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Online Publishing
Addventures.
The Addventures features hundreds of stories with branching storylines which
you get to continue the story. The site is suitable for grades 7-12.
AHA!
Poetry's Open Mike. AHA! Poetry's Open Mike offers an online form for
you to share and publish your poetry. To read previous poems posted monthly,
click here. The site
is suitable for grades 5-12.
All
about folktales. All about folktales shows you how to write your own
folktale and invites you to submit your own folktale or finish Anansi and
the Witch after you've read it. The site is suitable for students in
grades 4-8.
Bedtime-Story.
Bedtime-Story, a courtesy of Home Office Mall, features a variety of
original large print, illustrated, read aloud, short stories to help younger
children develop a love of reading. Each story contains a summary and notes,
and topics include pets, dragons, African-American stories, Native American
stories, stories worth talking about, and others. If you want to try your
talents at writing a children's story, scroll and click on
Story Submission
Guidelines.
Blue
Mountain Arts' Poetry Card Contest. The Blue Mountain Arts' Poetry Card
Contest is an opportunity for Internet users to enter poems into a
competition which could result in their being published on the Blue Mountain
Arts Web site. To view the poetry from all other previous winners, click on
Winning Poetry Page.
The site, suitable for students in grades 7-12, provides poetry contest
guidelines.
Boo-Grams.
Boo-Grams, with a Goosebumps theme, offer a choice of six email postcards
including different stamps for sending to a pen pal. The site is suitable
for students in grades 4-6.
Book
Review Forum. The Book Review Forum, created by Bill Chapman for
elementary school children, features a list of book reviews written by
students for other students. The students rate books they really want to
read! To send your review, click on
Submit a Book
Review and follow the online directions. You can also post a followup to
a book already reviewed.
Candlelight
Stories. Candlelight Stories invites story writers (grades 6-12) and
illustrators to
submit their work to be published on Candlelight. The site contains an
international
gallery of illustrated stories including Mother Goose's
The Cat and the
Fiddle illustrated by Alexander Cima for preK-1.
Cathy's
Riddle Fun House. Cathy's Fun House provides an easy-to-use form for
elementary school children to submit their riddles. The site also includes
other kids' riddles.
Childrens
Stomping Ground Fun Page. The Childrens Stomping Ground Fun Page feature
a collection of diversions including jokes, tongue twisters, knock-knocks,
"bet-ya" and a collaborative story. At each diversion, you are invited to
contribute via email.
Children's
Stories. Children's Stories is a collection of fiction and nonfiction
reading passages that Phil Shapiro wrote for his elementary school students.
Coleman's
Brain Gym Interactive. Coleman's Brain Gym Interactive features a
variety of high school resources for publishing creative writing.
Collaborative
Writing Engine. The Collaborative Writing Engine provides a collection
of ongoing cooperative writing projects in fiction and poetry for students
in grades 7-12.
Collab-o-Write.
Collab-o-Write, part of the Thinkquest 1996 contest, offers a variety of
options for middle and high school students to publish their own work at
this site. Students can
enter their own
stories,
add to existing stories,
illustrate a story, or
write a
story from an illustration. The site also includes a page of writing
tips and a list of previously written stories.
Creative
Nexus: Literature. Creative Nexus: Literature features four major
writing categories with over 40 works contributed students. The categories
include poetry, short story, essay, and journalism. Students in grades 7-12
can submit their own
work to be included at this Web site.
Creative
Writing for Kids. Creative Writing for Kids from The Mining Company
provides a collection of sites where students can publish their works
online. The site is suitable for grades K-12.
Chris
Van Allsburg's The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. Houghton Mifflin invites
elementary school students to write a story about any of the 15 drawings
from Chris Van Allsburg's children's book The Mysteries of Harris Burdick.
Students can share their own stories.
CWFK's
Publishing Center. Creative Writing for Kids (CWFC) from The Mining
Company provides an online
form for
students to submit their work for publication at this site. The site also
contains examples of students' writing from preschool through high school as
well as biographical information on every student author.
Cyberzine.
Cyberzine is an online magazine featuring articles and reviews written by
middle school students. Students are free to express their opinions on
issues on just about anything that may interest them.
