While flipping through the third issue of Yen+ I was surprised to see a submission guide. It appears that Yen+ will shortly feature short (30 page) stories commissioned from professional artists & developed with their editorial team specifically for this publication. Professional artists who are considering this should submit a proposal for a 30 page story with between 5 & 10 pages of sequential renderings of the story to the Yen+ editorial team.

Anyone who's feeling left out because they're not yet a "Seasoned Professional" have no need to worry as they also mention a talent search contest that may be announced in the coming months, so keep an eye out.

Yen+ is distributed in the UK by Comag, so they should be available from WHSmith, although you will probably need to place a standing order with a £5 deposit paid upfront. You can also get a subscription from their Magazine Cafe (in the Teenage section, just under Teen Vogue), £5.94 for a single issue or 12 monthly issues for £71.

I don't think it's restricted solely to US residents as Yen+ is supposed to be available in Canada & the UK, & you have to remember that they are also running a series created by a Canadian resident.

But the only problem would be whether you can create something that will fit in with the rest of Yen+ which has on Older Teen rating, although there is a great deal of variation from the graphic content of Jack Frost to the whimsical nature of One Fine Day as well as Sarasah & The Pig Bride, which I still can't figure out.