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
  
• Alliance for Young Artists & Writers
• ALPHABET SOUP Magazine submission guidelines for children 
• Blue Marble Review submission guidelines for students ages 13-22
  
• BookTrust's Writing Tips for young writers
• California Young Playwrights Contest for Californians under age 19
• 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
  
• Esmé Raji Codell's recommended reference books and story starters for young writers and illustrators
• FRODO'S NOTEBOOK online magazine submission guidelines for ages 13-19
• Gotham Writers Classes for Teens ages 13-17
• 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.
  
• Launch Pad online magazine submission guidelines for ages between 6 and 14  
• Little Thoughts Press magazine submission guidelines for all ages, with a special section for ages 12 and under
  
• Lunch Ticket online magazine guidelines for ages 13-17
  
• 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.
• Moledro Magazine submission guidelines for writers ages 13 and up.
• 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 
• The Oxford Comma Literary Magazine submission guidelines writers and illustrators
• Parakeet Magazine submission guidelines: accepts submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction from writers ages 7-17
  
• Parallel Ink submission guidelines: online magazine publishing poetry, narratives, and essays by students ages 12-18 around the world. 
• Polyphony Lit submission guidelines for high school students
  
• 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
• Sprout Magazine submission guidelines for ages 13-22
• STONE SOUP magazine submission guidelines for students up to age 13
• TEEN INK submission guidelines for ages 13-19
• Totem Head's Story Contest for ages 18 and under 
• 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
• THE WRITERS' SLATE submission guidelines
• The Writing Conference annual writing contest for students in elementary through high school
• VCFA Young Writers Network, providing writing instruction resources for underserved students
• YARN: Young Adult Review Network submission guidelines
• 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.