Teen Sequins - Frequently Asked Questions
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 If you are a college student, you must submit entirely unpublished work.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 use the Submittable system to withdraw ASAP by leaving a note. The rest of your submission will remain under consideration.
Q: I know members of the Gigantic Sequins staff, can I submit?
A: Current or former students of our Teen Sequins editor/s 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.
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 use the Submittable system to withdraw ASAP by leaving a note. The rest of your submission will remain under consideration.
Q: I know members of the Gigantic Sequins staff, can I submit?
A: Current or former students of our Teen Sequins editor/s 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.
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