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Are
you a writer? A poet? A journalist? Ever wanted to see your experiences,
your ideas in print? Have you dreamed of speaking the truth—your
truth—to an audience of eager readers?
Below are some great online outlets that publish all sorts of writing.
Turn in your short stories, essays, poems and articles, and start your
writing career by publishing online and elsewhere. It's as easy as pushing
the "send" button (OK, there's a harder part, the writing, that comes
first).
Tip: Read the submission guidelines at each site
carefully to make sure you're targeting the right venue. If your writing
gets rejected the first time, don't get discouraged. Editors are often
willing to talk with you and tell you what they're looking for, so you're
better prepared for next time.
Blue
Jean Online
www.bluejeanonline.com
Even if you never end up writing for Blue Jean, it's worth a visit.
The site features underreported articles, interesting book reviews,
an advice column, personal stories and other features of interest to
women who like to think. Some are as young as 14 and write in from as
far away as Pakistan. The site is looking for correspondents to assign
stories to.
Frodo's Notebook
www.wow-schools.net/frodosnotebook
Frodo's Notebook is a well-known international online literary magazine
that takes itselfÑand its contributorsÑseriously. Check out their writing
tips for good hints on how to give your work appeal.
LA
Youth
www.layouth.com
LA Youth has the distinction of being the only Los Angeles-based independent
newspaper written by teens, about teens. The staff are almost all still
in high school. Contributors write about their reality, from bomb threats
in school to fave tunes. To submit stories, LA residents will need to
come to an editorial meeting.
New
Youth Connections Magazine
www.youthcomm.org/Publications/NYC.htm
If you're a teenager at a New York City public high school, you could
apply to write for New Youth Connections. It's more than a magazine;
it's a training program for aspiring young writers of color.
Pacific
News Service Youth
www.news.pacificnews.org/news
PNS's youth site specializes in original commentaries with an edgeÑon
movies, fashion, politics, and contributors' own lives. Submission guidelines
are in the 'Contact Us' section. PNS accepts articles "on spec," which
means you send them your finished piece and hope for the best.
Poetic
License Youth Entries
www.itvs.org/poeticlicense/youth_flash.html
Is playing with language your thing? Join the ranks of the talented
poets on the Poetic License site. You can also send in an audio or videotape
of your spoken work performance.
Roaddawgz.org
www.home.roaddawgz.org/stories/
Living up to its name, Roaddawgz.org features stories written by wanderers
and gritty realists, or teens who fantasize about leaving home for good.
As one grateful traveler muses: "Right now, I suppose I could be wearing
clean socks. But I could be wearing them with a straitjacket."
Teen
Ink Online
www./teenink.com/Current
Teen Ink, published once a month, has room for your writing no matter
what it deals with. The magazine's archive features an impressive array
of topics, as well as interviews, reviews, college essays and artworkÑand
it looks like writers from every state in the country have participated.
Teen Voices Magazine
www.teenvoices.com
Teen Voices, a quarterly magazine "by, for, and about teenage and young
adult women," is actually written and edited by women in their teens.
The focus is on fun, empowerment and activism, with edgy articles, interviews
and short stories in the mix.
WireTap
www.wiretapmag.org
This news site is the bomb, publishing solid articles that reflect the
personal and political realities of teenage life and activism in the
U.S., ranging from movie reviews and protest letters to internship horror
stories. Creative writing and artwork of all kinds are also published.
Young People's Press
www.ypp.net
The Young People's Press publishes a range of articles, artwork/photography,
and poetry online. A handy guide to creating an article or an op/ed
is on site. YPP also distributes
Youth
World Views
www.youthworldviews.org
where teen-written columns on global issues get picked up by the Canadian
media (the site is based in Toronto).
Youth
Outlook
www.youthoutlook.org
YO! Youth Outlook publishes first-person essays, poetry, art and articles
by writers and artists in the San Francisco Bay Area (and beyond) in
its monthly journal.
This
list is not all: Be sure to check out WireTap's Youth Media resource
page www.wiretapmag.org/youth_media.html
for an amazing list of youth writing, radio, video, and media training
organizations. While you're at it, check out their complete inventory
of youth action resources www.wiretapmag.org/youth_network.html.
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