Creative Writing

Books by Children - An Internet library of stories written or inspired by children and young adults. Some have a read-to-me feature, allowing the viewer to hear the story read.
www.booksbychildren.com/

Global Story Train - Write the first, second or last chapter of a story that has been started and worked by other children around the world.
storytrain.kids-space.org/

Junior Writers Guild - A place for 12- to 20-year-olds to have their original poetry, fiction, and song lyrics published online.
members.tripod.com/jr_writers_guild/

Kids on the Net Creative Writing - Read other children's stories, poetry, and creative non-fiction from all over the world, submit your own writing, read jokes, and read articles on how to write.
www.kidsonthenet.org.uk/create/index.cfm

NYPO Writing Circle - Creative writing site including jokes, text messages, stories and poetry.
circle.nypo.org/

Publish Kids - Allows users to submit writing or view work by others. Features stories, poems, journal entries, and essays. Includes a search engine of the submission database.
www.publishkids.com/

Stone Soup - An online magazine by young authors and writers that has references for publishing in print materials.
www.stonesoup.com/

Stories Galore - Includes short stories, poems and book reviews.
storiesgalore.xover.co.uk/

Teen Voices Online - Online version of print magazine centered around teen girls and their achievements, by teen girls, submissions accepted.
www.teenvoices.com/tvhome.html

Worldwide Children's Poetry for Peace - Solicits and publishes inspirational poems written by children all over the world.
www.stwcp.com/

Writer's Refuge - A site for kids and teens to submit their stories and poems and talk to kids with their own interests on an active chatboard.
www.freewebs.com/writerswelcome/

Writing Fix: Community of Student Writers - Young people of all ages can come to this forum to talk about things they enjoy writing, as well as finding out how to put their thoughts into words.
blogs.writingproject.org/blogwrite61/

Yosemite Dreamin' - Poems, stories, images, and book reviews inspired by Yosemite National Park.
www.gvtc.com/~seekey/YOSEMITEDREAMINFILES.html/HOMEPAGE3.HTM

Young Poets - Original poetry written by children ages 7-18, cartoon and movies reviews, on-site games, and literary links.
www.loriswebs.com/youngpoets/

Young Writer Resources - Directory of teen and kid-friendly writing sites, articles, contests, workshops, and published teen book listings.
www.kellymilnerhalls.com/content/blogcategory/106/56/