Would they roll their eyes if I mentioned I’d been published in Teen Ink? I always include the fact that I’m an undergrad in my cover letter to fiction editors (and when I was in high school mentioned that I was in high school). Do serious fiction editors at literary magazines dislike submissions from young people? Does mentioning my young age hurt my chances of being published? Or, conversely, could it ever help? Would love to hear anyone’s thoughts. Thanks!
NOTE: I do not explicitly mention my age, only that I’m an undergrad. But, of course, the editor can infer my age plus or minus two years from this info.
- Dave Castle