CYOA — Author Guidelines

A brief summary and FAQs writing ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ stories for our publication.

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This story adds to the general submission guidelines at The Fiction Writer’s Den, and focuses particularly on how to write and share stories inspired by ‘Choose your own adventure’ (CYOA) and similar books that we all loved as kids.

First, you will need to be added as an author via our submissions guidelines page. Then, read on.

The Fiction Writer’s Den — Updated Submission Guidelines

Note that new CYOA stories should now be sent to us at The Den, having formerly been hosted by a separate publication, ‘Choose Your Own Adventure — Collaboration’. Guide last updated December 22, 2023).

General requirements

1. We now ask for all stories to be written in the second person, present tense. For example, “You are in a dark cave… what do you want to do?”, etc.
2. Please follow the format of…