Lucky Jefferson
Collections
Your words. Our community.
OG Collection
Awake
Discover your literary power
For Black writers and artists.
✦ Paid
✦ New themes announced each February
✦ Submissions open: February-September
✦ Open to poetry, flash fiction, creative nonfiction, art
Explore Awake →
Core Collection
365 Collection
Missed a deadline? Not interested in themes?
Send what you already have written.
✦ Open year-round (or until 600 submissions are received that year)
✦ No theme
Read The 365 Collection →
Young Writers (Ages 9-13)
Little Jefferson
A space for young writers and artists
Partnership-based youth publication.
✦ Open to educators, youth-centered organizations, and schools
Read Little Jefferson →