PUBLICATION VENUES FOR YOUNG WRITERS
LOCAL
• Sokol Awards 2
sponsored by the Friends of the Rochester Public Library; separate fiction
and poetry categories; first, second and third prizes in each category;
open to all Monroe County students in grades 9-12; deadline in January;
can submit in both categories but only one submission in each. For information
contact the Rochester Public Library, • Orrin T. Shapiro Memorial
Writing Contest 2 deadline in April; open to Rochester City School
students grades 11-12; separate creative and expository categories;
writers must be nominated by a teacher; one grand prize in each category
of $1000. For information see your English teacher. • Rochester Shorts Magazine
accepts submissions from all Rochester-area writers. For more information
call 251-2051, email roshorts@frontiernet.net or write to Rochester
Shorts, 2164 Baird Road, Penfield, NY 14526. • Hazmat publishes poetry
and prose. For information write to Hazmat, P.O. Box 507, Rochester,
NY 14603. • Desperate Act accepts
poetry, prose and nonfiction works. For information write P.O. Box 1081,
Pittsford, NY 14534 or email desact@aol.com • Ralph P. Kepner Memorial
Scholarship Award Program 2 sponsored by the local Society for
Technical Communication; open to all Monroe County students in grades
9-12; multiple prizes ranging from $100 to $250. For information write
to the Society for Technical Communication, Rochester Chapter, 42 Knollwood
Drive, Churchville, NY 14428 or call Judy Hensley at 716-724-7978.
NATIONAL
• The Paula Award 2
sponsored by Isabel Allende in memory of her daughter Paula. Writers
18 and younger may submit poetry, fiction or creative nonfiction; first
prize is $1000 and second prize is $200; ten honorable mentions are
also selected in each category. For more information e-mail award@elandar.com • Hanging Loose is a
monthly magazine that accepts work from young writers. Send submissions
to high school editor, Hanging Loose, 231 Wyckoff Street, Brooklyn,
NY 11217. • Andar Prize for Literary
Excellence 2 awarded by el Andar magazine with the goal of inspiring
young people to write about Latin life and experiences in the United
States. Writers can submit works in either Spanish or English or a mix
of both languages; two awards will be made in each of the following
categories: Poetry, Fiction and Creative Nonfiction; first prize in
each category is $1000, second prize is $200. For more information e-mail
award@elandar.com • The international
magazine Poetry Greece accepts submissions from poets of all ages writing
in english or translated into english. for information contact Wendy
Holborow, Poetry Greece, Triklino, Corfu 49100 Greece or email poetrygreece@hotmail.com
or visit http://users.otenet.gr/~wendyhol/poetry_greece/ • The Comstock Review,
Muriel Craft Bailey Award 2 awards include $1000 and publication
in The Comstock Review. Submit unpublished poems of no more than 30
lines, with an entry fee of $3.00 per poem by July 1 to The Comstock
Review, Muriel Craft Bailey Award, 4958 St. John Drive, Syracuse NY
13215. For complete guidelines call (315) 488-8077. • The Ledge 2 award
of $1000 and publication in The Ledge; open to any length or style of
poem. Submit manuscript with an entry fee of $10.00 for the first three
poems, and $3.00 for each additional poem by June 30 to The Ledge, Poetry
Award, 78-4480 Street, Glendale, NY 11385, Attention: Tim Monagham,
editor and publisher. • Blue Jean accepts
poetry and prose from teen women for their online and print journal,
where /women unite to change the world.” For information visit
bluejeanonline.com • Youth Voice is an
online forum for writers and audio and video artists under 20 years
old. The web site includes a discussion area as well as an e-newsletter.
For information visit www.itvs.org/poeticlicense/youth.html • Inner 303, a quarterly
full-color creative journal for, and edited by, 14- to 24-year-olds.
Send writings and artwork to The Spot, 2100 Stout Street, Denver, CO
80205 or visit www.spot303.org • Literal Latté 2 award of $1000 and publication in Literal Latté; submit
up to six works of prose, poetry or art, with an entry fee of $10, by
July 1, to Literal Latté Poetry Award, 61 East 8th Street, Suite
240, New York, NY 10003. For complete guidelines send a self-addressed
stamped envelope, e-mail lilatte@aol.com
or visit www.literal-latte.com
• Boston Review Eighth
Annual Short Story Contest 2 award of $1000. Send submissions by
September 1 to Short Story Contest, Boston Review, E53-407, MIT, Cambridge,
MA 02139. For complete guidelines visit www.bostonreview.mit.edu/contests.html
• ARTS Recognition and
Talent Search 2 Open to all high school seniors in September of
the 2000–2001 school year; awards range from $100 to $3000. For
more information visit www.artsawards.org
• Candlewick Press seeks
poems, essays and true stories by American Indian adults and teens,
age 12-22. Send an SASE for informatin to Betsy, Candlewick Press, Box
60487, Palo Alto, CA 94306 or email francobe@aol.com • Young Poets Contest—cash
awards; open to grades 4-12. Send submissions to Young Poets Contest,
90 North 100 East, Logan, Utah 84321 or visit www.youngpoets.com • Teen publishing venues
on the web 2 the web site www.teenlit.com
is chock-full of places to publish. With numerous links and contact
information, it’s a wonderful place to explore, either for contests
or less competitive writing opportunities.
Other
• Older teens should
consider going to readings, open readings and /slams.” It
is a good way to meet other writers and hear new work. • Internships for learning editing, proofreading, book layout, or journalism may be available at local publications, especially those directed toward teens, and at Writers & Books. Inquire!
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