Writers
Like to Write, Right?
Writers belong in the library!
Check out these writing competitions!
Looking for a place to test out your writing chops? Here's a list of some upcoming competitions for middle school writers.
Find Your Online Writing Community!
Wattpad
A social storytelling platform and the largest online reading platform!
Archive of Our Own (AO3)
Like to write fanfiction? Check out AO3 - "A fan-created, fan-run, nonprofit, noncommercial archive for transformative fanworks, like fanfiction, fanart, fan videos, and podfic."
Fanfiction.net
Another great option for FanFic writers.
Quotev.com
Read or write a story, book, quiz, survey, or poll. Follow others who share your interests!
TeenInk
A magazine by teens, for teens. Submissions are also periodically collected into a book.
Jason Reynolds is here to help!
Did you know Jason Reyholds was the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature? He has an amazing podcast series: Write. Right. Rite. Check it out!
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Join NaNoWriMo's Young Writers Program
While there is a big focus on National Novel Writing Month in November, NaNoWriMo has year-round writing challenges for young writers!
Citation Resources
Once your writing is done, make sure you properly cite your sources!
The Purdue OWL provides resources for all the most popular citation formats!