For Young Writers

Are you a young writer looking for a place to publish your work? Or perhaps you're a teacher who would like to encourage your students to submit their writing and art. If so, check out the links below.

Please note--these links are provided as a resource and do not indicate an endorsement of any of these sites or their programs. 

If you know of other websites for young writers who would like to be published, please share the links in the comments and we will update this page with the information. Or if any of these links no longer work, please let us know that too.

• Alliance for Young Artists & Writers
• ALPHABET SOUP Magazine submission guidelines for children
• Amazing Kids E-Zine submission guidelines for ages 5-17
• Baker's Plays Playwriting Contest for High School Students
• Broken Bridge High School Poetry Contest
• California Writing Project listing of places where students may publish their writing
• California Young Playwrights Contest for Californians under age 19
• Children's Book Guild of Washington, D.C. list of where to get writing by children published
• Chixlit Literary 'Zine submissions for girls ages 13-17 
• Chixlittle Literary 'Zine submissions for girls ages 7-12 
• CREATIVE KIDS Magazine submission guidelines for ages 8-14
• CYBERKIDS online magazine submission guidelines for ages 7-12
• Esmé Raji Codell's recommended reference books and story starters for young writers and illustrators
• Figment: a community where you can share your writing, connect with other readers, and discover new stories and authors.
• FRODO'S NOTEBOOK online magazine submission guidelines for ages 13-19
• Funds for Writers E-Newsletter with tips and markets for young writers
• HANGING LOOSE magazine submission guidelines for high school students.
• HarperTeen's inkpop: online community for writers age 13 and up
• HIGHLIGHTS magazine young readers submissions
• Hunger Mountain Prize for Young Writers (for high school students)
• Insight Magazine Annual Writing Contest for students under age 23
• Inkpop: HarperCollins publisher's site where teens can submit their writing and receive feedback from fellow teens.
• Kay Snow Writing Contest Guidelines for grades 1-12  No entry fee for student writers--scroll down to "Student Writer" section of guidelines 
• KidSpirit Online Magazine for ages 11-15
• Launch Pad online magazine submission guidelines for ages between 6 and 14 
• Letters about Literature Annual Writing Contest
• LIMINAL Teen Journal submissions guidelines for ages 13-19 
• Medallion Press Ya-Ya showcase for aspiring authors ages 13-18 
  Note: Ya-Ya stands for “Young Adults writing for Young Adults.” Scroll down the page for YA-YA submission information.
• NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program
• National Peace Essay Contest for High School Students
• NEW MOON magazine submission guidelines for girls ages 8-14
• Novel Novice blog writing prompts: a place to practice and share your writing
• PBSKids Writers Contest for grades K-3 
• Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for students in grades 7-12
• Scholastic Bookfairs "Kids are Authors" Contest for grades K-8 
• SKIPPING STONES Magazine submission guidelines for ages 6-16
• Society of Young Inklings publishing opportunities
• Speak Up Press submission guidelines for ages 13-19
• STONE SOUP magazine submission guidelines for students up to age 13
• Stories for Children E-Zine contest guidelines
• TEEN INK submission guidelines for ages 13-19
• TEEN VOICES Magazine submission guidelines for ages 13-19
• THIS IS PUSH writing contests for students in grades 7-12
• Totem Head's Story Contest for ages 18 and under 
• WEEKLY READER writing contests
• WHAT IF? Magazine submission guidelines for writers up to age 19
• Writers Inspired list of sites for young writers
• THE WRITERS' SLATE submission guidelines for grades K-12
• The Writing Conference annual writing contest for students in elementary through high school
• YARN: Young Adult Review Network submission guidelines
• Younkin-Rivera Prizes for Young Writers ages 15-18
• Young Poets' "Word of the Month Poem" Contests for grades 3-12
• Young Writers Golden Pencil Contest for grades 1-6
• Young Writers Society online community for writers ages 13-25  

For links to articles and blogs of special interest to young writers, see the Young Writers' Resources page at Writing-World.com.