<p>I know you shouldn't update your resume unless it's really important--but I don't know what's really important?</p>
<p>A work of mine was published in a teen writing anthology and a won a regional contest. But I already was published in a different anthology before, and I already won a few regional contests (which I noted on my application). Is this new development worth sending an email to my adcom?</p>
<p>I don't want to annoy the admissions staff.</p>
<p>If it is already reported, do not worry to send again.</p>
<p>It’s not reported.</p>
<p>I was published before (which was on the application), but I’ve just been published a second time in a different publication (which is not on the application, since it just happened).</p>
<p>I was wondering if this was significant enough to send an email about.</p>
<p>Yes it is because it shows that your writing is consistently stellar.
You do need to add this new recognition.</p>
<p>It depends on the type of teen writing anthology – if it is the kind where you submit your work and they take you and then offer you a copy of the book for $40 or so… then no, colleges know that these are for-profit organizations. You can google the name of the anthology and see what comments have been made about it and that can help you (since that is what a college would do also if they don’t know the name). My son’s poem was submitted by a teacher and “published” in an anthology (whereupon the anthology quickly asked us to buy a copy of the book). Our son thought is was awesome until we googled the company and found out that it is a total scam … basically they take almost anyone’s writing and publish it … Hopefully, crossing my fingers for you, that it is a legitimate company. If so, update your resume.</p>