Diary
Project. The Diary Project, launched in 1995, invites you to record your
thoughts and experiences and to write as freely as you would in your own
journal. Entries can be posted anonymously or with first names and ages
attached. Diary Project's goal is to make it an interactive site so that
students everywhere in grades 6-12 can communicate amongst themselves,
inspiring themes and ideas for discussion.
dMarie
Poem Place. dMarie Poem Place provides an online form for
submitting
your poems to a list of close to 1,400 poems. The site, suitable for grades
K-12, includes 22 poem categories.
Education
by Design: Kids Activities. Education by Design, an educational software
publisher, features a kids activities writing section where elementary
school kids are invited to publish their stories, jokes, and poems. The site
also includes selections of previous writings.
Electronic
Elementary Magazine: "The E-Link". Electronic Elementary Magazine: "The
E-Link", hosted by the University of Maryland, provides a collection of
sites that offer online collaborative projects for elementary school
students. This Web magazine publishes quarterly and invites to
send original articles, pictures,
and other student works for publication.
Ghosts:
The Page That Goes Bump in the Night. Ghosts: The Page That Goes Bump in
the Night, for grades 7-12, features a collection of "true"
ghost stories
sent in by vistors to this site. The site provides an online
formto add
your "true" ghost story to the collection and related links.
Great
Little Writers. The Great Little Writers from Ika Bremer's Story page
invites you to submit your poems and stories. The site is suitable for
grades 4-12.
Haiku
Headlines of the Day. Haiku Headlines of the Day, created by Michael
Sheinbaum, invites you to visit the
news desk to submit
your haiku about a current news headline.
Haiku-o-Matic.
Haiku-o-Matic invites students in grades 7-12 to submit their haiku poems
for publication at this site. By clicking on the Reload button,
students can also view haikus by other poets and scramble haikus generating
zany poetry.
International
Kids' Space Story Book. International Kids' Space Story Book offers a
variety of options for publishing kid's works in grades 2-8. Kids can
contribute to a monthly pictograph story where each special word is replaced
by a colorful picture. Kids can also write their own original stories, help
write an orginal story as a class project, or create a pictograph for the
Bean Stalk story by illustrating someone else's story, or by writing a
story for someone else's picture. For the complete instructions for
submitting your work, click on the
small teddy bear
at the top of the page holding the ABC Book.
Interactive
Poetry Pages. Interactive Poetry Pages, maintained by Ann Cantelow for
middle and high school students, is an online poetry collaboration where
you're invited to add a line to a poem in progress and to view the finished
results. There are several categories including general and rhyming poetry,
haiku, song lyrics and teen interests.
Julie's
Poetry Page. Julie's Poetry Page, for grades 9-12, contains a
collection of poems sent in from around the world. To submit your
poetry, click here.
Kaitlyn's
Knock Knock Jokes and Riddles. Kaitlyn's Knock Knock Jokes and Riddles,
created by a young girl named Kaitlyn invites kids everywhere to
send via email or regular mail
(Kaitlyn Ruth Bayne, P.O. Box 50287, Colorado Springs, CO 80949-0287) their
favorite jokes and riddles to her. To find the collection of jokes and
riddles in categories, click on
Riddles.
KidLit.
KidLit, for students in grades K-12, welcomes a poem, a book review, or a
short story, sent by email or by regular mail on a disk. Scroll to
"Literature" to read previous the works by other students.
KidNews.
KidNews, created by Peter Owens, is a free news and writing service for
students and teachers around the world. Anyone may use stories from the
service for educational purposes, and anyone may submit stories and any
child may sign up to become a pen pal. Its main menu includes stories about
news, features, profiles, sports, and other newspaper-related topics. The
site is suitable for K-12.
Kids'
Books. The Seminole County Public Library System Services (SCPLS) in
central Florida provides a collection of recommended books for students in
grades K-12. Categories range from scary stories to U.S. historical fiction.
Students are invited to
write a review
of a book on the list they've read which will be published at this site. To
read reviews sent in by other kids from all over the world, click on the
Review Index.
Kids
Did This Hotlist: Language Arts. Kids Did This Hotlist: Language Arts is
a collection of over 50 sites showcasing kids' original works, poems, and
stories for grades K-12.
Kids
Eye Viewpoint. Kids Eye Viewpoint, sponored by Scripps Howard
Broadcasting Company, posts every week a different "opinion" question along
with a spot to give your response by email. Last week's questions and
responses are also posted.
