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YA OPEN

This contest is now closed. Thank you for your submissions! Voyage YA by Uncharted is pleased to announce our newest contest, the YA OPEN, judged by Voyage editors. Send us your wildest, most electric YA prose. We want to see drama, enigma, and tension. Your prose should glimmer with energy, with passion in every sentence. […]

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What’s New On BookTok?

By Caitlin Taylor So You’ve heard what your friends are talking about.  You’ve passed by the table at Barnes & Noble.  You’ve watched the TikToks.  So, what’s new on BookTok? Justin and Emma find each other and connect because they have the same curse: every person they date finds their partner for life the second […]

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Less is More: Declutter Your Prose by Ditching Modifiers

By Jessica Berg Oh, adjectives and adverbs! We love to use them, especially in zero drafts. They’re accessible, quick, and easy, and they help us get the story out of our minds and onto the screen/page. But are they doing our writing any good? Probably not – at least not in the final version of […]

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Meet Your Next AI Friend

By Caitlin Taylor So Artificial intelligence is on the rise and everyone’s mind as another chatbot or generative AI application emerges on every site you use or engage with. But have you met these AI characters? Check out these YA books (written by real humans!) that take place in worlds powered by artificial intelligence and […]

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Young Adults Write YA Contest Winners

Thank you to all the young adults that submitted their work to be considered for Voyage YA by Uncharted‘s Young Adults Write YA Contest. We are excited to announce the winners here! XXX Winners First Place: “Tears Like Summer Rain” by Rose RasorSecond Place: “All Mad Here” by Emi DavisThird Place: “The Bird Bag” by […]

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Recommended Reading: Genre Flash!

by Myna Chang I love genre fiction and flash fiction, so I was thrilled when I learned Uncharted would be offering another flash contest this year! The contest is open to stories of 1,000 words or less in any of our genre categories: science fiction, fantasy, thriller, horror, mystery, historical, or young adult. We love […]

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Beyond the Bounds of Realism:An Interview with Tara Campbell

Tara Campbell is a writer, teacher, Kimbilio Fellow, fiction co-editor at Barrelhouse Magazine, and graduate of American University’s MFA. Her award-winning work includes multiple short story and hybrid collections. Her sixth book, City of Dancing Gargoyles, will be released by SFWP in the fall of 2024. The novel is set in the parched, post-apocalyptic Western […]

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Read Until the World Ends

By Caitlin Taylor So The world is a scary place. It can also always be scarier. For some, that might be a comfort to keep in mind during troubling times. Here are some well-known YA dystopian and post-apocalyptic novels we hope will counterintuitively give you some peace of mind. The Waves are coordinated attacks The […]

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Refractions: Uncharted Magazine’s Genre Flash Fiction Prize

This contest is now closed. Thank you to everyone who submitted. We’re excited to read your flash fiction! It’s time to write short at Uncharted Magazine! We want your stories of 1,500 words or fewer in all of our genres! So sharpen those pencils and flex those fingers. We’re excited to offer the winner of […]

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Dive Into Pride This June With These Colorful Reads

By Caitlin Taylor So Happy pride month, dear readers! However you may identify and show up in the world every day, we want to celebrate everyone in the LGBTQ+ community. Here are some books you can dive into this month and all year round. Based on a true story from Patricia Highsmith herself and the […]

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