Overview and Other Information
The purpose of TeenAge is to be an entertaining place on the Internet for teens. Through fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, our goal is to make the teen years better, safer, and more fun! This will be accomplished by publishing the very best works our teen (and recently teen) editors can find that are geared to a teen audience. TeenAge offers works selected especially for teens by teens.
Because the target audience is teens, works submitted should be suitable for people from the ages of 13 and up. While we accept works from authors of any age, they must clearly reflect the taste and interest of our intended audience.
Beyond appealing to a wide range of readers, it is our intention to offend no one. All submissions must be congruent with traditional values and Christian principles. While contributors need not be Christian, familiarity with compatible values will increase the likelihood that your submission will fit. It might be convenient to think of the movie industry's PG-13 rating when considering if your submission is a good fit.
At the same time, our goal is to provide fiction and articles that expand the reader's mind. Thought provoking prose is highly valued in this publication.
We believe that mature, intelligent themes (e.g. consequences of choices, fulfilling ones calling/purpose, facing death, etc.) can be presented in a manner that does not offend even young readers. We don't worry that a young reader might not understand complex themes and character development. Such a case would be fine. We do, however, insist that the manner in which such subjects are presented be fitting for young and conservative readers.
Genres
TeenAge is a magazine directed to teens – who have extremely variant tastes in literature – keeping that in mind, we accept submissions from all genres of literature that fit into our requirements on appropriateness. The magazine is directed at teens, so stories that would have some impact or message towards teens are needed. (If you have a story that is not at all for teens, try looking at Haruah: Breath of Heaven.
Reprints and Posts to Internet Blogs and Boards
We do consider reprints.
For the many student and new authors, it is important to keep in mind that stories and poems posted on blogs and discussion boards have been published. If it is available on the Internet to the general audience, it is published and must be submitted as a reprint.
POSTS TO CRITIQUE GROUPS ARE NOT CONSIDERED PUBLISHED if a password and special group membership are required to read the item. Likewise, inclusion in symposium or workshop collections with limited distribution is not considered published. However, if the item is easily available to the world at large, it is published.
Multiple Submissions
While we do accept multiple submissions (more than one submission from the same author at the same time), we ask you to keep in mind that multiple submissions forces your articles, stories, illustrations, or poems to compete against each other. This is often a disservice to the weaker of the works (especially fiction and poetry)--we will pick the better and decline your invitation to use the other in many cases.
If you have doubts about which of your two best works will meet our needs or fit our taste, send them both. If neither fit, try your best work that is compatible with the feedback you received from the first round.
There is no reason to ever send more than three works of the same type (fiction, poem, illustration, nonfiction) at the same time. If you are unsure about our taste, read our published works or post a question on our forums.
Message to Student Contributors
TeenAge is a magazine directed towards teens, thus works by teens are highly encouraged. When completing your contributor profile, be sure to check the box that indicates that you are a student.. Please read the guidelines thoroughly before submitting manuscripts.
Message to New Authors
We welcome quality submissions from authors, regardless of publication history. Keep in mind, however, that our formatting practices are NOT standard. When submitting elsewhere, be certain to find their formatting instructions, and adhere to them closely.
Publication Format and Rights Acquired
TeenAge, is an online publication, so on acceptance of a work we will ask for:
- Non-exclusive Electronic Publication Rights, for publication in the English language. (Internet format)
Payment Information
Payment information is provided in the sections for each type submission (Illustration, Poetry, Fiction, etc.).
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