Yellow Ink Publishing Company is an indie publisher that publishes true stories, well told. The aim is to give opportunities and a platform for talented authors in a variety of genres a voice in the world. Through Yellow Ink Stain, the company’s southern literary magazine premiering in print and digital formats in January 2026, we aim to create more space for emerging and established voices to speak their truth about their experiences in the Southeast and with Southerners. In an endeavor to support independently published authors and authors who the company does not represent, Yellow Ink offers a variety of courses and editorial services provided by our talented team.

Yellow Ink Stain is Yellow Ink Publishing Company’s literary magazine devoted to continuing Yellow Ink’s priority of publishing true stories, well told. The magazine publishes memoir, creative nonfiction, upmarket and genre fiction, poetry, and photography. The magazine aims to give a platform to emerging and established authors of various skill levels who have stories about living in the South, visiting the South, or interacting with someone from the South. Through contests and other efforts, our aim is to help authors grow their audiences and build platforms, which will support their future publication aspirations. The magazine is currently taking submissions. Details about the fiction short story contest with a grand prize of $500 is also up on the Yellow Ink Stain landing page.

Yellow Ink Publishing supports writers growth and development through author services, editorial services, formatting and book cover design services, technical writing services, and much more. Authors and curious parties don’t have to be signed with Yellow Ink to use our services. Services are provided by a collective of skilled and talented editors, writers, and designers. We also have technical and grant writing services for those wanting to create newsletters, get funding, and more! Use the “contact us” form to inquire about services not currently listed that you may be interested in.

Yellow Ink Publishing is currently seeking submissions for the January 2026 inaugural issue of the print and digital Yellow Ink Stain quarterly literary magazine. In addition to standard submissions, details for the short story fiction contest featuring a cash prize of $500 for the first place winner and prizes for second and third place are provided using the link below. More to come. Sign up for the Yellow Ink Publishing newsletter to keep up with new and ongoing opportunities to publish with Yellow Ink.

Join founder of Yellow Ink Publishing Company and former University of South Alabama professor and course designer Amy Delcambre for a five-week course that explores multiple genres of writing. Learn a new skill and dive into a new genre each week. Receive feedback and participate in the weekly bonus one-hour chat. Recordings of missed sessions are provided. Learners can sign up for one course or all five. The camp will cover poetry, short story, fiction genres, creative nonfiction, and memoir. Course dates are June 29 and July 6, 13, 20, and 27. August dates coming soon!

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