Fourth, the mode of publication should be correct.

If the manuscript is mailed, it is best not to send it to the editor. I have been an editor for a long time, and I have made many literary friends. So there are many personal letters or manuscripts sent to the editor, and the desk is full of letters and manuscripts, which can't be handled. The editorial department has a special person to send and receive manuscripts and register and distribute them in time. There is generally no backlog. On the contrary, manuscripts sent to editors are often overstocked and cannot be processed in time.

Five, the author's manuscript should be kept.

At present, all newspapers and periodicals do not reject manuscripts. First, the workload is large; Second, I can't afford a lot of postage. Generally speaking, if you haven't seen the adoption notice for two months (unless there is an agreement), you can submit it again. The manuscript still needs to be submitted to several newspapers (don't submit two manuscripts at the same time), and it may be selected by one newspaper. Unpublished is not necessarily a low level, but the key is to have a clear purpose in submitting.

Sixth, contact information should be clear.

Whether it is a handwritten manuscript or an electronic manuscript, the fixed address, zip code and name should be clearly written at the end of the article to facilitate editing. Don't think this is a trivial matter. Many authors often forget to write the address at the end of the manuscript, so that the editor can't get in touch with the author.