Posted in The Nitty Gritty of Children's Writing, The Publication Process

Can children and teens get their work published?

kidwriting.jpgYes. Check out these opportunities.

Children’s Magazines and Ezines

A good place to look is at the magazines you read. Do you see a kid’s or children’s section? Or there might be a “reader’s art” section. Here are some I found:
New Moon Girls – writing and art by girls 8 and up.
Stone Soup Magazine – features stories, poems and art by kids 8 to 13.
WhisperShout Poetry Magazine – peotry by kids 8 to 12.

Contests
Contests aimed at children are a good place for young people to submit. Here are a few:
Adventure Write Kids
has an annual contest for kids under the age of 19.
National Geographic Kids often has some contests – search the site.
Scholastic has an annual Kids Are Authors contest.

Other
The Young Writer’s Guide to Getting Published by Kathy Henderson has been a good resource in the past, but the copy on Amazon is pretty dated (2001)
Young Writers Society is an online community for young writers – ages 13+

Advice
Same as with adults submitting, kids and teens need to follow the directions exactly.

Thanks to Kristine Kisky for the photo above.