Submission Guidelines
Adolescent Creatures will be a declaration of youth’s power and a safe space for teen minorities. This zine will contribute to the concept of “for teens by teens”.
Ages: Must be 13+ to submit; we don't believe in censorship but there are limits (please email at [email protected] for any questions)
Technicalities
Ages: Must be 13+ to submit; we don't believe in censorship but there are limits (please email at [email protected] for any questions)
- What We Submit: Film and Photography, Poetry and Writing(thoughts, fiction, non-fiction, commentary or exploratory essays), any other Visual Art(Collaging, Crafts, Sculpturing, etc.), Themed Music Playlists, Clothing & Fashion, Show & Tells*, Performing Art, and Community Art(STEM subject accomplishments, Show & Tells, Social Activism, Advice, Storytelling).
- What we ask for: some type of self-expression in your work. Adolescent Creatures is about self-expression, releasing our feelings, and sharing our talents which highlights your voice and expresses your existence as teenagers and as a generation of neglected, yet highly populated youth. We’d also appreciate if the motivation in your piece tied down with racial/gender/class/identity motivations, this goes for all submissions as it is the soul essence of this zine.
- The visual goal that Adolescent Creatures is looking out for in your work: AESTHETIC GUIDELINES: https://adolescentcreatures.tumblr.com/post/162686311729/aesthetic-guidelines
Technicalities
- Send all submissions to [email protected]
- We don’t accept work previously published on other magazines, websites, etc. However, if your work has only ever appeared on a personal blog or website, it is still exceptional to submit.
- When submitting: please add in the subject line a brief subscription of the piece you’re submitting (ex: photography, film, show & tell: music playlist, community art, show & tell: essay on racial injustice, video, etc.). Title your work please.
- In your submission, please add a 3rd person biography(unless residing anonymously), including: your first and last name(first name and last initial, first name, or anonymity are all exceptional), age, pronouns, ethnicity/race(optional).
- Photography & Film Submissions: for photography the limit is 9 photos and under; please add a short summary explaining your motivation*, photo/video essays are welcome although not required, as long as their is some explanation in your piece.
- Poetry & Anything with Writing: words no longer than 1 1/2 of a page, please, thank you. If you have a certain structure for your writing, please write in a google document or anything accessible through a pdf with just one click of a link.
- Visual Art: Please acquire the highest quality you can get.
- If it ever so happens that you have submitted something that you want deleted for personal reasons, please email [email protected] , and we will work out this situation as quickly as possible.