Teen Zine Guidelines for Submission

• You may submit poetry, fiction, non-fiction (essays, opinion, book reviews, etc.), comics, artwork

• All work submitted must be original; please include the following statement with each piece of work submitted: “This confirms that this work is entirely original” followed by your full name.

• Anyone in grades seven through twelve may submit work; there will be a special section for Teen Advisory Board alumni who would like to submit work. All work submitted should be appropriate for viewing by a teen audience.

• Editors reserve the right to limit the number of items published by one person in each issue.

• Not all work submitted will be published; editors reserve the right to choose which pieces will be published in each issue.

• Submissions will NOT be edited for grammar or spelling; please proofread your work before sending it in. At the discretion of the editors, minor changes may be made to the work for publication purposes.

• Written work must be submitted by e-mail attachment or on floppy, CD, or DVD in Microsoft Word or plain text format. Floppy, CD, and DVD copies of work will not be returned to the creator.

How to Submit Your Work:

Carefully read and follow the Guidelines for Submission. E-mail your work to: teenlibr@yahoo.com (please put “zine submission” in the subject line), or drop off a floppy, CD, or DVD copy of your work at one of the following libraries: Barrett Friendly, Clymer, Pocono Mountain Public, Hughes, Smithfields Branch, or Pocono Township Branch. Please be sure to put your name on the disc and mark the envelope/case “ATTN: Mary Ann Lewis.”

All submissions must include the following: NAME (first and last); AGE; GRADE; SCHOOL; TOWN; PHONE; and E- MAIL (if you have an address). Only your first name and last initial will be published in the zine. Please indicate if you would also like your school or town to be published.

Work will be accepted on an ongoing basis.

Guidelines are subject to change.
1/29/07