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Are you interested in writing? Do you have stories and poems you want to
submit? Below are some ideas to get you started. Happy Writing!!
MARKETS FOR YOUNG WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS
Compiled by Terry McDermid
TIPS:
1. Write the magazine for guidelines to find out what they want. Send an
SASE (self-addressed stamped envelope) so they can send you the information.
Check the website, too.
2. Do your best work. MAKE SURE YOUR WRITING/ARTWORK IS YOUR OWN!
3. Include your name, grade, and address when submitting. Check to see if
teacher's name also needs to be included.
4. Include an SASE (self-addressed stamped envelope) when you send in your
submission.
5. Have someone proofread your manuscript before you send it in.
6. Send your idea/manuscript/artwork to one magazine at a time.
7. Keep a copy of your work!
The Acorn, 1530 Seventh St. Rock Island IL 61201 Editor: Betty Mowery,
artwork by children; fiction pieces up to 500 words; poetry up to 32 lines,
Black ink artwork. Grades k-12 (also publishes The Shepherd)
American Girl, 5400 Fairway Place, Middleton WI 53562, website:
www.americangirl.com,Contact: Magazine Department Assistant NO stories or
poems about American girls. Read the magazine to see what they do want or for
contest rules.
Child Life, PO Box 567, Indianapolis IN 46206 website:
www.childlifemago.org,for kids age 9-11 -- jokes, riddles, and poems by
children. Include name, address,phone number (for office use), and school picture
Creative Kids, PO Box 8813, Waco TX 76714-8813 website: www.prufrock.com,
stories, poetry, opinions, artwork, games and photography by kids ages 8-14.
Highlights for Kids, 803 Church St, Honesdale, PA 18431, Uses stories, poems,
jokes, riddles, tongue twisters. Also: “What Are Your Favorite Books?” (8-10
yrs) and Recipes (8-10 yrs). Read magazine for other ideas. Artwork - black
and white or color on unlined paper for “Your Own Pages”
Skipping Stones, PO Box 3939, Eugene OR 97403-0939 website:
www.skippingStones.org, short stories and plays, nonfiction articles,
interviews, h9istory, poems, jokes, riddles, proverbs. Artwork: comics,
cartoons, photos, drawings. Children under 18.
Stone Soup, PO Box 83, Santa Cruz CA 95063-0083 website: www.stonesoup.com
animal, contemporary, fantasy, fiction, history, problem-solving, science
fiction, sports, spy/mystery/adventure fiction stories. Nonfiction stories.
Poems. Children up to 13.
The Writers' Slate, PO Box 669, Ottawa, KS 66067 website:
www.writingconference.com, Poetry, fiction, nonfiction by students from k-12.
Artwork may accompany piece of writing.
Answers to WORD FUN SCRAMBLE
1. fiction 2. characters 3. verb 4. beginning 5. revise
6. middle 7. noun 8. nonfiction 9. end 10. setting 11. conflict
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