After finding out Lily Mohr will be featured in Highlights magazine, our media specialist Ms. Hughes said there are some other great places for kids to get their writing published. Read on to find out where!
Publishing Resources for Young Writers
From: Shutta Crum www.shuttacrum.com
CHILDREN'S WRITER'S AND ILLUSTRATOR'S MARKET: Writer's Digest Books. Published annually. Lists publishers and contests, including a section for young writers only.
Magazine Outlets:
AMERICAN GIRL (www.americangirl.com) 8400 Fairway Place, Middleton WI 53562. (608) 836-4848. Bi-monthly magazine. Uses material written by 8 to12 year-olds.
CREATIVE KIDS (www.prufrock.com/productdetails.cfm?PC=411). P.O. Box 8813, Waco TX 76714. (800) 998-2208. Quarterly magazine. Uses material written by 8 to 14 year-olds.
NEW MOON (www.newmoon.org) P.O. Box 3620, Duluth MN 55803. (218) 728-5507. Bi-monthly. Uses material written by 8 to 14 year-olds.
SKIPPING STONES (www.efn.org/~skipping). P.O. Box 3939, Eugene OR 97403. (541) 342-4956. 5 times/year. Material written by writers younger than 18.
STONE SOUP (www.stonesoup.com). Children's Art Foundation. P.O. Box 83, Santa Cruz CA 95063. (831) 426-5557. 6 times/year. Uses material written by writers through the age of 13.
Online Resources:
www.amazing-kids.org/contest.html. Amazing kids site, lots of writing opportunities for kids, and interviews with well-known writers. Sponsored by a non-profit educational organization with a TV show, etc.
www.cs.bilkent.edu.tr/~david/derya/ywc.html. A young writer's club.
www.kidpub.org. Kid Pub. Requires a small registration fee to post, but stories can be read free.
