We are now accepting submissions for Teen zine: Centennial edition. This issue's theme is What Matters to You.
Entry deadline: Sunday, May 5.
Art by Newsha.
Acceptable formats
We're looking for the following kinds of content related to the theme:
- Photography;
- Illustrations;
- Comic strips;
- Poetry (1 page max.);
- Creative writing (750 word max.);
- Interviews (750 word max.);
- Non-fiction articles (750 word max.);
- Book reviews (150 word max.);
- Movie reviews (150 word max.);
- Your own original music inspired by the theme (include link).
Submission guidelines
- Submission deadline: May 5, 2024;
- Open to youth in grades 7 – 12 living in the Lower Mainland;
- Submission must be your own original work.
Need inspiration?
Need some ideas? The sky is the limit and we’ll accept any of your creative work on the theme of “What Matters to You”! If you’re looking for inspiration, here are some centennial-related examples to get your creative juices flowing. You could:
- Make art imagining what the library will look like in 100 years;
- Write an essay or poem about the impact the library has on your life;
- Write a short story about the day in the life of a teen leaving 100 years in the past or future;
- Make a comic illustrating what a teen’s life was like 100 years ago. What are the differences in the community between then and now?
- Make a visual timeline with significant events in local history between 1924 and 2024;
- Create a fictional diary of someone from 100 years ago or 100 years in the future.
This issue will be edited, designed and bound by our Teen Advisory Council.