Teen Sequins FAQ!
Q: How old do I have to be to submit to Teen Sequins?
A: We are accepting submissions from writers ages 14 - 18. If you will turn 19 two months after the submission date opens, you are ineligible; if you will turn 14 two months after submissions open, you are eligible!
Q: Does Teen Sequins accept international submissions?
A: Yes, and excitedly so!
Q: Is Teen Sequins a contest? Are there prizes?
A: It is definitely not a contest. The spirit of Teen Sequins is celebration, not competition! There are no prizes associated with Teen Sequins – there are no winners or losers. You’ve been brave enough to let us read your poems, and that’s why we give everyone who isn’t featured an honorable mention.
Q: What does an “honorable mention” mean ?
A: Your honorable mention is a psychic high five from our Teen Sequins editor, and all of us at Gigantic Sequins. It is also something that you can happily note on any application ( job / college / summer conference or workshop ) as a sign of your ambitious creative life!
Q: If I'm not featured, can I submit my poems again next year?
A: Yes, please do! You are welcome to submit work each year until you are over the age of 18. If you are submitting again, we encourage you to send new work.
Q: Can I submit previously published work?
A: If your poems appear only in a print-only high school or middle school literary magazine and do not appear anywhere else (including online), you may submit that work to Teen Sequins. If you are a college student, you must submit entirely unpublished work. Published work = something has appeared in a literary journal (print or online), in a zine that you have sold / distributed, in a self-published book, on a personal blog or website, etcetera. Long story short, we prefer not to publish previously published work.
Q: Do you take simultaneous submissions?
A: Yes, we do. However, if one of your poems is accepted elsewhere, please write to teensequins@gmail.com to withdraw ASAP. The rest of your submission will remain under consideration.
Q: I know members of the Gigantic Sequins staff, can I submit? If I have taken a class with the Teen Sequins editor, can I submit?
A: Current or former students of our Teen Sequins editor are ineligible for this feature, but we encourage you to consider submitting your work to our general Gigantic Sequins submissions pool. All other teenagers -- including those familiar with our other staff members-- are eligible for this feature.
Didn't find your answer? Write to us at teensequins@gmail.com !
A: We are accepting submissions from writers ages 14 - 18. If you will turn 19 two months after the submission date opens, you are ineligible; if you will turn 14 two months after submissions open, you are eligible!
Q: Does Teen Sequins accept international submissions?
A: Yes, and excitedly so!
Q: Is Teen Sequins a contest? Are there prizes?
A: It is definitely not a contest. The spirit of Teen Sequins is celebration, not competition! There are no prizes associated with Teen Sequins – there are no winners or losers. You’ve been brave enough to let us read your poems, and that’s why we give everyone who isn’t featured an honorable mention.
Q: What does an “honorable mention” mean ?
A: Your honorable mention is a psychic high five from our Teen Sequins editor, and all of us at Gigantic Sequins. It is also something that you can happily note on any application ( job / college / summer conference or workshop ) as a sign of your ambitious creative life!
Q: If I'm not featured, can I submit my poems again next year?
A: Yes, please do! You are welcome to submit work each year until you are over the age of 18. If you are submitting again, we encourage you to send new work.
Q: Can I submit previously published work?
A: If your poems appear only in a print-only high school or middle school literary magazine and do not appear anywhere else (including online), you may submit that work to Teen Sequins. If you are a college student, you must submit entirely unpublished work. Published work = something has appeared in a literary journal (print or online), in a zine that you have sold / distributed, in a self-published book, on a personal blog or website, etcetera. Long story short, we prefer not to publish previously published work.
Q: Do you take simultaneous submissions?
A: Yes, we do. However, if one of your poems is accepted elsewhere, please write to teensequins@gmail.com to withdraw ASAP. The rest of your submission will remain under consideration.
Q: I know members of the Gigantic Sequins staff, can I submit? If I have taken a class with the Teen Sequins editor, can I submit?
A: Current or former students of our Teen Sequins editor are ineligible for this feature, but we encourage you to consider submitting your work to our general Gigantic Sequins submissions pool. All other teenagers -- including those familiar with our other staff members-- are eligible for this feature.
Didn't find your answer? Write to us at teensequins@gmail.com !
