Maybe you’d like to be a published writer too. First you need a story. The Children’s Book Council’s famous authors like Lemony Snicket (A Series of Unfortunate Events) and Mary Pope Osborne (Magic Tree House Series) give you the first few lines to get you started and then you finish the story. Click here for their story starters.

Do you have a completed story that you’re really proud of? Send it to Stone Soup, www.stonesoup.com, a magazine written for and by kids. Look at their contributor guidelines for submission and send in your story. Also take a moment and listen to other young authors read aloud.

Creative Kids is the nation’s largest magazine by and for kids. The magazine bursts with games, stories, and opinions for and by kids ages 8–14.

Calling all girls! New Moon is a magazine uniquely created by girls 8-14 filled with fiction, poetry, artwork, science, articles about the lives of girls and women around the globe. For their submission guidelines click here:

Visit DAnne Love's website to learn more about her books and her life as a writer.