How long for a magazine to reply?

BlueDimity · Oct 20, 2009

Hi, I just email the editor of a magazine that publishes teen writers, and I was wondering how long would it be for them to get back at me.
Thank you.

stormie · Oct 20, 2009

Did you check their submissions guidelines? It's sometimes mentioned in there. Even then add a few weeks to that.

Otherwise, anywhere from a few minutes response to several months.

The Lonely One · Oct 20, 2009

Yeah. Check to see if they're on duotrope.com. sometimes that gives an indication of how long it could take.

It's a slow process, often.

BlueDimity · Oct 20, 2009

Thanks to both of you. I'll do that.

BlueDimity · Oct 20, 2009

I went to the magazine's website and clicked on the Sumit Work, but it wants me to sign up. Should I do it?
I have read this magazine before, but when I tried to sign up, it wanted all this personal info. Should I still sign up?

PS
I read that if your work gets published they will send you a copy.

The Lonely One · Oct 21, 2009

Well, sometimes the online mags I go to want you to sign up and give personal info to streamline submissions, and you can usually check for updates on the process using your account. I don't know about your particular instance, though.

If it's just trying to get you to pay for the magazine, I wouldn't do that if you've read it before and just want to submit.

Stijn Hommes · Oct 21, 2009

If you send a correctly formatted submission, you'd be sharing a lot of personal information anyway. I wouldn't worry. Just make sure they're reputable. Again, Duotrope is a great place as are these boards.

BlueDimity · Oct 21, 2009

Thanks. So I can sign up? That's good.

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