Submission Guidelines
Please read these guidelines
You must include your name, year of birth, home address/city/state/zip, telephone number and the name of your school and English teacher, and email address on each submission. You must be 13 to 19 years old to be published. Most published pieces are fewer than 2,500 words.
Any work you submit may be published on iTeenDenver.com and possibly any accompanying print publication.
Label all work fiction or nonfiction. Be sure to include a title.
iTeenDenver.com has no deadlines. We accept submissions all year long. If, however, you are sending work that is holiday-specific, please try to get it in at least two months before the holiday.
Include the following originality statement at the end of each submission: "This will certify that the above work is completely original," followed by your full name to affirm this is your work.
Request anonymity. If due to the very personal nature of a piece you don't want your name published, we will respect your request, but you still must include name and address information.
Writing may be edited and we reserve the right to publish our edited version without your prior approval. We may not print your name on sensitive personal articles and in rare cases we may change names to protect individuals' identities.
All works submitted become the property of iTeenDenver.com and all copyrights are assigned to iTeenDenver.com. We retain the non-exclusive rights to publish all such works in any format. All material on iTeenDenver.com is copyrighted to protect us and to exclude others from republishing your work. However, all individual contributors retain the right to submit their work for publication elsewhere and you have our permission to do so.
Submitting Art and Photographs
You must include your name, year of birth, home address/city/state/zip, telephone number and the name of your school and art/photography, email address and English teacher affixed to the back of each submission.
We can't return artwork or photographs, but we can use a good photocopy (color if appropriate) or a clear photograph of your work
All Photos and Artwork need to be in jpg or tif format only. A minimum of 300 dpi is required for any images that will be included in our printed magazine.
Do not send a version of someone else's work, or drawing of a copyrighted character, like Sponge Bob or Superman.
Submitting work to iTeenDenver.com Writing Contests
For iTeenDenver.com Writing Contests: Follow the guidelines for submitting written work to iTeenDenver.com. All work will be considered for publication and the contests.
Submitting Work by Mail
Send your work to
iTeenDenver
9956 W. Remington Pl. Unit A10, Ste. 136
Littleton, Co. 80128
You must include your name, year of birth, home address/city/state/zip, telephone number and the name of your school, email address and name of English teacher on each submission.
Do not place more than one poem or story on an 8 1/2 by 11 page. Please don't fold artwork or staple photographs.
Type all submissions, if possible otherwise print neatly in ink.
If you send a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your submission, you will receive an acknowledgement.
Be sure to read our submission guidelines and information on sending art and photos before you submit.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who decides what gets published?
Our professional editorial staff reviews all submissions. Every submission is read by at least one, usually two, editors and we pick the best of the best for each section of iTeenDenver.com’s website and any accompanying printed publications.
I sent something in a few months ago, but it hasn't been published. Should I do anything?
Because of the volume of submissions we get each year, we can only publish a fraction of them and we can't check to see if yours was received. We keep suitable submissions on file for one year, so your work may be published months after it is sent. Of course, sending us more of your work increases your chances of getting published!
Are some kinds of submissions more likely to get published?
We look for a variety of work by authors and artists from across the city. Some sections, like the Art Gallery, Environment and Community Service have considerably fewer submissions, so there is less competition to get published.
What kind of artwork can I send?
You can send photocopies or high-quality photographs of any kind of artwork, including oil and watercolor paintings, sculpture, collage, computer graphics and much more! If you choose to send your original artwork or photographs, remember that we can't return them. Anyone can submit photos to iTeenDenver.com! We cannot accept photographs of people or individuals at this time.
