Submit an argument.
We publish original philosophical writing by secondary-school students. We care more about the strength of the argument than whether you've studied philosophy formally. Every submission is read closely and revised before acceptance.
Deadline 1 December 2026.
Editorial decisions sent by 15 January 2027.
For Issue 08.
Read the guide below, then submit through our form — it covers everything: your details, category, abstract, and manuscript upload.
Go to the Submission Form →Pick the shape of your argument.
- You must be a secondary-school student at the time of submission.
- The work must be entirely your own and previously unpublished.
- State one clear central argument — we publish claims, not surveys of famous philosophers.
- Cite sources consistently (any standard style: MLA, Chicago, footnotes).
- No plagiarism. Submissions are checked, and this includes lightly paraphrased argument structure, not only copied sentences.
- Upload as PDF or DOCX.
Your argument and prose must be your own.
AI may be used for basic research assistance or brainstorming only where permitted by your school, but not to generate or rewrite submitted prose. We don't claim to reliably detect AI writing by tool — this is enforced by editorial judgment during review.
Before you submit.
No. We care more about the strength of the argument than whether you've studied philosophy formally.
Each issue has an editorial theme (recent examples: On Authority, Justice Without Consensus, The Unequal Bargain). You don't need to write to it directly — any category is welcome — but pieces are read partly for fit with the upcoming issue, and strong off-theme work may be held for a later one rather than declined.
Any standard style: MLA, Chicago, footnotes — as long as you cite sources consistently.
PDF or DOCX.
Editorial decisions for Issue 08 are sent by 15 January 2027.
Your submitted argument and prose must be your own. AI may be used for basic research assistance or brainstorming only where permitted by your school, but not to generate or rewrite submitted prose.