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How Long Submissions Take to be Approved
December 6, 2009
It seems that when you submit something, it takes weeks, perhaps even months for it to be approved. Everything is always published on the website, is it not? Has anyone ever received a letter saying your article was not approved and will never will be? I don't think so. Why not just post everything up right away so we no longer have to wait and wait to see our work up online.
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This article has 428 comments.
just-another-url GOLD said...
on Jul. 3 2011 at 4:55 pm
I once wrote something that was not approved but I didn't even get a letter explaining why. And I understand your frustration, I have work that has been pending approval for about 1 month now...
Myvoice4change SILVER said...
on Jun. 17 2011 at 5:02 pm
Karstarr13, what do you mean by "they take everything?"
lovelymoon SILVER said...
on Jun. 10 2011 at 3:47 pm
I agree with you that sometimes submitted work takes a long time to be posted online but I think it's because the editors have to make sure that all the material is appropriate, before putting it up.
Ramsha S. said...
on Jun. 8 2011 at 10:24 pm
On my previous account, my poem was taking so long to get published, like at least a month. And then for some reason, teenink won't let me log in to that account so I made a new one and posted it again. But of course it still hasn't been approved.. :(
tayleeeeeeeer SILVER said...
on May. 31 2011 at 5:03 pm
Well, just be positive. If they posted them immediately, your work would never be discovered(:
RideTheWave BRONZE said...
on May. 6 2011 at 7:03 pm
what i have found is that since there are a lot of poems submitted, the poems i sumbit take a while to be posted. but there are not many novels, that is probably why it doesnt take as long for them to get approved, because the list of pieces to approve is shorter.
likeitmatters SILVER said...
on Apr. 13 2011 at 9:39 pm
That may be, but you have to understand that they get hundreds of articles every day. Which they then must consider for the magazine and more importantly, check for authenticity. Just be patient <3
3moh3art11639 SILVER said...
on Apr. 9 2011 at 2:39 pm
RIGHT! i know it takes forever
mikey2.0 said...
on Apr. 8 2011 at 9:32 am
Actually it is. No one takes responsibility for their work anymore. They act like because they don't take the time to double check their work and then they're embarressed by it, that it's Teen Ink's fault. It's not.
Take pride in your own work and take the time to make it your best. Don't blame others when you don't care enough to write your own work correctly.
ambermoore GOLD said...
on Apr. 5 2011 at 7:32 pm
Same with mine!!
ambermoore GOLD said...
on Apr. 5 2011 at 7:30 pm
Uhh yeah! Mines taken over a month now & still hasnt got put up!
It may be the section you're submitting to. Fiction and poetry are some of the longest wait times. But reviews and letters to the editor take a couple of days to be posted. And I never meant that it doesn't take that long for some people, but because a few people say it takes forever it scares away all the possible new comers. :/
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