Be over the age of 16
Committed to intersectionality (where an individual comes from multiple oppressed groups)
The cover letter should be:
a brief (up to two sentence) presentation of what your work is about, with any relevant trigger warnings stated.
For example: a boy watches his mother’s murder and has a burning desire for revenge. This piece contains allusions to death.
Dear Editor-in-chief
I'm hoping you will consider [piece name] for publication in [issue number: issue name].
The piece is [genre] about [insert two sentences about the piece].
Thank you for your time.
Yours sincerely,
[name]
If you need assistance and don't want to write a cover letter, then you might want to check out the Alternative Submissions Process for your work.