Hi Caribbean Children and Young People!
We're so glad you stopped by! In every issue of Anansesem, a special part of the issue will be devoted to showcasing art, book reviews, stories, poems and other types of writing by YOU, our region's youngest writers and artists. Are you thinking of sending us some of your work? Read the instructions below to find out how!
Getting Started
• How old must I be?
You must be 8 to 16 years of age to submit your work to Anansesem.
• What should I include in my submission?
Include your first and last name, your age, the email address of one or both of your parents, and the title of each story, poem, essay or piece of artwork that you send us. Also, tell us a little bit about yourself. What country are you from? What class are you in at school? What are some of your hobbies and proudest accomplishments?
• Do my parents have to know?
Yes. We need your parents' permission to publish your work in Anansesem. You must include the email address of one or both of your parents in your submission.
• To whom should I send my work?
Poems
Send your poems to anansesempoetry@gmail.com. Send 1-6 poems per issue.
Fiction
Send your creative writing stories to anansesemkids@gmail.com. Send a maximum of 2 stories, no more than 700 words.
Nonfiction
Send your essays, biographies, book reports and book reviews to anansesemkids@gmail.com. Send a maximum of 2 pieces, no more than 700 words.
Art
Send your illustrations, drawings, paintings, poster art, computer art, cartoons and comics to anansesemart@gmail.com. Send no more than 5 images. We accept TIFF, GIF or JPEG file formats. Please tell us the title of each piece of artwork that you send. If your pictures belong to a group, please give the entire group a name. After we have looked all all the artwork we receive, we will choose a single work of art to appear on the front cover of the upcoming issue. It just might be yours!
What happens next?
We will send you an email telling you that we received your submission. After that, it may take a few weeks for us to get back to you. Please be patient!
When is the next submission deadline?
The submission deadline for the upcoming May 2012 issue is April 25th, 2012. Don't be late!
A note to parents and teachers
Parents and guardians are encouraged to help children prepare their work for submission. You will certainly want to check children's work for spelling and grammatical errors. At the same time, there is a clear line between proof-reading and actually doing children's work for them. Submitting work that an adult has done and attempting to pass it off as the work of a child is heavily frowned upon. Because heavy editing of children's work is generally recognizable, we strongly encourage parents and teachers to refrain from this as it will most certainly result in the submission being rejected.
Our vision for Anansesem is to highlight Caribbean children's work as the meat of the magazine, so to speak. We want artwork and writing by children to be front and center. We know Caribbean children can write and express themselves. It is up to parents, teachers, guardians and other adults to organize younger children's writing (or art) and email it in. Perhaps your child or student has written an essay at school that received top marks. Or perhaps your teenager likes to draw all over the margins of his or her textbooks. These are expressions of children's creativity that we must not take for granted. We definitely want to pour over and possibly publish your children's work! We have a very gentle policy when it comes to children's submissions, so you needn't be concerned that your child will feel rejected. In most cases, we will give suggestions as to how children's work can be made better, with the goal of eventually publishing it.
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