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    • Home
    • About Us
    • Previous Festivals
    • For Teachers
    • For Students
    • YIF in the News
    • Newsletters
    • YIF Travelling Show
    • Festival Sponsors
    • Read a Solarpunk Story
    • New Innovations
    • What is Solarpunk?
    • Plan Your Own Festival
    • YIF Festival Positions
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Previous Festivals
  • For Teachers
  • For Students
  • YIF in the News
  • Newsletters
  • YIF Travelling Show
  • Festival Sponsors
  • Read a Solarpunk Story
  • New Innovations
  • What is Solarpunk?
  • Plan Your Own Festival
  • YIF Festival Positions

SUBMIT your entry to the Festival

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How to Submit?

For Short Stories


1. Do NOT include your name on the story.

2. Save your story with the story title as the file name. Use a clear font such as Arial  size 12. It needs to be clear and easy to read. No fancy fonts or unusual sizes.

3. Save your story as a .doc, .docx or .pdf file , 

4. Complete the festival GOOGLE submission form.   Note: Writers do not need to complete the Artist's Statement section.

5. Problems using the google form? Try again.  Ask your guardian to help. Finally, you may email your story and a photo of the older submission form, filled out, to youthimaginefuture@gmail.com between Oct. 15th - Oct 31st. We will let you know if we got your email. If you don't hear from us within 2 days, please email again.


For Visual Art


1.  Complete the GOOGLE festival submission form. You must include an Artist's Statement. STATE YOUR THEME (eg. a sustainable place; eg. a future co-op, eg. restoring biodiversity) Stick to the word limit. Statements are cut off after the word limit has been reached. Reread the CRITERIA. 

2. Problems using the google form? Try it again. Your guardian might be able to help.  If all fails, we are updating the old form. You may print it, fill it out, and email photos of it to us  at  youthimaginefuture@gmail.com 

3. Submit early if you can. There are often troubles and our Festival Administrator will help you. The portal will open for the Google doc submissions between Oct. 15th - Oct. 31st . We will let you know if we got your email. If you don't hear from us within 2 days, please email again. 

4. We will pick up all art at schools through your teacher in the first week of November, or deliver your art to  Queen's University McArthur Hall  LIBRARY Art Gallery., Kingston, on Thurs. Nov 12th, 9-4 pm . Do NOT drop your art off at any other time.

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