Author. Editor. Creator.

Kayla King is an author of fiction and poetry. Her debut micro-collection, These Are the Women We Write Aboutis published by The Poetry Annals.

She is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of three collectives. Pages Penned in Pandemic, The Elpis Pages, and The Elpis Letters are now available for purchase with all proceeds being donated.

Kayla’s next print collective, Second Chances: Adventures Beyond the Shelter will be opening for submissions April 2, 2024, and is forthcoming publication December 2024. A percentage of proceeds will be donated to the Friends of the City of Buffalo Animal Shelter.

Since receiving her MFA, she's set her sights on publishing the novel conceptualized during her graduate studies. All too soon, she will be back in the query trenches with her YA sapphic speculative novel about dreams, seeking representation, and dreaming bigger than ever.

Second Chances: Adventures Beyond the shelter

submissions open April 2, 2024

We will consider submissions from anyone, with a particular emphasis on uplifting the voices of young writers. What does this mean? Writers in grades K-12 will be automatically accepted for publication. Those beyond these grade levels will have work subject to acceptance per the editorial team.

This print publication will feature the adventures of cats and dogs from The City of Buffalo Animal Shelter.

You never know what adventures might happen beyond the shelter.

These dogs and cats have been given a second chance.

Maybe they’ll become a wizard or a mermaid.

Maybe they’ll help the mailman with his daily deliveries.

Or maybe they’re on their way to finding a new best friend.

Whatever it may be, we’re excited to share these stories with the world!

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