Publishing Opportunities for Students
Publishing Opportunities for Students
The following are wonderful sites and magazines that publish student writing. If students you know get published, please send the good news on to MDE. Also, please forward contact information about other publications that feature student writing to me, so I can include it in this list. Thank you.
Charon Tierney, Language Arts Specialist: charon.tierney@state.mn.us
Creative Kids
This is a quarterly magazine featuring the writing of 8-14 year olds. It includes poetry, short stories, editorials, plays and songs. Go to: http://www.prufrock.com/client/client_pages/prufrockjournalsmagazines.cfm
Merlyn’s Pen
Supported by contributions from generous companies, foundations, and families, the Merlyn’s Pen Foundation promotes teen literacy. It offers students, parents, and teachers three programs: “The Publishing Project” which identifies and publishes top models of teen writing, offering a personal response to every writer who submits work, “The New Library of Young Adult Writing” which is a comprehensive online library of editor-selected outstanding teen writing, and “The 3 Story Café: The Merlyn’s Pen Showcase of Fiction by American Teen Writers” which puts kids on the air reading and discussing their writing. See: http://www.merlynspen.org/us
Minnesota English Journal
The student writing issue publishes writing by students in middle school and high school. Pieces submitted to the NCTE Promising Young Writers and Writing Achievement Award programs are automatically considered for publication. In addition, the journal is also interested in publishing teacher reflections on teaching writing or on an effective writing assignment with accompanying student examples.
National Council of Teachers of English 2005 Achievement Awards in Writing
This is an annual writing contest for students who are juniors in high school. High school English department nominate students that have demonstrated writing achievement. The deadline for nominations is January 28, 2005, and awards are made in October 2005. For more information and a nomination form visit http://www.ncte.org/about/awards/student
New Moon
This magazine includes writing by girls and women about the experience of being a girl. Submissions are accepted from girls 8-14 years old. It is published in Duluth, MN. http://www.newmoon.org
Skipping Stones
This multicultural quarterly magazine accepts materials from children up to age 18.
http://www.efn.org/~skipping/submissions.htm
Stone Soup
This is a literary magazine of writing and art by children, up to age 13. It publishes six times a year and offers excellent links for young writers. http://www.stonesoup.com/index.html
Teen Ink
Written exclusively for teenagers, this magazine publishes stories, poems, and Web site reviews written by teens between the ages of 13-19. It offers a monthly poetry contest as well. http://www.teenink.com
Weekly Reader
This publisher sponsors frequent writing contests for students. http://www.weeklyreader.com or www.llsweb.com
Word Dance
This is a quarterly magazine of children’s writing that encourages K-8th grade writers to submit their work in specified categories, including narratives about travel and haiku.
Young Voices Magazine
This publication looks for creative, original material. It accepts submissions of stories (fiction and nonfiction), black and white photographs or drawings, essays or poetry. http://www.youngvoicesmagazine.com
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