Submissions for LEI Teen Book 2024: Some Thing To Say

Submit to Lake Erie Ink's 2025 Teen Book Project: Hide & Seek

Open to 6th-12th graders throughout Northeast Ohio.
DEADLINE: January 14th

We accept poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and visual art that engages with the theme "Hide & Seek." 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:
- Your character is a hider, who is their seeker?
- Where do you hide? How do you hide? What are the things people don't see about you?
- Tell a story about a time you felt truly seen.
- Ready or not, here it comes...
For more prompts or information about the teen book project, visit lakeerieink.org/teen-book-project.

Got questions? Email us at teeneditors@lakeerieink.org or call (216) 320-4757.
Name (Your work will be published with your full name.)*

First NameLast Name
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Email Address*
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Integrity Statement

My signature is an acknowledgement that the work I am submitting is my own original work, written in my own words, using my own ideas. Work that is partially or completely produced by artificial intelligence (AI) tools will not be accepted for publication as original work.
Integrity Statement Signature*

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Author and Publisher Rights' and Responsibilities

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.
Following the January 14th deadline, the Teen Editorial Board will begin reviewing submissions. We will send an email responding to all submissions before publication. It is the author's responsibility to monitor their email and respond to the Editors. Any author who does not respond to the Editors will not be published.

Emails will come from teeneditors@lakeerieink.org. Please make sure to check your spam folders.

If you do not hear from the Editors by February 28, it is the author's responsibility to reach out to the Editors to verify their submission was received.

You will receive an automated email after submitting this form with all of this information.

By signing below, I am agreeing that I have read and understood the Author's Rights and Responsibilities.
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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 2025 book.
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Submit Writing Below

Contributors can submit up to 3 items total. Read on for genre-specific guidelines.
Poetry Guidelines

Contributors may submit up to 3 poems that engage with the theme "Hide and Seek." 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 1000 words in a 10-12 point font size. Do not include your name on your submission. Please make sure all pieces are titled.
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Prose Guidelines

Contributors may submit 1 prose piece that engages with the theme "Hide and Seek." We accept flash fiction, memoir, personal essays, narrative non-fiction, and chapters from larger works that stand alone. Each piece can be up to 1500 words in a 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. Please make sure all pieces are titled.
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Art Guidelines

Contributors may submit up to 3 art pieces that engage with the theme "Hide and Seek." 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. Color and black and white images are accepted. Please make sure all pieces are titled.
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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. Don't use your name as part of your bio. (Ex. Likes to walk her dog, Lucy or Sixth Grader at Hudson Montessori School or Creative, Friendly, Sporty, Artistic, Loves Cats)
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Submit to Lake Erie Ink's 2025 Teen Book Project: Hide & Seek

Integrity Statement

Author and Publisher Rights' and Responsibilities

Parent / Guardian Consent and Contact

Submit Writing Below

Poetry Guidelines

Prose Guidelines

Art Guidelines

6 Word Bios