Gigantic Sequins

22/07/2024

EXTENDED!!!! giganticsequins.com /// send your best work! thanks to our judges!

10/07/2024

The sun is setting on our 2024 summer contests in LESS THAN TWO WEEKS! Visit our website or check out our page to get more information!

17/06/2024

Don’t forget about our ✨summer contests✨! Our contests are open until July 20th for the small price of $6 (sponsorships are available, please reach out regarding information on them). Aram Mrjoian and Jenny Sadre-Orafai are the two judges for this year’s contests, and will be judging flash fiction and poetry, respectively. Check out our website, giganticsequins.com, for more information!✨

30/05/2024

The GS 13th annual Summer Contest Series in poetry and flash fiction is ✨OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS✨! Send your best work in for just $6! The contests are judged respectively by and Aram Mrjoian! We can’t wait to see all of your wonderful work! Visit our website, click on submit, and choose contests from the dropdown menu for more info and a chance to win $100 and publications in GS 16! We have sponsorships available for BIPOC, trans writers, and writers in need— visit our Twitter for more info.

17/05/2024

The GS 13th annual contests open soon!

https://www.giganticsequins.com/contests.html

18/10/2023

GIGANTIC (of course) congrats to the winners of our 12th annual contests in poetry and flash fiction, Kimberly Ramos and Morgan Ray! Though our contest season is over, we reopen for general (fee-free) submissions 11/1--mark your calendars!

17/10/2023

Congrats to Morgan Ray & Kimberly Ramos, the winners of our 12th annual flash fiction & poetry contests! Big thanks to this year's stellar judges as well, Jessamyn Violet, who is a complete & utter rock star, & Jose Hernandez Diaz, whose book/s we are so excited to meet in the coming years! Finally, a big hurrah to all of our finalists is also needed!

01/08/2023

Alright! We have a happy update! GS 14 should be shipping soon! Sorry for the delays--personal stuff in our EIC's life prevented her from getting them out mid-July as anticipated. Photos of this rockstar issue coming soon!

12/06/2023

The GS 12th Annual Summer Contest Series in Flash Fiction & Poetry opens this week! So excited to announce Jessamyn Violet & Jose Hernandez Diaz as this year's judges, respectively. More? Visit our website's contest page: http://www.giganticsequins.com/contests.html

10/06/2023

Big congrats to GS 7.2's Kamden Hilliard! Their book MissSettl (Nightboat Books, 2022) won the 2023 award for Transgender Poetry!

Congratulations 2023 Lammy Award Winners On June 9, 2023, we announced the winners of the 35th Annual Lambda Literary Awards. These winners were selected by a panel of over 60 literary professionals from more than 1,300 book submissions from over 300 publishers. In addition to the winners below, fiv...

20/05/2023

GS 14 is available for pre-orders!

This is our third annual issue, Issue 14, which is our 24th issue overall.THIS IS A PRE-ORDER, AS THIS ISSUE IS NOT OUT YET.This issue contains the following contents:CONTEST WINNERSEllen Rhudy (flash fiction, selected by Jessica Alexander)Grace Song (poetry, selected by Vi Khi Nao)POETRY​Luciana ...

01/11/2022

Gigantic Sequins is NOW open for submissions to it's 2023 issue 14!

Here are the general guidelines for our open reading periods: Gigantic Sequins accepts all genres of writing. Gigantic Sequins also accepts black & white art in any medium except photography. See specific guidelines for each category below. We accept simultaneous submissions under the condition that...

01/11/2022

Today is Day 1 of the 2022 Teen Sequins project! Check out the featured poem! http://www.giganticsequins.com/lee2022.html

06/09/2022

Teen Sequins has an instagram! Give them a follow & like their first post! https://www.instagram.com/p/CiLYshXp_Vd/

15/06/2022

It’s Issue 13 proofs day! Our EIC is reviewing the final proof over lunch— then hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to the final stages of printing which might take forever bc of supply chain issues we go.