Kids
Own Radio Dramas. Kids Own Radio Dramas, presented by the Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation, provides online instructions for writing a
three-minute radio drama, recording it on tape, and having it broadcast on
RealAudio at this site. The site is suitable for grades 4-12.
Kids'
Post. Kids' Post from Random House invites primary grade kids to submit
reviews of their favorite books. The site also includes reviews from other
kids.
Kid's
Story. Kid's Story, sponored by the Mystic Community Center in
Connecticut, contains a variety of stories by kids, teens, and schools from
around the world. You can also submit your own stories, poems, or write a
story online by completing word play games (madlibs). The site is suitable
for grades K-12.
Kid's
Story Telling Club. The Kid's Story Telling Club presents monthly a new
story theme fo primary grade kids. The site includes crafts and activities
to use with their stories..
Kiplink
Trunk o' Tales. Kiplink Trunk o' Tales provides this first line, Many
years ago, in the village of Omigosh, there lived a fairy named Fidjit,
and asks you to continue the story online. After you read contributions from
other kids, scroll to "Okay, now it's YOUR turn!" to enter your story. The
site is suitable for grades K-5.
Knock!
Knock! Knock! Knock! from PBS Kids features a variety of jokes for
grades K-4.. Topics include animals, holidays, PBS shows characters, people,
and places. You're invited to
submit
via email your knock knock jokes for publication at this site.
Library.
The Library from Planet Zoom offers variety of topics that elementary school
students can write about. The topics range from adventure to people and to
culture. Each topic includes poetry, stories, and other forms of writing.
The site provides submission guidelines.
Little
Planet Times. Little Planet Times is an online newspaper by kids and for
kids in grades K-5. Kids can enjoy other kids creative stuff and
submit
letters, stories, jokes, movie and book reviews, or whatever else they would
like.
Live
And Learn: Kids Page. Live And Learn provides a kids page with jokes and
stories for the primary grades. Students can pick an ending for an online
story or can send via mail their
jokes for publication at this site.
Magnetic
Poetry. Magnetic Poetry, suitable for grades 4-12, invites your
submissions using the
Magnetic Poetry Kit and provides an online
anthology of poems from
all over the world. The site also offers a list of
classroom ideas for using the
kit.
Mahoneys'
Book Reviews. The Mahoneys' Book Reviews, suitable for grades K-12,
contains reviews of recent fiction, nonfiction, and children's books by the
Mahoney family, kids, and other contributors. To submit a review via email,
click here.
FreeZone
supplies a home page generator. Also,
Billy Bear,
Marilee,
and
GeoCities each offer links to sites for creating your own home page.
My
Hero. My Hero celebrates the "unsung" heroes among us by asking
elementary and middle school students to write about your very special
person who has shown acts of courage, kindness, generosity, or ability. The
site provides step-by-step instructions for submitting a description of your
hero in the
Guest Book.
Students can also read about famous historical figures and ordinary heroes
by scrolling and clicking on
Hero Stories.
News
of the Day. News of the Day features humorous haiku summaries of the
daily U.S. and world news. You can submit your own haiku to be included in
this poetic summary of current events. To enter the site to view archives of
previous haikus or to post your own haiku, you must type in a valid email
address. The site is suitable for high school students.
Newz
Flash. Newz Flash from FreeZone provides guidelines for students to
submit their stories as fledging news reporters. Students can report on a
variety of topics including world and local news, sports, and culture as
well as read stories by other student news reporters. The site is suitable
for middle and high school students.
One
Book List. The One Book List contains a list of books, chosen between
the hundreds of books that have helped to shape our thoughts. You can submit
your choice of the single book that you would most like for the world to
read --- the book that, for you, was the most influential, or
thought-provoking, or enjoyable, or moving, or philosophically powerful, or
deep in some sense you cannot properly define, or any other criteria you
wish to set. The site is suitable for grades 7-12.
Palindrome
Galore. Palindrome Galore features a collection of over 500 palindromes
ranging from small single words to giant wacky sentences and paragraphs. A
palindrome is a word, phrase, sentence, or number that reads the same
forward and backwards. Do you have a palindrome to
submit for
publication? The site is suitable for grades 5-12.
