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  • Submit to Lake Erie Ink's 2022-23 Teen Book Project: Keys & Locks

    Open to 6th - 12th graders throughout Northeast Ohio.
  • DEADLINE: Friday, February 3rd

    We accept poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and art that engages with the theme Keys. The teen editors encourage writers and artists to interpret this theme broadly and creatively. Please read all instructions carefully and fill out this form to submit!

    Having trouble getting started? Here's a few prompts to help:

    • If you had a magic key, what would it unlock?
    • What are you trying to lock or unlock?
    • How has the key to your happiness changed throughout your life?
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  • Integrity Statement

    My signature is an acknowledgement that the work I am submitting is my own, written in my own words, using my own ideas.
  • Author's and Publisher's Rights

    My signature is an acknowledgement that my submission has not been published before in any book or periodical, or online (social media is okay). If this changes during the submission period, I will notify Lake Erie Ink to have my submission removed from consideration. If chosen for publication by Lake Erie Ink, I reserve the right to publish the same work elsewhere in the future.
  • Parent / Guardian Consent and Contact

    I give permission to my child to submit writing or art to Lake Erie Ink for consideration. If chosen, I give permission for my child's work to be published in Lake Erie Ink's 2023 book.
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  • Submit Writing Below

    Contributors can submit up to 5 items total. Read on for genre-specific guidelines.
  • Poetry Guidelines

    Contributors may submit up to 3 poems that engage with the theme Keys. Please submit each poem as a separate editable .doc or .docx file. Do not submit pdfs, jpgs, or screenshots. Individual poems can be up to 2 pages long in a 10-12 point font size. Do not include your name on your submission.
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  • Prose Guidelines

    Contributors may submit up to 2 prose pieces that engage with the theme Keys. We accept short stories, flash fiction, memoir, personal essays, narrative non-fiction, and chapters from larger works that stand alone. Each piece can be up to 4 pages long in a 10-12 point font size. Please submit each piece as a separate editable .doc or .docx file. Do not submit pdfs, jpgs, or screenshots. Do not include your name on your submission. Please specify whether your piece is fiction or nonfiction.
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  • Art Guidelines

    Contributors may submit up to 3 art pieces that engage with the theme Keys. Note: these submissions will be printed in black and white but will be posted on our website in color if that is how you chose to submit. We accept photography, drawings / illustration, collage, mixed media, and one-page, portrait-oriented comics. Works should be submitted as high resolution .jpg files. Do not submit pdfs. Do not include your name on your submission.
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  • 6 Word Bios

    Please include a biography of yourself that is EXACTLY six words. No more, no less. If chosen for publication, your six word biography will be included in the book.
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