Young Writers, Get Published!
Publications that Accept Student Work
Submit a copy of your work to these magazines after you’ve studied an issue. Guidelines may be on the web. Send a self-addressed stamped envelope, (SASE), with your manuscript if you don’t submit electronically. Magazines go out of business quickly, so check through the website to make sure nothing has changed.
Cicada Ages 14 – 23 www.cicadamag.submittable.com/submit17820
Creative Kids Ages 8-16 www.ckmagazine.org/submissions/
Highlights Magazine www.highlightskids.com/Express/
Kid Spirit Magazine Ages 11- 15 www.KidSpiritMagazine.com
Merlyn’s Pen Grades 5-8 www.merlynspen.org
Scholastic Kids Are Authors Programhttp://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/contest/kaa_about.asp
Stone Soup Students up to 13 www.stonesoup.com
Teen Ink Students ages 13-19 www.teenink.com
Williamette Contest www.willamettewriters.com/1/kaysnow.php
The Writer’s Slate Through 12th grade http://www.writingconference.com/submission_guidelines.htm
Magic Dragon www.magicdragonmagazine.com/
Letters about Literature Grades 4 – 12 http://www.lettersaboutliterature.org/
Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
http://www.artandwriting.org/the-awards/guidelines-deadlines/
California Coastal Art & Poetry Contest California students K – 12th grade http://www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/poster/poster.html
Hi, which of these magazines would you reccommend most to publish short stories?
I forgot to mention, I’m a teenager (I don’t want to publish in a little kids magazine). Which one is fairly widely read and which is easiest to publish in? Thank you!