Parents and children submit questions to the Guild about publishing children's work. There are numerous magazines that will accept children's work and it helps to know what kinds of writing each publishes. You can check out these magazines at your local bookstore or library and visit their web sites before deciding where you'll send your work. Most publishers have a web site or a brochure that tells you how to submit, whether to include a self-addressed envelope, and whether they also take artwork such as drawings or photographs. If not, you can always ask.
Good luck. Many children's book authors and illustrators got a start publishing something as children.
Children's Work Under 14:
Creative Kids, P. O. Box 8813, Waco, TX 76714. www.prufrock.com
Highlights for Children, 803 Church St., Honesdale, PA 18431. www.highlights.com
New Moon, P.O. Box 3620, Duluth, MN 55803. www.newmoon.org
KidPub. www.kidpub.com
Potato Hill Poetry, 81 Speen St., Natick, MA 01760. www.potatohill.com
Potluck Magazine, PO Box 546, Deerflield, IL 60015 www.potluckmagazine.org
Merlyn's Pen; P.O. Box 910, East Greenwich, RI 02818. www.merlynspen.com
Stone Soup, P. O. Box 83, Santa Cruz, C 95063. www.stonesoup.com
Word Dance, Playful Productions Inc., P. O. Box 10804, Wilmington, DE 19850. www.worddance.com
The Writers' Slate, 1601 Leavenworth St., Manhattan, KS 66502-4156. www.writingconference.com
Children's Work 12 and Up:
The Apprentice Writer, Writers' Institute Director, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA 17870. Or visit www.susqu.edu/writers and click on "High School Students."
Cicada, P.O. Box 300, Peru, IL 61354. www.cricketmag.com and click on "Cicada"
Imagine, CTY/Imagine, 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218. www.jhu.edu/gifted/imagine
Potluck Magazine, PO Box 546, Deerflield, IL 60015 www.potluckmagazine.org
Merlyn's Pen. www.merlynspen.com
Teenink, P.O. Box 30, Newton, MA 02461. www.teenink.com
