Student Publishing

The growth of the Internet has given students and teachers new opportunities to easily publish work online. Publishing work is a great way to recognize exceptional work. Most students really enjoy seeing their work in print or online. However, teachers must obtain both the student’s and their parents’ permission before publishing. Below is a general letter I have created to let parents know more about the publishing process and obtain their permission to publish their child’s work. After that, I have provided a list of quality sites for publishing student work.

Student Publishing Sites

Kidscribe - http://www.kidscribe.org/

This site allows children to submit articles, jokes, stories, or poetry. What I particularly like about this site is that it allows children to read and submit work written in English or Spanish, giving more students an opportunity to show off their writing skills. There is also a page of links for children in various subject areas.

Writer’s Window - http://english.unitecnology.ac.nz/writers/

This site offers a place for children to publish all kinds of writing including short or chapter stories, poems, editorials, book reviews, essays, and plays. Submission is open to children ages 5-18. When the writing is published, it is categorized both by the author’s age and by the type of writing. I also liked that this site had a Writer’s Workshop page with advice and tools to help young writers improve their work.

KidsWWwrite - http://www.kalwriters.com/kidswwwrite/index.html

This site publishes a monthly e-zine for young authors ages 5-16. Student work is categorized by whether it is poetry or a story and by the age of the author. Submissions are limited to four poems or a story up to 1000 words. The website features the e-zine for the current month, but previous issues are available in the archive section.

Kids On the Net - http://kotn.ntu.ac.uk/index.htm

This site allows students to submit many types of writing. These categories include stories, poems, articles, reports, book reviews, and personal narratives. Published writing can be browsed by subject or by the author’s first name. This site includes tips for young authors in each category of writing. There is also a word games section and a links page.

The Young Writers’ Club - http://www.cs.bilkent.edu.tr/%7Edavid/derya/ywc.html

This site is for children of all ages to grow as writers and share their work with others. Submissions are accepted for stories, poems, research projects, nonfiction articles, film reviews, and book reviews. The Young Writers’ Club does want users to register on the site, but membership is free.

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