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How Long Submissions Take to be Approved

December 6, 2009
By Anonymous

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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kennapie12 SILVER said...
on Jan. 9 2011 at 6:00 pm
kennapie12 SILVER, St.helens, Oregon
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I a couple in, in the middle of novemeber, they still ahvnt been put on yet. The 2 I only put on a month ago have been posted! why??
aspiringauthor_ BRONZE said...
on Jan. 8 2011 at 9:08 pm
aspiringauthor_ BRONZE, Fairfield, Connecticut
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Nope its ok. This site is a bit confusing. :)
SpringRayyn PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 8 2011 at 9:07 pm
SpringRayyn PLATINUM, Lakeville, Minnesota
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Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't realize that.
aspiringauthor_ BRONZE said...
on Jan. 8 2011 at 9:01 pm
aspiringauthor_ BRONZE, Fairfield, Connecticut
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Yes, it is. It's a letter to the editor. That's what she meant it as.
ilikecheesegirl BRONZE said...
on Jan. 6 2011 at 6:53 pm
ilikecheesegirl BRONZE, Barrington, Rhode Island
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I submitted a short story under fiction (my first one) and they published it the day I submitted it...
BlueFoot GOLD said...
on Jan. 4 2011 at 5:11 pm
BlueFoot GOLD, Reston, Virginia
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It took over a year for one of my poems. Hold tight.
SpringRayyn PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 1 2011 at 3:07 pm
SpringRayyn PLATINUM, Lakeville, Minnesota
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Why didn't you just post this on forums instead of here, becuase this isn't even really an article.
mmmm said...
on Jan. 1 2011 at 12:09 pm

If you don't like it, leave. No one's making you stay. If you can't wait to be posted to the website then you'll never be able to be patient enough to wait to be published in the magazine. It's their site and you should feel lucky they even allow you to post your work. Most writing sites are only for adults.

Honestly most of the kids who have commented on here, you're all selfish. Have any of you thought about how lucky you are? No one else is helping teens get published. Seriously, get an attitude check and realize how lucky you are.

Missa SILVER said...
on Dec. 31 2010 at 11:01 pm
Missa SILVER, Alta Loma, California
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So true and i thought i was just being ignored!!!The suspence of whether others will read it (let alone like it) is enough for me.
Cuppie.Cake DIAMOND said...
on Dec. 31 2010 at 2:26 pm
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Yea. The stuff that I posted took like a month to get on here. It makes me so mad. I wish they would put it all up, but then the site would be amazingly full of a bunch of stuff. That would also be annoying...:)
thats.it.95 GOLD said...
on Dec. 22 2010 at 8:46 pm
thats.it.95 GOLD, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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totally true!
Crazymexican GOLD said...
on Dec. 22 2010 at 11:36 am
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i agree with tht
Josey Rae said...
on Dec. 12 2010 at 1:01 pm
Thanks RallyR! I sent something seven months ago and I haven't seen it since. Now I know that they probably didn't loose it or anything, or at least I hope so. Hopefully it won't take too much longer to get on this website.
Writer24 SILVER said...
on Dec. 11 2010 at 10:07 pm
Writer24 SILVER, Acton, Massachusetts
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I agree that this shouldn't have been an article. It is a good point though, they do publish everything but I still have to wait.
Timekeeper DIAMOND said...
on Dec. 8 2010 at 10:01 pm
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It initially took me a long time to get articles published, but now any time I update a novel chapter it generally goes up within days, a week at the most. I guess it's a proven track record sort of thing.
ComeOnEileen BRONZE said...
on Dec. 8 2010 at 8:09 pm
ComeOnEileen BRONZE, New Carlisle, Ohio
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finally did get posted, and it took maybe a month. don't give up, guys. it's worth it.
TheJust ELITE said...
on Dec. 7 2010 at 2:59 pm
TheJust ELITE, Ellenton, Florida
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it all depends
TheJust ELITE said...
on Dec. 7 2010 at 2:58 pm
TheJust ELITE, Ellenton, Florida
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It's just letters to the editor... use the title of the article your commenting about as the title to your letter. It helps...
TheJust ELITE said...
on Dec. 7 2010 at 2:57 pm
TheJust ELITE, Ellenton, Florida
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They e-mail you...
janae0992 BRONZE said...
on Dec. 6 2010 at 2:13 am
janae0992 BRONZE, North Las Vegas, Nevada
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How do you submit a letter to the editor regarding a certain article?