09/06/2022

Pre-order GS 13 right now! We need the $ to get the thing printed! We have officially sent it to the printers, and we're psyched. It's so good. The cover itself is ::chef's kiss::

****THIS IS A PRE-ORDER**** We anticipate being able to mail out issues starting in June!You are pre-ordering our THIRD annual issue, Issue 13, which is our 23rd issue over all.GS Issue 13 features POETRY from Allison Bird Treacy, Luke Burton, MICHAEL CHANG, Edíth Clare, Alexa Doran, Taylor Fedorch...

09/06/2022

We are pleased to announce that our 11th Annual Contests will be opening June 15 & will be awesome. More info at giganticsequins.com/contests!

01/04/2022

HURRAH: Submissions for our annual feature are OPEN !! Writers ages 14 - 18 are eligible to submit 2 poems each

Submissions for our 2022 feature are OPEN ! Our first-ever GUEST EDITOR is Aidan Forster ! ​ Submission Guidelines 2 poems should be sent to [email protected] . Poems should be grouped in...

30/03/2022

Read "The Little Blonde Ingot of Feeling Deeply": an interview with our 2022 guest editor Aidan Forster !

(Submissions for the feature open on Friday!)" https://giganticsequins.wordpress.com/

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16/03/2022

ANNOUNCEMENT! Aidan Forster will be our Teen Sequins 2022 guest editor! Aidan was a 2016 featured Teen Sequins poet at age 15 & we can't wait to see what poems they'll choose this year! Submissions open APRIL 1st! http://www.giganticsequins.com/teen-sequins.html

Our annual Teen Sequins feature is designed to present outstanding poetry from young writers, which in 2021 will showcase teenagers from ages 14 through 18. Each year (excluding 2019, when we took a...

07/11/2021

This year, we're moving our Teen Sequins feature officially to our site -- Get ready to refresh this page each day (STARTING TOMORROW!) as the links go hot for each poem; prepare to be wowed! http://giganticsequins.com/teens1.html

Our annual Teen Sequins feature is designed to present outstanding poetry from young writers, which in 2021 will showcase teenagers from ages 14 through 18. Each year (excluding 2019, when we took a...

01/10/2021

TODAY is the LAST DAY for poets ages 14 - 18 to submit to our annual TEEN SEQUINS feature!! http://giganticsequins.com/submit.html

TEEN SEQUINS is OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS! ​ Submission Guidelines 2 poems should be sent to [email protected] . Poems should be grouped in a single document, attached to your email in a...

01/09/2021

accepts submissions from teens 14-18! Submissions are open until October 1st. http://ow.ly/kMA050FUsJ6

TEEN SEQUINS is OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS! ​ Submission Guidelines 2 poems should be sent to [email protected] . Poems should be grouped in a single document, attached to your email in a...

07/08/2021

Tell the teens in your life (ages 14-18) to submit their poetry to our annual feature!! (it's still summer vacation, right?) http://giganticsequins.com/submit.html

TEEN SEQUINS is OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS! ​ Submission Guidelines 2 poems should be sent to [email protected] . Poems should be grouped in a single document, attached to your email in a...

07/07/2021

It’s here! It’s here! Issue 12 is here!

31/05/2021

The GS TENTH annual contests in poetry and flash fiction open 6/1--tomorrow! Our flash fiction judge is Genevieve Hudson, and our poetry judge is Kayleb Rae Candrilli. $5 entry; $150, publication, & more in prizes from Wick’ed Salem’s Candle Co., Slayerfest 98, & Past Time Treasures! We're offering sponsorships again this year!

Gigantic Sequins — contest dates and entry guidelines

01/04/2021

SUBMISSIONS for TEEN SEQUINS 2021 ARE OPEN ! anyone ages 14-18 is eligible! Spread the word! http://www.giganticsequins.com/submit.html