Are you a writer?
Have you ever wanted to publish your work?
Submissions are open for Issue #3!
Students can EITHER email their submissions to thetrees@RPMS.org or share a Google document with thetrees@rpms.org.
Don’t forget to include your name, classroom, and grade!
Submissions are open until March 12th, 2026.
We are looking for
Fiction (short stories, novel excerpts, flash fiction, etc)
Creative Nonfiction (personal essays, hybrid essays, memoir excerpts, travel writing, opinion pieces, narrative nonfiction)
Poetry (anything from Haiku to prose poems)
Reviews (Seen any good performances lately? Read any great new books? Tell us about it!)
Submission Details
Please include your name, classroom, and grade.
Submissions are open from January 1 - March 12th, 2026.
Please do not submit more than 3 pieces of writing for consideration.
We accept submissions from 3rd grade-8th grade. (1st and 2nd grade submissions will only be considered with classroom teacher endorsement.)
All submissions will be read and reviewed by The Trees editors and considered for publication in Issue #3 which will be released on May 28th.
Not all work submitted will be accepted, so please send us your BEST writing!
All submissions must be typed and double spaced.
Do not send any previously published writing.
We will send acceptance notices by April 25th, 2026.
If you prefer to submit a paper copy of your work, beginning on January 30th, a submissions box will be available in the library. (Submissions will be collected daily.)
Email TheTrees@rpms.org with any questions.
We can’t wait to read your writing!