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.

If you'd like to hear three quick tips for young writers from bestselling author Rick Riordan, you can watch this YouTube video.

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.

• 805 Lit+Art Journal submissions page--they accept submissions from teens for their annual Teen edition
• Adroit Journal Summer Mentorship Program for students in grades 9-12
• The Alcott Youth Magazine submission guidelines for young women ages 13-22 
  
• Alliance for Young Artists & Writers
• ALPHABET SOUP Magazine submission guidelines for children 
• And Galleons Magazine submission guidelines for writers ages 13-22
  
• BALLOONS online literary journal publishes poetry, fiction, and art aimed at readers ages 12-16. See submission guidelines on their site here
  
• Blue Marble Review submission guidelines for students ages 13-22 
• BRIDGE: The Bluffton University Literary Journal only publishes artists and writers age 14-24.  See their submission guidelines on their site here
  
• BookTrust's Writing Tips for young writers
• California Young Playwrights Contest for Californians under age 19
• Cast of Wonders young adult short fiction submission guidelines 
  
• Cosmic Writers online word camps
  
• CYBERKIDS online magazine submission guidelines for ages 7-12
• DAPHNE REVIEW international review submission guidelines for ages 13-18 
• Elan Magazine guidelines for students in grades 9-12
• Ember: A Journal of Luminous Things guidelines: submissions by readers aged 10 to 18 are strongly encouraged
  
• Esmé Raji Codell's recommended reference books and story starters for young writers and illustrators
• Fingers Comma Toes online journal for children and young adults is open during specific periods. Check their site here for information
  
• FRODO'S NOTEBOOK online magazine submission guidelines for ages 13-19
• Gotham Writers Classes for Teens ages 13-17
• HaluHalo Journal accepts submissions from anyone between the ages of 12-25, but they give preference to submissions from writers and artists of Southeast Asian descent. See their guidelines on their website here
  
• Kay Snow Writing Contest Guidelines  No entry fee for student writers--scroll down for details 
• KidSpirit Online Magazine for ages 11-15
• KidZine, a collaboration between Cosmic Writers  and Reading Recycled, publishes writers and artists under 18.
  
• Little Thoughts Press magazine submission guidelines for all ages, with a special section for ages 12 and under 
• The Louisville Review Literary Magazine accepts submissions of previously unpublished poetry from students in grades K-12, but only during open submissions. Check their website here for more information.
  
• Lunch Ticket online magazine guidelines for ages 13-17
• Magic Dragon magazine submission guidelines for writing and art by children ages 6-12 
  
• The Milking Cat comedy magazine submission information for teens.
  
• NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program
• National Peace Essay Contest for High School Students
• NewPages Young Authors Guide
• NEW MOON magazine submission guidelines for girls ages 8 and up
• Novel Novice blog writing prompts: a place to practice and share your writing
• One Teen Story short story contest for writers ages 13-19 
• Paper Lanterns Literary Journal submission guidelines for writers ages 13-19
  
• Parakeet Magazine submission guidelines: accepts submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction from writers ages 7-17
  
• Polyphony Lit submission guidelines for high school students 
• Press Pause Press submission guidelines: accepts work from students under age 18
  
• Rattle Young Poets Anthology for poems written by students through age 16
• River of Words International Art and Poetry Contest guidelines, with categories for ages 5-19 
• Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for students in grades 7-12
• Seshat Homeschool Literary Magazine submission guidelines for ages 13 and up
• SKIPPING STONES Magazine submission guidelines for ages 6-16
• Society of Young Inklings publishing opportunites
• STONE SOUP magazine submission guidelines for students up to age 13
• TEEN INK submission guidelines for ages 13-19
• Trouvaille Review Online Journal submission guidelines for high school students
• WRITE THE WORLD online writing community for ages 13-18
• Writers Inspired list of sites for young writers
• VCFA Young Writers Network, providing writing instruction resources for underserved students
• Young Poets Network (sponsored by Arts Council England)
• Young Poets' "Word of the Month Poetry Challenge"
• Young Writers Project publishing opportunities for those who live in Vermont & part of New Hampshire.
• 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.

Teen writers: Looking for the best fiction to read and study to learn writing techniques? Check out YALSA's list of  Best Fiction for Young Adults.