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The Young Writer’s Guide to Getting Published
Kathy Henderson |
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| 100+ listings for markets and contests that accept submissions from young writers.
Each entry tells you what kind of writing the organization wants (fiction, nonfiction, plays or poetry),
along with remarks and suggestions from the editor |
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A Writer’s Notebook
Ralph Fletcher |
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| This terrific book tells kids how to create a journal and introduces them to the wonders of writing down their thoughts and ambitions. The book suggests to kids the kinds of things to record and how to fashion them into pieces of writing. |
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Welcome to the Monkey House
Kurt Vonnegut |
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| This is not a book about how to write. This is a fantastic collection of Kurt Vonnegut’s short masterpieces. We hope you gain some inspiration from Vonnegut’s audacious sense of humor and extraordinary creative vision |
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On Writing – A Memoir of the Craft
Stephen King |
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| Two books in one from uber-popular novelist Stephen King. Book 1 is an autobiographical description of how a misbehaving kid turned out to be one of the most popular writers in history. Book 2 is a tough-love lesson for aspiring novelists. |
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Zen in the Art of Writing
Ray Bradbury |
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| Science fiction master Ray Bradbury (Farenheight 451, Dandelion Wine) delivers nine lightweight, provocative essays that dispense the sort of shoptalk generally associated with writers’ workshops. Also includes 8 poems on creativity. |
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2006 Writer’s Market
Kathryn S. Brogan |
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| If you’re serious about writing and being published, you can’t live without Writer’s Market. This is the indispensable guide to the publishing companies, consumer magazines and everything you don’t know about the business of publishing |
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The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger |
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| THE classic American cynical adolescent story. J.D. Salinger let’s Holden Caulfield (the main character) run with the narration as you share a couple days of his 16 year old life, just after he’s been expelled from school. Not an instructional writing book, but having this one in the back of your mind will make your writing better. |
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On Writing Well
William Zinsser |
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| A bit more technical than our books, On Writing Well should be required reading for anyone who is serious about the craft and interested in learning how to better communicate through the written word. |
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Be a Writer
Steve Peha
Margot Carmichael Lester |
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| This is the young writer’s guide to the writing life. You’ll be introduced to different types of writing as you learn to craft memoirs, essays, fiction, book reviews (aka: book reports), and more. Includes dozens of exercises and examples to get you going! |
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Be a Better Writer
Steve Peha
Margot Carmichael Lester |
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| Detailed look at the 6 traits of good writing: ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence construction and punctuation. This book has everything you need to take your writing to the next level. |
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