Resources
Resources For Digital Artists
Free Digital Animation Software
Free Digital Photo Editing Software
The Best FREE Digital Art Software on the Market!
Starting out in Digital Art can be a struggle for teenagers, especially if they are on a budget. Programs like Adobe Photoshop, Corel Paint, Clip Studio Paint, Affinity Photo or even Procreate are powerful: but they cost money. Thankfully, we all have access to free/open-source Digital Art Software - but with so [...]
Resources For Film-Makers
Free Video Editing Software
Openshot Video Editing Software
Handbrake Video Compression & Transcoding Software
Free Sound Effects
American University Free Sound Effects Collection
Film Education
Resources For Writers
Free Creative Writing Resources
The Box (Free recorded workshop)
https://stonesoup.com/
This is a magazine that accepts submissions from writers aged 9-13
https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/teens/young-voices/
Toronto Library’s ‘Young Voices’ magazine accepts submissions from Toronto-area writers and artists.
https://thewalrus.ca/amazon-first-novel-award-youth/
Amazon Canada runs an annual creative writing competition for young writers aged 13-17
https://www.canadian-universities.net/Universities/Programs/Creative_Writing-Ontario.html
Are you interested in studying creative writing at university or college? Check out this list of programs in Ontario!
https://www.youthofcanada.ca/contests
This is a useful list of creative writing and fine art competitions across Canada.
https://www.cbc.ca/books/a-guide-to-writing-prizes-for-young-canadians-1.5100604
This is another list of creative writing competitions across the country.
Tips for Young Writers
Are you the parent of a child or teenager who loves to write? Here are some tips to help young writers keep the words flowing… Read, read and then read some more! Read widely. Fiction and nonfiction. Poetry and prose. The more they read, the more fodder they will have to help [...]
Top Five FREE and Open Source Software Tools for Creative Writing
Google Docs! Tech Radar voted Google Docs the BEST free software for authors and poets – which is great news, since this writing software is likely the one most of us already use! https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/ Focus Writer is a great software tool for creative writers because it is designed to take away the [...]
Young Writers and Artists: Five Places to Send Your Work
If you are a young writer hoping to publish your creative writing, or a young artist looking for places to submit your work, here are five writing and art competitions you may want to check out: 1. Scholastic Magazine holds annual competitions for young artists and young writers. Check out their website [...]