Parents
and Children Together Online (PCTO). Parents and Children Together
Online (PCTO) is an online magazine, sponored by the ERIC Clearinghouse on
Reading, English, and Communication. The site offers original read-aloud
stories and articles for children and by children and students from
preschool to eighth grade are invited to submit their own contributions
using the
writer's guidelines. In the
Online Sample
Issue #3, students will find
Global
Campfire storytelling stories.
Pet
Arena. The Pet Arena is where elementary school sudents can send in a
story about your their special pet friends including pictures. To read other
kids' stories, scroll to "Here are some of CBC4Kids' favourite pets" and
click on a category. Another excellent place to send your pet stories is
KidsCom Pet
Arena.
Poetry
Page. The Poetry Page from Steve Perry's English Zone, invites high
school students to submit their poems for publication at this site.
Poetry
Pals. Poetry Pals, a year-long telecollaborating Internet project for
grades K-12, is an online publishing site where kids around the world can
submit their poetry. Different poetry styles are featured every other month.
The site includes poetry examples and forms, poetic terms, teaching
activities, and related poetry links.
Poem
of the Week. A Poem of the Week invites you to submit your favorite poem
by a poet not already listed at the site. Another place for publishing your
poetry is Joseph's Zone. These
sites, suitable for grades 6-12, contains poetry by such famous poets as
Matthew Arnold, Emily Dickinson, Emma Lazarus, Ernest Lawrence Thayer, and
contemporary poets as Nicole Voulo and Cassandra.
Poetry
Exchange (W 3 P X). The Poetry Exchange (W 3 P X) provides an
online form for
submitting your poetry to be published on the Web. To view past submissions
dating back to 1995, click on the
Poetry Exchange Calendar.
The site is suitable for grades 7-12.
Poetry
Post. A Poetry Post Poetry Post features poems submitted by students
from around the world. At this site, you can read, create and submit poems
that describe your little corner of the world. The site is suitable for
upper-grade elementary school students.
Reading
by Teens for Teens.Reading by Teens for Teens is a Web site for students
in grades 7-12 to report on a book they've read and find out other students'
rating of the book. Students first select a category from science fiction to
sports and then express their opinions filling out a simple online survey
form.
Read
to Write Project.The Read to Write Project, sponored by the
Instructional Technology Development Consortium (ITDC), is an online project
for the middle school where students read a literature selection, submit
information to the project database, participate in discussions, and can get
published on the Web.
Resume
Generator. Resume Generator, developed by Sun Brothers Consulting,
create a resume for you by completing various options in an online form. The
site is suitable for high school students.
River
of Words. River of Words is a poetry and art contest for grades K-12
sponsored by the International Rivers Network.
Sacramento
Bee - KidScene 411. The Sacramento Bee provides an online
KidScene feature for grades 3-8 where kids can give their opinions on a
variety of topics. The site lists a number of books, software, music, movies
and more, then asks kids to write reviews and submit them to be published.
SchoolNet
News Network (SNN). SNN, sponsored by Canada's SchoolNet and developed
by STEM~Net, is a monthly online publication with news stories written by
students from grades K-12. You can
submit your story, read the
current issue, or
the
class activities for news writing, an informative
guide for
student reporters, an online
forum
to present your views, and
links to other online Canadian and U.S. commerical and student
newspapers.
Simon
and Shuster Reader's Reviews. Simon and Shuster provides high school
students with an online form for submitting reviews of books they've read
(or listened to). The site also includes hundreds of book reviews for your
reading pleasure.
Spyder's
Poetry Empire. Spyder's Poetry Empire, a writing a discussion forum
created by Nancy Imelda Schafer, features extensive collection of original
poems. The site, useful for high school students, encourages students to
submit their own poems.
Squigly's
Jokes and Riddles. Squigly's Jokes and Riddles features a collection of
jokes and riddles for kids by kids. Kids of any age are invited to
submit their own.
Stone
Soup. Stone Soup, an international magazine for grades 3-8,
invites students to
submit their manuscripts for publication. The site also contains online
sample stories and
poems from previous issues and
stories by
other young writers.
SLUMMIT.
Students' Literary Unlimited Multi-media Magazine & Interactive Teacher (SLUMMIT)
is an online English language arts magazine for grades 9-12 produced by the
Westbury High School in Houston, Texas. It welcomes submissions via email by
students,
teachers,
and guest
writers.
Storytime.
