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BROMWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (214)
2500 East
Fourth Avenue,
80206-4214
(Columbine Street at East Fourth Avenue)
Telephone:
(303) 388-5969
Fax: (720) 424-9355
E-mail: Bromwell@dpsk12.org
Mr. Jonathan Wolfer, Principal
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Writer's Club
Hey, you! The world is full of wonderful opportunities for children who love to write, and who want to see theri work published! Here is my guide to just some of the magazines and web sites that look for writing and artwork by kids. So, go on, get busy!
Now, if you would like a little bit of help, I will have a club for writers this year, a group that will meet regularly to share poems and stories that are done above and beyond the usual classroom assignments. But, heck! You can do it all on your own, so why wait? Click on a link below and get started!
MAGAZINES
American Girl
http://www.americangirl.com/
AMERICAN GIRL offers several contests each issue and regular features which seek submissions from girls:
BOY'S LIFE
http://www.boyslife.org/
This is the official youth magazine of the Boy Scouts of America. It includes articles and fiction by adults and some opportunities for kids to submit writing or artwork -- such as thematic contests -- but these change from month to month. There are also several regular features which publish material sent in by readers: a letters column, hobby hints, jokes, and a "Reader's Page."
CREATIVE KIDS
http://www.prufrock.com/prufrock_jm_createkids.cfm
This is a quarterly magazine (that means it is published four times a year). It is published by Prufrock Press, a leading publisher of books and
other materials for gifted children. The magazine presents games, puzzles, stories, poetry, and opinions by
kids ages 8 to 14. The web site says they accept submissions as diverse as cartoons, songs,
stories, puzzles, photographs, artwork, games, activities, editorials, poetry, and plays.
Children may also write letters to the editor, answer posed questions, and share questions
of their own. CREATIVE KIDS also accepts illustrations, cartoons, comics, and
photographs.
CRICKET
http://www.cricketmag.com
CRICKET, for readers ages 9 to 14, is published monthly or 12 times a year. It is a "general literary"
magazine, 64 pages per issue, that presents a variety of original stories, poems, and
articles written by adult authors covering most genres: primarily fiction, but also
biography, poetry, and more. Children can write letters to the "Cricket Country
Letterbox" or look in the back of the magazine for the "Cricket League" section, which
offers a writing contest every issue. The "Cricket League" contests are either for poetry
or short stories (and more rarely, artwork) on a particular theme and according to
particular rules, which change from month to month.
CRICKET is part of a "family" of magazines, a group of magazines created by one
publishing house. The other magazines in the "family" all offer the same opportunities
with every issue: a letters section for correspondence and one contest a month. SPIDER
is the most well-known of these magazines, and is aimed at 6 to 9 year-olds. They also
have magazines for even younger kids (LADYBUG) and teens (CICADA). The other
magazines for the 4th grade age-group are:
ASK - technology and the arts
CALLIOPE - world history
COBBLESTONE - American history
DIG - archaeology
FACES - world cultures and geography
FOOTSTEPS - African American history
MUSE - investigation and discovery
ODYSSEY - general science
DREAM/GIRL
http://www.dgarts.com
Girls up to age 18 are invited to send submissions to this arts magazine that is published
bimonthly (which means every other month). Their website says: "We’re looking for
articles about art: music, movies and videos, books, comics and cartooning, painting,
dance, theater, gardening, writing, filmmaking, whatever, you name it. Are you an artist?
Write and tell us about yourself and what you do. Is there a book or a band or an artist
you think the world needs to know about? Then by all means, let the world know!" They
also are interested in short stories and poetry as well as “creative nonfiction” -- nonfiction
that has a creative, innovative spin.
HIGHLIGHTS FOR CHILDREN
http://www.highlights.com
Founded in 1946, this is one of the most long-running of all magazines for children. It
features stories, articles, poetry, games and puzzles, project pages, and more. Children
can contribute letters, poems. riddles and jokes, and color artwork. Each month the
magazine asks for children to write stories or poems or create artwork related to one
thematic question for as future issue (such as "What holiday traditions does your family
celebrate?" or "What movie scene would you like to see?"). The magazine also has a
variety of departments such as Science Corner, Creatures Nobody Has Ever Seen, and
Dino Drawing.
NEW MOON
http://www.newmoon.org
NEW MOON is a magazine created by girls for "all girls who want their
voices heard and their dreams taken seriously." This periodical is completely edited by a
Girls Editorial Board (sixteen girls, ages 8 to 14) and features a different theme with
every issue. The themse are annonced on their web-site a year or more in advance of
publication.
