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Hey Mom! My work's in a magazine!

Creative Kids Magazine is looking for submissions from kids!  Here's what they'll consider:  cartoons, songs, stories between 500 and 1200 words, puzzles, photographs, artwork, games, editorials, poetry, and plays and any other creative works your little mind can think up!  So get to it!  Be creative!  Submit and see your work in a real magazine.  Here's the link:  Creative Kid's Magazine      Have fun!

CALLING ALL SHORT STORY WRITERS! WANT TO WIN $75?

The Young Voices Foundation is sponsoring a contest for kids K-12.  Write about whatever touches your heart, revise, edit and proofread and get those submissions in!  First prize is $75.00!  Check out the contest rules at:  http://www.youngvoicesfoundation.org/....  You could be a winner!

THE AMERICAN LIBRARY POETRY CONTEST

Okay all you student poets!  Sharpen your pencils and put on your thinking caps.  The American Library of Poetry is sponsoring a poetry contest for kids in grades 3-12.  The winner will be announced in September of 2012.  Deadline is April 30, 2012 so you've got lots of time to create a plethora of powerful poems. 

Rules and application forms can be found at http://www.libraryofpoetry.com/studen...

Good Luck little poets!  

CALLING ALL POETS!

Are you a person of few but exacting words?  Then poetry might just be your forte!  The Young Voices Foundation is sponsoring a poetry contest for kids of all ages.  The deadline is November 30 and all the contest rules can be found here:  http://www.youngvoicesfoundation.org/...

Winners and prizes will be announced 30 days after the close of the contest.

So put on your poet's cap and start scribbling.  (Oh and while you're checking out the guidelines for the contest, click on WIN A BOOK, and enter to win a free book during the month of October!

WANT TO GO TO WASHINGTON, DC AND WIN $500?

Weekly Reader is sponsoring a contest for students in grades 3-6 and 7-12.  If non-fiction is your genre, this is the contest for you!

Just write a non-fiction piece of 500 - 2500 words and submit it to:
http://www.aepweb.org/student/rules.htm by March 18, 2011.    Essays, news stories, memoirs - all are encouraged!  There's plenty of time to make your submission the best it can be.

The winner receives $500 and a round trip ticket for you and a parent to Washington DC to attend an awards luncheon.  And that's not all!  Publication is also included in one of Weekly Reader's magazines or online!

So  non-fiction writers, get writing and get ready for summertime visit to our nation's capital!

MAY THIS PICTURE BE WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS (OR AT LEAST 750)

As many of you know, I love using The Mysteries of Harris Burdick as a prop to promote creative writing.  The drawings in that book are so evocative, anyone can think of a good story to accompany them.

Well now, Writer's Digest is running a contest based on a similar theory. They provide the picture (featured here on the right). You provide the story.  (750 words or less)

Deadline:  December 10, 2010
Prize:  Publication in Writer's Digest


So go ahead.  Give the picture here a good look.  Let your mind go and your fingers begin to type.  You have no idea where this open door may lead you!

AND YOU THOUGHT SCHOLASTIC JUST DID BOOK FAIRS!

Hey Teachers, Budding Writers and Artists:  The Alliance for Young Artists and Writers is now open for submissions!  Want to be recognized by  Scholastic for your talents?  Then this is the contest for you!!!  There are tons of different categories for submissions from digital art to fashion or photography, from novel writing to humor or dramatic scripts.  The possibilities for showcasing your creativity are endless.  And the awards for winning are amazing - a National Award Ceremony at Carnegie Hall, scholarships for summer camps and even colleges, exhibition of your work in New York City and other venues, monetary awards and even publication.  So get those creative juices flowing, convince a teacher to sponsor you and apply now!  And don't forget to check deadlines for your region!  Good luck and many thanks to Scholastic for recognizing the talents of the younger set!

DAYDREAM YOURSELF INTO $50.00

If you like to daydream, ADVENTURE WRITE FOR KIDS has a contest just for you! They give you your first sentence and then you are free to go wild (as long as you don't go over 1500 words!)

Win publication! Win $50.00! Win a certificate of achievement!

Either way, this is a win/win situation. Free to enter. Lots of time to write your story (your submission isn't due until December 31st). And its only for kids under 19!

So check out this site: http://www.adventurewrite.com/kids/co...

Click on the scary totem head, relax, daydream and start writing!
Success might just be one click away!

WRITE AWAY YOUR SUMMER!Got some time on your hands this s...

WRITE AWAY YOUR SUMMER!

Got some time on your hands this summer? This is the perfect time to work on your writing, without all the hassles of homework, sports and other activities that can crowd a school year. Instead of getting hot by the pool, think about getting hot with your pen and pencil. Creative Communications has a contest that is open to writers of all ages and is free! If chosen, your entry will be published in an anthology. The top ten winners in each grade, receive a $50 savings bond and a free copy of the anthology. So what are you waiting for? Go get your feet wet and start writing!

RHINOS AND BEARS, HEARTS AND WOOD

Looking for something to do during April vacation week?

Here is a fun contest to enter - not to mention a great writing exercise for all you would be writers out there.

The contest is this: Write a short composition containing the following words: heart, plush, sweet, bear, rhinoceros, silvery, wood. Be careful not to omit any word and don’t forget the title! When you're done, submit your entry to the following website: http://www.revistatus.ro/english/mont...

If you win, they will make a postcard based on your entry - just like real writers do when they have a new book published! So sharpen your pencils and get writing!