Magazines and Online Publications for Students’ Writing
Adroit Journal under 21
A literary magazine run entirely by high school and college students. Adroit publishes poetry, fiction, flash fiction, art/photography, and cross-genre works with separate submissions for “adults” and those “under the age of 21.”
Amazing Kids! Magazine ages 5 to 18
Details: A magazine written by kids and teens looking for stories, articles, adventures, and more. Submission guidelines here.
American Girls Magazine unspecified
American Girls Magazine is only open to unsolicited submissions from children. They accept submissions of crafts, recipes, puzzles, profiles, drawings, jokes, letters,
The Apprentice Writer high school students
This literary journal is run by Susqehanna Universities Creative writing program. They publish work only by high school students. Every September they send copies of the journal to nearly 3,500 schools.
BALLOONS Literary Journal ages 10-16 An online journal that publishes poetry, fiction and art that is primarily aimed at young readers aged around 10-16. They accept submissions from adults and teens.
Canvas ages 13-18
Submission Window: Fluctuating window, capped at 500 submissions.
Accepts Online Submissions
Canvas is a teen literary magazine, run almost entirely by its own Teen Board. They accept all types of written work, from all over the world. They publish quarterly, releasing a print book and ebook copy of each issue.
The Caterpillar unspecified
Details: This is an Irish publication but accepts entries from anywhere in the world.
Cicada ages 14-23
Submission Window: Accepted Year Round
Accepts Online Submissions
This website, blog, and magazine publish a variety of written pieces as well as artwork. They have thematic submissions and general submissions, and a great blog.
The Claremont Review ages 13-19
Submission Window: September-April
Accepts Online Submissions
This international magazine is published twice a year—spring and fall—and welcomes poetry, short stories, and nonfiction writing. They steer clear of science fiction, fantasy, romance, and rhyming poetry. All work submitted receives a personal response.
Creative Kids ages 8-16
Submission Window: Accepted Year Round
Does not Accept Online Submissions
By kids, for kids, Creative Kids is published quarterly. Submit cartoons, songs, stories between 500 and 1200 words, puzzles, photographs, artwork, games, editorials, poetry, plays, and any other creative work that can fit in a magazine.
Cricket ages 9 – 14
Details: Fiction, poetry, and nonfiction welcome in this literary magazine.
Cuckoo Quarterly ages 12-18. An online literary journal for writers between the ages of 12 and 18. They are based in the UK. They are looking for submissions of poetry, periodicals, short stories, essays and opinion pieces.
Élan grades 9-12. They accept original fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, screen writing, plays and visual art from students. They publish two online and one print issue a year.
Ember ages 10 – 18
Details: This publication is searching for compelling poetry, short stories, flash fiction, and creative non-fiction that paint images with language.
Figment ages 13+
Details: This is an online writing community meant to encourage teen writers to write and share their work. You can post your work and get feedback as well as give feedback to other writers. Contests are posted throughout the year.
Guardian Angel Kids ages up to 14
Details: Themes for submissions here. If your work is accepted (articles, fiction, poetry) then the magazine will own in and will pay you for your work. Just be sure that if your writing is accepted, you don’t post it anywhere else since you will not own it anymore.
Highlights Magazine unspecified
Details: This magazine publishes kid writing but also will publish: drawings, poems, jokes, riddles, tongue twisters, stories, science questions, and book reviews.
Kiki unspecified
Details: This girls magazine is looking for artwork and fiction stories.
Magic Dragon elementary school
Submission Window: Year Round
Accepts Online Submissions
This magazine comes out quarterly and publishes stories up to 3 pages, poems up to 30 lines, and artwork.
New Moon Girls ages 8+ Magazine focuses on girls, women, or female issues. New Moon Girls was created by girls and women for girls who want their voices heard and their dreams taken seriously. It is edited by and for girls ages 8 and up. New Moon Girls takes girls very seriously; the publication is structured to give girls real power. The final product is a collaboration of girls and adults. An editorial board of girls aged 8-14 makes final decisions on content for the magazine and website.
One Teen Story ages 13-19
Submission Window: Year Round
Accepts Online Submissions
One Teen Story is looking for great short stories focused on teen protagonists and dealing with teen experience (issues of identity, friendship, family, coming-of-age, etc.).
Stone Soup ages 8-13
Submission Window: Year Round
Accepts Online Submissions, with fee
This magazine is printed six times a year and is entirely made up of stories, poems, book reviews, and artwork by children. Submissions can be up to 2500 words.
Skipping Stones ages 7 to 17
Details: This publication has a multicultural focus. Send in essays, interviews, poems, plays, or short stories. $5 fee. Winners published in their autumn issue.
Teen Ink grades 7-12
Submission Window: Year Round
Accepts Online Submissions
This website, monthly newsprint magazine, and quarterly poetry magazine features personal essays, short stories, reviews (books, CDs, concerts, movies), and interviews from young authors.
Teen Voices Girls, ages 13-19
Submission Window: Year Round
Accepts Online Submissions
Teen Voices, the global girls’ online news site of Women's eNews, is looking for girls who are interested in journalism and media to write for it site. All girls 13-19 years old are invited to join its writing staff. Teen Voices also publishes a series by and about girls with physical disabilities, called Girl Fuse. For more information about how to get paid to write, check out the submission guidelines.
The Telling Room ages 6-18
Submission Window: Year Round
Accepts Online Submissions
We publish kids work in a variety of ways: in our annual anthologies, in small chapbooks for workshops and small writing groups, on our website. Email writers@tellingroom.org, to learn more!
Tunnel high school or advanced middle schoolers An e-zine for writers who are teenagers or ‘fresh voices.'