A Short List of Resources for Publishing Student Writing
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Web Resources:

Bookworm Magazine--a magazine by and for kids, published four times a year.  (ages 8-15)
http://bookworm-mag.com/

Carus Publishing (Cricket Magazine Group)--several magazines, several contests, http://www.cricketmag.com/kids_home.asp

Children's Theater Scripts and Plays from Whootie Owl's Stories to Grow by, http://storiestogrowby.com/script.html, Whootie Owl Productions

The Claremont Review, http://www.theclaremontreview.ca/

Concord Review,  http://www.tcr.org

Creative Kids,  http://www.prufrock.com

Creative With Words, http://members.tripod.com/~CreativeWithWords

Creative Communication--four grade-level divisions K–3, 4–6, 7–9, 10–12, http://www.poeticpower.com.

New Moon: The Magazine for Girls and Their Dreams, http://www.newmoon.org

Publishing Opportunities Website, http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/schauvin/Publishing%20Opportunities.htm

Publishingstudents.com Website, http://www.publishingstudents.com

Potluck Children's Literary Magazine,  http://potluckmagazine.org/

River of Words, http://www.riverofwords.org/, River of Words Project

Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, http://www.scholastic.com/artandwritingawards/index.htm

Skipping Stones: Multicultural Children's Magazine, http://www.skippingstones.org/,

Stone Soup: The Magazine by Young Writers and Artists,  http://www.stonesoup.com

Student Publishing Program, http://www.marketsforwriters.com/225pm/contents.html

The Writers' Slate, Web site: http://www.writingconference.com. The Writing Conference, Inc.

Contest Resources:
NASSP Contests & Activities/ NASSP Advisory List of Contests. National Association of Secondary School Principals,http://www.nassp.org. The purpose of this Advisory List is to provide information to assist principals in making decisions regarding participation in a wide variety of program opportunities. The Committee on Contests and Activities is guided by the need principals have experienced to protect students from exploitative programs and to identify programs directly related to educational benefits. The Committee reviews each program application on the basis of the guidelines that follow. The programs listed, in the opinion of the Committee, meet the criteria. Document available on Web site. To go directly to the student contest and activities Web page, visit http://dsa.principals.org/scaa/.

Print Resources:
All the Best Contests for Kids, 5th Edition. Joan and Craig Bergstrom, eds. Tricycle Press, P.O. Box 7123, Berkeley, CA 94707. See sections on Creating, Writing, and Getting Published.

Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market, Alice Pope, ed., Writer's Digest Books, 1507 Dana Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45207. 800-289-0963. Annual publication. Specific section especially for student writers entitled "Young Writer's & Illustrator's Market."

Classroom Publishing: A Practical Guide to Enhancing Student Literacy, Laurie King and Dennis Stovall, Blue Heron Publishing, Inc., 24450 NW Hansen Road, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124. Offers information about publishing in the classroom including books of essays on a common theme and older students publishing books for younger audiences.

Contests for Students 2nd ed., Gale Research Inc., 835 Penobscot Bldg., Detroit, MI 48226. 800-877-4253, Fax: 313-961-6083, http://www.gale.com. 1999.

Go Public! Encouraging Student Writers to Publish. Susanne Rubenstein. National Council of Teachers of English, 1111 W. Kenyon Rd., Urbana, IL 61801. 877-369-6283. For middle and high school teachers who are committed to process-writing and eager to encourage their students in the last step of the process--publication. Offers specific writing ideas and classroom activities and features an extensive list of commercial markets and writing contests open to young writers.

Kids Have All the Right Stuff: Inspiring Your Children to Put Pencil to Paper, by Sharon A. Edwards and Robert W. Malley. New York: Penguin Books, 1992.

Magazines for Kids and Teens: A Resource for Parents, Teachers, Librarians, and Kids! Donald R. Stoll, ed. Educational Press Association of America, Rowan College of New Jersey, 201 Mullica Hill Rd., Glassboro, NJ 08028-1701. See section "Magazines Publishing Readers' Work."

Market Guide for Young Writers, Shoe Tree Press, P.O. Box 356, Belvidere, NJ 07823. This book includes market and contest listings as well as a section profiling nine published writers between the ages of 9 and 18. Also included are a glossary ("Words Writers Use"), an encouraging chapter on getting started, and a list of "Answers to Questions Young Writers Ask Most."

A Teen's Guide to Getting Published: The Only Writer's Guide Written by Teens for Teens. Danielle and Jessica Dunn. Prufrock Press, P.O. Box 8813, Waco, TX 76714-8813. 800/998-2208.

Writer's Market, Writer's Digest Books, Cincinnati, OH. This annual publication lists thousands of periodicals. It is available in bookstores and at your local library.

Writer's Northwest Handbook, Media Weavers, Route 3, Box 376, Hillsboro, OR 97124. This directory lists more than 2000 book and periodical publishers for writers of all ages and includes interviews and articles featuring William Stafford, Craig Lesley, Walt Morey, Lendon Smith, and other nationally known authors, photojournalists, and poets.

Young Writer's Handbook, by Susan and Stephen Tchudi. Scribner, 1984. This broad overview discusses why and where to write, keeping a journal, getting ideas, editing, and publishing along with the varieties of writing (letters, fiction, plays, poems, assignments, local color articles).