Resources+for+Young+Writers

Do you enjoy writing? Do you write each day online, or in a diary or journal? Are you interested in publishing your work on the web, or in a print magazine?

This new page has been created to support CMS students as they develop their writing skills, and to inform them about web and print publishing outlets. Comments and suggestions are encouraged! Please stop by the IMC and speak with Mrs. O'Keefe, or send an email message to joanneokeefe@salemk12.org
 * < //**Teen Ink**// publishes student writing, art, and photos in its monthly print magazine and on its website. Learn more by visiting [|TeenInk.com], or check out an issue of the magazine in the IMC. Questions? Speak with your language arts teacher, or with Mrs. O'Keefe - we will be happy to help you!

(Learn about //**[|Five Mistakes That Get Your Story Rejected on Page One])**//

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 * < //**Skipping Stones: A Multicultural Literary Magazine**//, "encourages cooperation, creativity and celebration of cultural and linguistic diversity". This bimonthly publication accepts submissions of essays, stories, poetry, riddles, drawings and art from student writers and artists. For more information, visit **// [|Skipping Stones online] //**. ||= [[image:Skipping_Stones.png width="184" height="268"]] ||
 * < //**[|Flamingnet]**// features reviews of fine YA titles from many publishers, written by students in grade 4 through college. Users of this resource can search by keyword(s), genre, title, author, and/or age level (9-12, YA, adult, all ages). Learn more about reviewing books for //**Flamingnet**// [|here]. ||= [[image:Flamingnet_Reviews_2012-04-20_at_11.18.57_PM.png width="200" height="84" link="http://flamingnet.com/index.cfm"]] ||
 * //**[|Wattpad]**// offers a collaborative environment between readers and writers, where an aspiring author can build a fan base and receive instant feedback. To learn more, visit the site, subscribe to the [|Wattpad Blog], or follow [|Wattpad on Twitter]. ||= [[image:Wattpad2012-04-21_at_12.13.29_AM.png]] ||
 * As a member of the //**[|Miss Literati]**// community, fledgling writers can share their work with others, read writing samples from every genre, including romance, drama, fantasy, science fiction, poetry, action - even [|fanfiction] - and more. Check out the [|Miss Literati blog] for author interviews, book reviews, and more. ||= [[image:Miss_Literati2012-04-21_at_12.16.24_AM.png width="189" height="113"]] ||
 * Build your writer's vocabulary! Subscribe to //**[|A.Word.A.Day]**// and receive a wonderful daily email message featuring information - including definition, an audio clip with proper pronunciation, etymology, an example of the word in use in a sentence, a quotation featuring the word, and more - about a single word. Each week's word are selected around a theme. Subscribe and/or [|follow A.Word.A.Day on Twitte] ||= [[image:A.Word.A.Day_2012-04-29_at_2.36.53_PM.png align="center"]] ||
 * **//[|Road to Grammar Jr.]//** features quizzes on the parts of speech and parts of the sentence, "extra practice", games, downloads for students and teachers, and more. || [[image:road_grammar_2012-04-29_at_3.37.23_PM.png width="286" height="40" align="center" link="http://www.roadtogrammar.com/junior/"]] ||
 * Mignon Fogarty's //**[|Grammar Girl]**// site features "quick and dirty tips" for writers with questions about grammar, punctuation, word choice or writing style. Check out her book, //**Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing**//, too - it's a great go-to print resource for the aspiring writer! || [[image:GrammarGirl2012-04-29_at_4.05.36_PM.png width="318" height="55" align="center" link="http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/"]] ||
 * Find more than 440 lessons and 88 quizzes on the parts of speech, parts of the sentence, and the mechanics of grammar, as well as a nifty glossary and more at //**[|Daily Grammar]**//. Be sure to check out the [|Daily Grammar Blog], where you'll find lessons posted from Monday through Friday, and a quiz on Saturday. || [[image:Daily_Grammar2012-04-29_at_4.10.06_PM.png width="253" height="113" align="center" link="http://www.dailygrammar.com/"]] ||
 * //**[|Get it Write]**//'s letter archive features terrific punctuation, grammar and mechanics help for any writer! || [[image:Get_it_Write2012-04-29_at_4.15.33_PM.png width="301" height="124" link="http://www.getitwriteonline.com/archive/tips.htm"]] ||
 * Check out **// [|Grammarman] //**, "the Accurate Avenger, the Correction Crusader, and the Last Librarian"! || [[image:Grammarman_2012-04-29_at_3.48.01_PM.png width="273" height="65" align="center"]] ||
 * Check out the nifty writing prompts for students in grades 1, 2, 3, 4-5, [|6-8], and 9-12, from **//[|Write Source]//**. || [[image:Write_Source2012-04-30_at_2.45.09_PM.png align="center" link="http://thewritesource.com/writing_topics/"]] ||