I was wondering how often you place recently received writings on your website.

I understand that Teen Ink is not able to post everything (particularly poems) that you receive, but I have been checking the website (TeenInk.com) regularly for a poem that my friend sent a few weeks ago and I haven’t found it.

So that’s my question: is there a certain amount of time before you add poems to your website? It would really be helpful and very appreciated if you could let me know.



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It’s great that your friend sent us a poem! Encourage her to keep writing. We receive over 50,000 submissions each year and only have room to publish about 2,200 pieces. We may hold a submission for up to a year to publish it at a seasonally appropriate time. If we don’t print a poem or story, it doesn’t mean it wasn’t worthy, though, so keep trying!