Since November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), Teen Services Underground highlighted a few websites with resources for teen writers and we thought we should share them to all you budding teen writers! These
sites provides tips, forums, and encouragement for all steps of the writing
process. Use these sources to help when you generate your submission for the Henderson Libraries' Teen Writing Contest which will open December 1, 2015. Can't wait to read everyone's submissions and to see you all for our reception in April 2016! For more information, click here.
Happy writing! :)
Figment
Figment
is an online community just for teen writers to share their work. Teens can
post finished work for others to read, talk with others in the forums, join
supportive groups, enter contests, and chat with published YA authors. Figment
also has a special section just for educators to use
the site in their classrooms or workshops, which would be great for librarians
who facilitate writing groups.
Teen Ink
Teen
Ink is a long-running (since 1989!) magazine and website that
publishes teen writing and art. The print magazine gets distributed to schools,
libraries, and bookstores nationwide. The website also publishes teen work and
features forums, contests, a summer program guide, and college information. For
librarians, they have a library advisory board and a teacher
information page for tips on using Teen Ink as a resource.
