Submissions for the first issue are open until 11:59 P.M. on May 31, 2026 (USA, CST), under the theme "The Planetarium".
Applications to join the Elixince staff are reviewed on a rolling basis. All roles are unpaid.
Submissions for the blog are unthemed and open year-round. Estimated turnaround time is 2-3 weeks.
Elixince Literary is an independent youth magazine for dreamers thriving in surreality. We welcome multimedia submissions from creatives aged 12-22.
Doubling as the name of a mysterious world, the planet Elixince appears only for young artists who have lost their creativity. By traveling across Elixince, artists can regain their passion and continue spreading creativity on Earth.
All submissions are free to enter.
When magazine issues are released, they will appear here!
Similar to the nebulae in our universe that form stars, The Nebula promotes work from various young creatives to uplift voices and support artistic growth. Our general blog publishes creative work of any kind and is open year-round. All pieces are given feedback from at least one of our editors.
When blog pieces are released, they will appear here!
Payton Tu
Founder & Editor-in-Chief
Payton Tu is a teen writer with a love for student publications and speculative fiction. Her work is recognized by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, Best of School Newspapers Online, the Private School Journalism Association, and other organizations. She works on farms to escape babysitting her younger sister.
Yasmin Archer-Yearwood
Prose Director
Yasmin Archer-Yearwood is a teen writer and musician living in Houston, Texas. She enjoys writing pieces that explore different aspects of herself as an individual. In her free time, you can find her solving puzzles, listening to music, or paging through a book.
Christine Liu
Poetry Director
Christine Liu is a sophomore at the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston, Texas, where she concentrates in creative writing. Her work has been recognized by the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers, The Weight Journal, and America's Best High School Writing 2026, among others. This summer, she will attend the Kenyon Young Writers Workshop and participate in The Adroit Journal's Mentorship program. When she is not writing, Christine can be found drawing or watching South Park.
Ellaine Wang
Illustrations Director
Ellaine Wang is a freshman at Kinder HSPVA in Houston, Texas, where she specializes in visual arts. She is especially drawn to three-dimensional mediums, particularly textiles. Through her work, she explores themes of identity and the beauty found in human imperfection.
Dashiell Hammill
Prose Director
Dashiell (Dash) Hammill is currently a freshman at Kinder HSPVA who majors in creative writing, and is excited to be a prose co-director for Elixince. She tends to write realistic fiction that she aims to be commentary on today’s society, or poetry with the same goal. When she’s not writing, you can find her procrastinating homework or panicking over her next chemistry test.
Selah Kwan
Marketing Director
Selah Kwan is currently a freshman at St. John's School in Houston, Texas. Because she tends to jump from one interest to another, she has collected a wide variety of seemingly random hobbies. These include reading, eating, and acting, along with drawing blobfish, picking locks, axe throwing, and telling really bad dad jokes.
Yueyuan Zhang
Design Director
Yueyuan Zhang is a freshman visual artist at Kinder HSPVA in Houston, Texas. Her artwork explores themes of Chinese culture and fantasy within people and landscapes. Outside of art, she enjoys watching animated movies and collecting Gudetama merch.
Noa Hayon
Poetry Director
Noa Hayon is a freshman at St. John’s School in Houston, Texas. She is interested in storytelling that explores identity, friendship, and exploring more genres. Her work has been featured in or recognized by programs including the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, Poets & Writers, and Write the World. Her work often blends humor with emotional honesty, drawing inspiration from theater and music. When not writing, she is usually involved in theater or working on her next creative project such as learning a new song on the ukulele or a watercolor painting.