Storytime and
Campfire
are two good places for students in grades K-8 to
email their stories for
publication at the Planet Zoom site.
Story
Writing. Story Writing, suitable for grades K-12, invites students to
send their stories for publication at the Adventures From The Book Of
Virtues Web site. To read a collection of previous stories, click on
StoryWeb.
Teachers.Net
Homepage Maker. The Teachers.Net Homepage Maker, for K-12 teachers, lets
you fill in the blanks on its online form to create a Web page instantly.
The form includes teacher and school information, and a large selection of
colorful backgrounds, clip art, and bullets are available to liven up the
page.
There's
an Elf in the Woods. There's an Elf in the Woods, a Billy Bear
storybook, lets primary grade children add their names and endings to this
online story. You can send via email your ending
here, and you can read other kids'
endings here.
The site requires a JavaScript browser.
Vocal
Point. Vocal Point, created and maintained by middle school students in
Boulder, Colorado, is an online collaborative, monthly newspaper offering a
forum for teenagers around the world. They can express their ideas on a
significant local, national, or international topic from the diverse
perspectives, and to submit their opinions for publication, scroll to
"Teacher, Current Managers, Core Leaders - Past and Present", and contact
one of the people by email. To read the current and past articles dating
back to 1994, click on
Issues..
Webcards.
Webcards is a free online service provided by Adgrafix that allows students
in grades 3-12 to customize their own greeting card and then post it on the
Web. Students can choose from a variety of online cards including holidays
and special occasions. Card recipients get a note in their email box telling
them they received a card and the Web address where they can find their
greeting.
Whispers.
Katharsis formerly Whispers is a "writing club" for teen writers which
welcomes submissions.
Whootie Owl's Stories to Grow By.
Whootie Owl's Stories to Grow By invites you
submit a
story, read what other kids say about a story, or answer some questions what
you think about a story you've just read. The site, suitable for grades
4-12, contains a collection of folk and fairy tales online categorized
according to their central theme of values, (i.e.- courage, friendship, &
other positive qualities).
WordSmiths.
WordSmiths, provided monthly by the New York Public Library, is where
teenagers can publish online their poems and short stories. You may submit
via email or regular mail up to 3 poems or 2 short stories or any
combination that does not exceed the equivalent of 5 typed double-spaced 8
1/2 x 11" pages. For the current edition or previous teenage contributions
dating back to December, 1996, click
here.
World
of Readers. World of Readers is a place where K-12 students worldwide
can share the good books they have read by writing a short review.
Categories of book reviews include adventure, animal, mystery, sports,
scary, fantasy stories, and more. The site also includes a collection online
books (wired) and reading and writing resources on the Web.
World
Writers. World Writers, created by the Birchwood Elementary School in
Bellingham, Washington, provides advice on writing, editing and publishing.
The site also includes online
guidelines for
having your story published.
Write-A-Book.
Write-A-Book is Story House's interactive storytelling page where you can
contribute four or five sentences to an ongoing story entitled The Story
Of The Little Blue Fish. The site is suitable for students in grades
4-12.
Write
Me A Story. Write Me A Story challenges you to write a story with the
character, prop, and place supplied by KidsCom. As a member (no membership
charge), you vote on which stories you think should get posted on the site.
To read last week's winning stories, click
here and
for information on submitting your story, click
here.
Writer's
Digest. Writer's Digest is an online guide to getting published for high
school students and teachers.
Write
to the President. Write to the President offers the opportunity for
every student online to send a message to the President.
Yesterday's
Island: Limerick Challenge. Yesterday's Island: Limerick Challenge
contains a series of limericks discovered in a June 14, 1924 edition of a
Nantucket newspaper. You're challenged to
submit your own "chapters". The
site is suitable for grades 6-12.
Young
Writers Club (TYWC). The Young Writers Club (TYWC) is a free
Internet-based club offering a wealth of online writing
activities
for students in grades 2-10. Once you fill in the
submission
request form, you can add a paragraph to the end of a
storybook,
contribute a story or a poem, or even submit book or film review. You can
also view the complete
stories and
poems written by other members.
ZuZu.
ZuZu is an online newspaper for kids with stories, poems, and pictures done
by elementary school kids. You can
Get Published! at this site by writing: (1) a story about a
mystery picture; (2) about courageous kids; (3) about where
you live, or (4) about what you collect.
