Getting Published…
There are plenty of places that young writers can submit their creative writing: magazines and writing competitions are great options. If you have a short story, poem, novel excerpt or even art piece you would like to see in print, check out the following options:
https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/teens/young-voices.jsp
This is a creative writing magazine published annually. They accept art, too! You must live in the Toronto area to submit your creative writing.
https://thewalrus.ca/amazon-first-novel-award-youth/
This one is a great choice for young writers working on a novel!
https://www.breakbreadproject.org/submissionguidelines
This magazine promotes work by creative writers under the age of 25.
https://www.nawe.co.uk/DB/magazines/cuckoo-quarterly.html
This is a UK-based online magazine designed by and for young writers.
For art, novels, creative non-fiction, poetry and short stories, try out this New York-based company, which also hosts numerous writing competitions:
The New York Times offers quite a few competitions for young writers each year. Check out their calendar here:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/13/learning/our-2021-22-student-contest-calendar.html
This publishing house offers anthologies of writing by high school writers:
https://www.hangingloosepress.com/high-school-writers/
Most magazines focus on teens, but this one accepts creative writing and art from ages 9-13:
Other Writing Blogs…
… and for even more ideas, check out these blog posts:
https://karenkrossing.com/for-writers/where-young-authors-can-submit/
Don’t forget to edit and proof read your work carefully before submitting. Grammar may not matter when you sit down to be creative – but you do want your work to look as professional as possible before you submit.
Wishing you all happy writing and relaxing holidays! We hope to see you all again when our classes resume in January. Check out all our creative writing classes here!
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