We’re proud of Stone Soup’s history and reputation as the leading print magazine publishing writing by kids. We encourage you to send us your work! However, we can’t begin to publish all the writing and art we receive, so we want you to know where else you can send your creative writing. Here are links to other magazines who publish young authors. If you’re over 13, be sure to scroll down to the teen magazines.
All these children’s magazines publish writing by kids. The type of story and style of writing they publish is different from what we publish in Stone Soup. As a rule, Stone Soup is able to publish longer stories than these other magazines. It is always a good policy to read the magazine you want to publish in before sending your work. For example, if you read the magazine and see there is no rhyming poetry, and you write poetry that rhymes, then you can make a good guess that the editors of that children’s magazine will not be interested in your work. This doesn’t mean your poems aren’t good, only that the editors of that magazine won’t be interested in them. One of the wonderful things about being a publisher is that one can publish what one likes! And, of course, one of the wonderful things about being a writer is that you can write what you like! The trick to getting published in a magazine is matching up your work with the magazine that is most likely to appreciate it.
Magazines for Kids up to Age 14
If you submit a story to more than one magazine at a time, it is polite to state in your cover letter that you have done so. Always keep a copy of what you send. Do not expect any magazine to send your work back to you.
- Creative Kids
- A children’s magazine published by Prufrock Press, this quarterly magazine includes games, puzzles, stories, and opinions, all by kids ages 8 to 14.
- Magic Dragon
- Children in the elementary school grades are published in this this quarterly magazine.
- New Moon
- Especially for girls, New Moon is a bimonthly magazine publishing letters, articles and fiction by 8- to 14-year-old girls, as well as writing and art by adults.
- Skipping Stones
- Published 5 times a year, Skipping Stones celebrates cultural diversity. Submissions are welcome from young people of all ages.
Hello
Since you are someone who is into promoting creative writing for kids, I wanted to tell you about a creative writing web site for kids that my 10 yo daughter just opened. The “collaborative story” idea was her own. This is different than other collaborative stories on the web. She wanted to get suggestions from other kids for ideas as to how her stories can progress (ideas for characters, plots), and continue her story based on those suggestions from other kids.
Kid visitors can also post stories, book reviews, and comments on other kids’ writing. We are careful to review all submissions prior to posting.
Let us know what you think if you take a peak. And pass it on to whoever you might find interested. http://www.gennasworld.com
Please feel free to add a link to her site to your “LINKS” list.
Thanks
Steven Brusie (proud Dad)
Comment by Steven Brusie on February 1, 2010.
[...] if your kids are interested in publishing their work, there is a great list of magazines and publications that accept submissions from children under the age of 14. The Guelph Public [...]
Comment by Writing Resources for Kids – Classes, Contests and Clubs on November 3, 2011.