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Looking for writing by and specifically for teens? This section includes teen writing that doesn't fit into the 'Zine and Blog categories, whether it is traditional fiction, nonfiction, or poetry.
Resources in this category:
- About Teens :: http://home.att.net/~AboutTeens/
- This website gives teens a forum to post their short stories, opinion pieces, jokes, and photos.
- The Concord Review :: http://www.tcr.org/
- The Concord Review is a journal which publishes exemplary essays by high school students studying history. Some of the best essays from the printed journal are published on this website. Also, if you are a writer interested in history, TCR encourages submissions and awards several monetary prizes each year.
- Merlyn's Pen: Fiction, Essays, and Poems by America's Teens :: http://www.merlynspen.org/
- Merlyn's Pen is an online resource and print magazine of outstanding writing by teens. Browse the library to choose from almost a thousand stories, poems, essays, interviews, and reviews by writers who have contributed to the magazine. Search by genre, subject matter, or the author's grade or location. Learn about submitting your own work and getting feedback, and pick up some helpful tips from the veteran editors who keep the magazine fresh and exciting.
- Teen Ink Magazine :: http://www.teenink.com/
- Features fiction, non-fiction, art, photos, poetry, articles about teen issues and more, all written by teen authors. The website complements the monthly print magazine.
- Teen Link: WordSmiths :: http://teenlink.nypl.org/WordSmiths-Current.cfm
- The New York Public Library has created a page that allows teens to submit their poetry and have it published for a month on the web. Visit this site for something to read and, while you're here, explore the NYPL's suggestions for published authors to check out.
- Teen Voices :: http://www.teenvoices.com/
- This is the online presence of the print magazine Teen Voices, which is all "about girls being themselves and realizing their potential." It contains articles from the magazine -- all written by teens -- on topics as varied as culture, sexual abuse, being a twin, and being yourself.
- Wet Ink :: http://www.wetinkmagazine.com/
- Canadian youth ages 13-19 contribute to this quarterly online lit mag with their poetry, fiction, and visual art. The editor looks only for submissions from Canadians, but that doesn't mean teens from the rest of the world can't enjoy it.
- Xenith :: http://www.xenith.net/
- This zine of poetry, prose, plays, and articles was started in 1997 by a teen girl who wanted to see what other teens were writing. Still going strong, Xenith has all of its issues archived on the site, and is constantly adding new content. See what teens and college students are writing, submit your own work, hang out on the message boards to meet writers from all over the world, and follow links to other cool writing sites. "No topic or style of writing is off-limits," writes the editor. "We publish, poetry, fiction, nonfiction, plays, essays, rants, experimental writing, and everything in between."
- Young People's Press Online :: http://www.ypp.net/
- Get your non-fiction writing published on the web! This site based in Canada accepts personal essays, news stories, pieces on youth culture and issues, pop culture commentary, and reviews from youth ages 14-24, with a focus on North American teens. Read pieces by other teens about music, race, art, and many other issues, or submit your own!
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