Yellow Arrow Publishing is excited to announce that submissions for our next issue of Yellow Arrow Journal, Vol. XI, No. 1 (spring 2026) are open February 1-28, exploring the interplay between curiosity and creativity and how it informs discovery in the personal creative process and encourages artistry and fulfillment for women-identifying writers.

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The first issue of volume XI will reflect on this idea through the issue’s theme WONDER

(noun)

: a cause of astonishment or admiration (a marvel or a miracle)

: the quality of exciting amazed admiration

(verb)

: to be curious or in doubt about

: to feel surprise, curiosity, or doubt

Here are some guiding questions about the topic and theme:

1.     How is your creative process influenced by curiosity? For example, by subjects or motifs you return to, by what you desire to explore, or by what you’re hesitant to explore?

2.     How do curiosity and creativity help shape the person you hope to be? What have you discovered about yourself?

3.     Was there a defining moment in your life that sparked your writing journey because you wondered where it might lead?

4.     Are you curious about breaking from your typical forms or genres? How do curiosity, uncertainty, or discoveries lead you to experimentation of form?

5.     What light do you hope your curiosity and creativity sparks within others?

For more information regarding journal submission guidelines, visit yellowarrowpublishing.com/submissions. Please read our guidelines carefully before submitting. To learn more about our editorial views and how important your voice is in your story, read About the Journal. This issue will be released in May 2026. To learn more about WONDER’s guest editor, Heather Brown Barrett, visit yellowarrowpublishing.com/news/curiosity-creativity-guest-editor-yaj-xi-01-barrett.

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