Resources for Teen Writers

interested in science fiction, fantasy, and horror

Younger Writers

Advice
    Aaron Shepard’s Young Authors Page

 
Contests
    Assignment for Kids  monthly contest for kids 13 and younger sponsored by  WritersDigest.com
    2005 11th Annual Young Writers and Illustrators Contest  for students kindergarten through 3rd grade is sponsored by PBS stations across the U.S.
    Find your local contest at this site. Submission dates vary by station.
    05/02/05  Amazing Kids! 5th Annual "My Amazing Future" Essay Contest, 2005!  for ages 5 - 14  
    05/14/05  7th Annual Writing Contest  sponsored by Minnesota Society for Interest in Science Fiction and Fantasy 
                   Divisions for ages 10 & under, 13 & under, and 16 & under.
    06/05/05  Alien Pet Essay Contest for Kids  for ages 8 - 12. Sponsored by Linda Joy Singleton   
    06/25/05   Cricket League Short Story Contest
    12/131/05  McDuff Story Drawing and Writing Contest
    03/15/06   Kids Are Authors Contest  (Scholastic) K-8

 
Markets
    Creative Kids  print magazine from Prufrock Press  for ages 8-14    Submission guidelines
    Crunch  an on-line zine to share ideas and opinions
    Cyberkids  an online zine for kids 7-12    Submission guidelines
    Kid Authors  online zine for ages 6-18
    KidLit  an on-line zine for kids
    The Louisville Review  accepts poetry from grades K-12
    New Moon  edited by and for girls ages 8-14
    Potluck Children's Literary Magaine  for ages 8-16
    Spring Tides  published by The Savannah Country Day School. Accepts submissions from ages 5-12
    Skipping Stones - a multicultural magazines  accepts non-fiction submission from ages 8-16
    StoneSoup  print magazine and on-line archive for writers and artists through age 13
    Teen Writers and Dreams
    The Young Writers Club  currently not accepting new submissions
    The Writers' Slate
    World Dance
    Young Writers Clubhouse
    Young Voices  accepts work from students in elementary through high school
   
    Young Writers at SmartWriters.com