Each issue has regular departments such as: How Aggravating ("Tell us about how you
experience sexism and prejudice"), Howling at the Moon ("Tell us about how you and
others experience equality and empowerment"), Ask A Girl ("Share problems and
solutions with other girls"), and Voice Box ("Give us your opinions of current
controversies"). The magazine also has a letters section.
The NEW MOON website lists other semi-regular categories for submissions: Profiles
("Tell us about great things that girls and women are doing today"), Body Language
("Write about what girls can learn about taking care of their bodies and growing up"),
Herstory ("Write about girls and women of yesterday"), Women's Work ("Do you know a
woman who has an interesting job?"), Science Side Effects ("Experiment! Send us ideas
or articles about science stuff"), Global Village ("Girls around the world write about their
lives"), Girls Act Out ("Do you work to make a difference in your world?") and Girls on
the Go ("Tell us about your adventures in sports, travel, anything!"). The magazine also
accepts general fiction, personal essays, and poetry.
NEW MOON accepts cover artwork from children (illustrating the theme of the month,
preferably) and has a monthly department titled Draw Luna (illustrators try to imagine the
likeness of the magazine's "guiding spirit").
SKIPPINGSTONES
http://www.skippingstones.org/
Published five times a year, this magazine contains writing by both adults and children.
Kids ages 8 to 16 may submit essays, stories, letters to the editor, riddles and proverbs,
photographs, and drawings. The SKIPPING STONES editorial philosophy encourages
cooperation, creativity and celebration of cultural and environmental richness. The
magazine seeks to provide a playful forum for sharing ideas and experiences among
children from different lands and backgrounds.
STONE SOUP
http://www.stonesoup.com
STONE SOUP: THE MAGAZINE BY YOUNG WRITERS AND ARTISTS is a
magazine made up entirely of the creative work of children. Young people age 8 - 13
contribute stories, poems, book reviews, and illustrations. There is also a letters section.
STONE SOUP is published six times a year, in January, March, May, July, September
and November. Each issue is 48 pages long, and printed in color. The magazine publishes
about 50 stories and 10 poems a year. The magazine's web site gives full guidelines for
all submissions, and has many other special features: audio recordings by young authors,
stories and art from archived issues, and links to other magazines and web sites for
children.
WORD DANCE
http://www.worddance.com
WORD DANCE is a creative writing and art publication that is 100% by kids (k-8th
grade). The magazine is published quarterly (four times a year). WORD DANCE has
been featured in the New York Times and received a "Best Bet" award in INSTRUCTOR
magazine. They accept stories, poetry, and essays, art, and sometimes ask for other
thematic material. Every issue also features the following departments: Letters, Haiku
Corner, World Word ("Tell us what you think of our world"), Field Trips ("We would
love to see and hear about places you've been"), and Grab Bag ("Anything goes!").
THE WRITER'S SLATE
http://www.writingconference.com/
This publication is a product of The Writing Conference, Inc. Three issues a year contain poetry and prose by students from kindergarten through
twelfth grade, as well as fiction and essays by teachers. Their web site also has links to contests.
YOUNG VOICES MAGAZINE
http://www.youngvoicesmagazine.com
Elementary, middle, and high school students can submit their stories, artwork, and
poems to this quarterly magazine. The magazine also accepts non-fiction essays and
black and white photographs. Their website notes that in the last fourteen years, more
than 2000 students from all over the country have seen their work published in this
magazine.
YOUNG WRITER
http://www.mystworld.com/youngwriter/index.html
Published in England, this international magazine features creative writing from children
ages 5 to 18. YOUNG WRITER presents itself as a forum for young people's writing,
from fiction to non-fiction, from prose to poetry. The Submissions Editor states: "I'm
always on the lookout for new young writers... I publish stories (fiction or non-fiction),
poems and your opinions. We have a special opinion column called 'Open to Question'.
We also need drawings, photographs and cartoons too. Who knows, you could be in
print!" Each issue of YOUNG WRITER also features children interviewing their literary
heroes and at least one major writing competition.
WEB SITES
BRAINEVENT.COM
http://Brainevent.com/be
This is site for teenage writers. Teens can submit journal entries,
poetry, and music reviews. They can voice their opinions in the debates and polls
sections. The site also contains articles on issues relevant to today's teens and many
quizzes.
THE CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION FOR KIDS
http://www.cbc.ca/kids
CBC FOR KIDS offers a portion of their huge, colorful web site for young writers to
share work with one another.
