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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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Elizabeth_Day SILVER said...
on Jan. 11 2011 at 5:28 pm
Elizabeth_Day SILVER, Battle Ground, Washington
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or anyone else, I guess.
Elizabeth_Day SILVER said...
on Jan. 11 2011 at 5:28 pm
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How long after the editors posted your work did you get the email that it was going to be in the magazine, RallyR?
aspiringauthor_ BRONZE said...
on Jan. 11 2011 at 4:55 pm
aspiringauthor_ BRONZE, Fairfield, Connecticut
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Yeah, supernerd, I think you're right... Why else would someone say that? :)
the_sparrow SILVER said...
on Jan. 11 2011 at 4:48 pm
the_sparrow SILVER, Chicago, Illinois
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Hmm...I did not know they published everything lol
the_sparrow SILVER said...
on Jan. 11 2011 at 4:43 pm
the_sparrow SILVER, Chicago, Illinois
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Well I don't think "Anonymous" meant his comment to be nearly as serious as you have made it. Tip:  If you want to make friends, you might refrain from calling strangers "selfish" and reflecting on your own attitude. He has just as much right to his opinion as you do yours.
the_sparrow SILVER said...
on Jan. 11 2011 at 4:33 pm
the_sparrow SILVER, Chicago, Illinois
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!!!!!! Are you kidding??
Kai17 GOLD said...
on Jan. 11 2011 at 12:28 pm
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The waiting is really irritating. I mean, I get that they don't want something inapropriate on the website, but then it takes so long!
MarissaLaGrange BRONZE said...
on Jan. 11 2011 at 7:28 am
MarissaLaGrange BRONZE, Monmouth, Maine
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It does take forever, I have 3 things waiting, but the weird thing is 2 other things I have written have already been approved, and they were pretty much JUST made. I guess it all depends on what people like. But I find waiting very very irriating.

~*Rissa*~

aspiringauthor_ BRONZE said...
on Jan. 10 2011 at 7:30 pm
aspiringauthor_ BRONZE, Fairfield, Connecticut
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I agree... My first one only just went up tonight... It's under Hot Topics, it's called Texting While Driving: The Costs We Pay. Please check it out! Feel free to constructively criticize! :)
aspiringauthor_ BRONZE said...
on Jan. 10 2011 at 7:29 pm
aspiringauthor_ BRONZE, Fairfield, Connecticut
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Excuse me? May I ask what you are talking about?
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
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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
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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
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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...:)