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Publishing opportunities for Student Writing

Below are links to places that publish work created by students. The links go directly to submission instructions; you should really check out the whole web site to see if it’s a good match for your work.

Merlyn’s Pen – “Teens who tell their own stories and create new ones stand out in a world that unfairly urges them to think less but consume more. So this site supports teens who take creative risks.”
http://www.merlynspen.org/write/submit.php

Potato Hill Poetry – “Potato Hill Poetry seeks to celebrate the mystery of language, and create a vehicle for further discussion and exploration of poetry and poetic forms. Ultimately, it hopes to promote the sometimes far-fetched notion that poetry belongs to us all.”
http://www.potatohill.com/magazine.html

Skipping Stones – “Skipping Stones is an award-winning, international, non-profit magazine. We celebrate ecological and cultural diversity, facilitates a meaningful exchange of ideas and experiences… Skipping Stones provides a place for writers and artists of all ages and backgrounds to communicate creatively and openly… We accept art and original writings in every language and from all ages.”
http://www.skippingstones.org/index.html

Teen Ink – “ Teen Ink is a monthly print magazine, web site, and a book series all written by teens for teens… Whether you're interested in poetry, sports, movie reviews or fiction, there's something inside for you. Find out what other teens across the country are thinking, writing and creating - then send us your work and let your voice be heard!”
http://teenink.com/Submissions/

Poetry Zone – Check it out, a site entirely made up of submitted poems.
http://www.poetryzone.ndirect.co.uk/index2.htm

The Concord Review – “… a journal of history that is the only quarterly journal in the world to publish the academic work of secondary students.”
http://www.tcr.org/tcr/submissions.htm

YO! Youth Outlook – “Featuring in-depth reporting pieces and first-person essays, comic strips and poetry pages, YO! is the communication outlet for youth who feel their voice and visions need to be seen and heard. YO! is a bridge to the world of youth expression.”
http://www.youthoutlook.org/news/view_custom.html?
custom_page_id=161

 Verso – “is a new online humanities publication for high school and college students that provides thoughtful, eloquent, and well-researched writing on topics central to young people in their roles as emerging citizens.”
http://www.versomagazine.org/index.php (click on Contribute, lower right corner, then on Writers’ Guidelines)

Kids on the Net – A large site with lots of different places to submit work. I recommend the Creative Writing section.
http://kotn.ntu.ac.uk/create/write.htm

Gazette Times – Local newspaper that accepts Letters to the Editor and As I See It articles which are: “ Well-written essays by local authors on fresh, topical issues”
http://www.gtconnect.com/articles/2006/01/12/
news/opinion/z5about.txt


Additional link information on how to get published

http://www.potatohill.com/contest.html#published


Upcoming Contests

National Peace Essay Contest – Information is available in print in the library and online at www.usip.org/npec
Deadline is 2/1/2006

Washington D.C. Trip – Information available in the library and from Pioneer Telephone.
Deadline is 4/3/2006

Bowl of Stories IV – Oregon Council of Teachers of English one word story contest. http://www.octe.org/teacher_writers.html
Deadline is 2/1/2006


For further assistance ...

Remember, the librarian, Mrs. Goodson, is here to assist you in all your research needs. She might be able to save you quite a bit of time and effort - all you need to do is ask for help!