Place to get published?

College Essays
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<p>I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this kind of thing, so any mod, feel free to move this thread if necessary.</p>

<p>Anyway, I love to write. I've won a couple of creative writing contests in the county, I'm a writing fellow (had to have 3 pieces submitted for publication) with a local nonprofit that funds writing for teenagers, I'm going to the State level in a public speaking contest after winning District and Area (here's hoping I place at States!), I got a 5 on AP English exam sophomore year with no studying (they basically threw me into the auditorium because a bunch of people didn't show up to take their tests), blah, blah, blah. </p>

<p>I'm trying to do something meaningful with my writing that will also look good for college. I mean, it's all well and good to have a moleskine full of ideas, but they're not really helping me if no one reads them.</p>

<p>The problem is, most of my stories are about 1000 words or less; they're flash fiction, I suppose. I also have a set of about 20 unrelated poems, but I don't know whether it's easier to get short fiction or poetry published. I've been browsing places like Duotrope's Digest, and I'm probably going to submit a short story to Cicada, but does any of the smart people here have a similar love for writing and know a magazine that publishes teenagers' work?</p>

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<p>IDK, but Teen Ink Magazine?
[Teen</a> Ink](<a href=“http://www.teenink.com%5DTeen”>http://www.teenink.com)</p>

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<p>I’ve been published in a few literary magazines, so I’m happy to chime in.</p>

<p>Duotrope’s is a great resource. There are tens if not hundreds of magazines (online and print) that accept flash fiction listed on that site. Keep browsing there, find a bunch of magazines that appeal to you, and just keep submitting material.</p>

<p>As for places that publish teens - every single magazine will publish a teen so long as the content meets its standards. Don’t shy away from throwing submissions at magazines just because they aren’t specifically geared toward young adult writers.</p>

<p>That said, here is a listing of places that are geared toward young adult writers:</p>

<p>[Young</a> Authors Guide :: NewPages.com](<a href=“http://www.newpages.com/npguides/young_authors_guide.htm]Young”>Young Writers Guide to Publications - NewPages.com)</p>

<p>Hope that helps, and best of luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks percyshelley! </p>

<p>I shall start licking stamps/submitting online and hope for the best.</p>

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<p>I know this is a month old, but, either way, thank you for starting this thread. Would either of you be able to tell me which lit mags you’ve been published in – as in, are they big/small, local/national, etc? :)</p>