CHILDREN'S HAIKU GARDEN
http://www.tecnet.or.jp/~haiku/
This is an attractive and inviting website that uses numerous illustrations to accompany
children's Haiku. There are American, Canadian and Japanese "gardens" to select haiku
from.
CREATIVE WRITING 4 KIDS
http://www.creativewriting4kids.com/
This site includes over 1400 stories by children. Once you become a member, you can
submit your own work.
CYBERKIDS
http://www.cyberkids.com
Colorful and exciting. Visit every room in a castle, including the reading room, the young
composers room, the game room, and the art gallery. You'll be able to see work
contributed by kids your own age.
GLOBAL SHOW-N-TELL
http://www.telenaut.com/gst/
This site features the original artwork of children, which is divided into age categories up
to age 17. Joint art projects, such as a Tapestry Project by San Francisco's Digital Media
Summer Camp, are also included.
KIDAUTHORS
http://www.kidauthors.com/
Based in Massachusetts, KIDAUTHORS promotes writing by children ages 6 to 18. Their
site contains nearly 10,000 poems and stories by young people.
KIDPUB
http://www.kidpub.org/kidpub/
KIDPUB has been on the Web since 1995. Its database contains over 42,000 stories
written by children!
KIDS ON THE NET
http://kotn.ntu.ac.uk/
This site, based in Nottingham, England, features writing by children at home and at
school all over the world. Ages 6 to 16
KIDS ONLINE MAGAZINE
http://www.kidsonlinemagazine.com/
This nicely designed web site gives young people up to age 18 a place to share their
writing and artwork online.
MAGICOUL'S NOOK
http://www.magicoul.com/
Writers in grades 5 through 8 can submit their fiction, poetry, opinion pieces, and real-life
experiences to this web site.
A POCKETFUL OF RHYMES
http://members.aol.com/Bvsangl/pocket.html
This site offers a huge collection of original rhyming stories and poems that
promotes self-esteem and individuality in kids - and it's all done through humor!
POETRY POST
http://www.mecca.org/~graham/day/poetrypost/
At the international POETRY POST, elementary and middle school-aged students from
Australia, Israel, and the United States share poetry about where they live. It is a
wonderful site for teachers of social studies and geography. Each teacher's poetry listing
includes email and snail-mail addresses for receiving comments and critiques on their
students' poetic works.
POETRY4KIDS
http://www.poetry4kids.com
This author's page offers a large collection of links to sites that present children's writing and offer contests.
POTATO HILL POETRY ONLINE
http://www.potatohill.com
This site publishes poems by students in grades 1 through 12, and has information about
poetry contests.
RAINY DAY CORNER
http://www.rainydaycorner.com/
A monthly e-zine for kids and parents featuring stories, poems, book reviews, and art by
children.
REAL KIDS/REAL ADVENTURES
http://www.realkids.com/club.shtml
The focus of this site is on the true-life stories of children who have had very interesting
adventures. Television's Discovery Channel airs film of some of these adventures on the
weekly series of the same name. Site features include: Story Room, Young Writers,
Authors Visits, Teacher's Lounge, Clubhouse, intriguing film shots from the TV series,
and monthly chat sessions with the site-author Deborah Morris.
THE SECRET LIFE OF BOYS (SLOB)
http://www.thesecretlifeofboys.com/sindex.asp
Based in New Zealand, this interactive web magazine publishes writing and art by boys
up to age 14. It also features news, interviews, reviews, and contests.
STORYBOOK ONLINE
http://www.storybookonline.net
This site presents novels and short stories for children ages 4–13, including work by
young writers.
TEEN WORLD NEWS
http://www.teenworldnews.com/
Short stories, book reviews, letters and articles by teens are published on this web site,
which is dedicated to connecting teen writers across the globe.
THE YOUNG WRITER'S CLUB
http://www.cs.bilkent.edu.tr/~david/derya/ywc.html
This online club aims to encourage children ages 7–15 to enjoy writing as a creative
pastime by getting them to share their work and help each other improve their writing
abilities. Based in Turkey.
ZUZU
http://www.zuzu.org
ZUZU welcomes young artists, photographers, and writers to contribute their creative
work. Highlights include My Neighborhood, and My Collection which invite children to
write about their hometowns and their hobby collections. Other features include
Broadway Reviews, a Mystery Picture to solve, and Courageous Kids, where children are
encouraged to speak up on issues concerning the world they live in.
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