Welcome to the Saugatuck Middle School poetry site founded by Mrs. Gust.
This site was created for students intending to publish their own poetry. Willing and dedicated middle schoolers have written their own original poetry, which is now viewable on this website. To view their poetry, navigate through the menu on the left; which is organized according to their first names. Thank you for visiting our poetry site!
References for Students
The following is a list of magazines and online sites that publish various genres of writing specifically for students. Look through the references carefully and be conscience of the requirements for age, gender, genre, publishing dates, and contest deadlines. Some of the magazines require you to submit through mail while others insist that you submit electronically. Don't be shy, be bold and submit!
1. Merlyn's Pen Magazine
home page: http://www.merlynspen.org/Merlyn's Pen is a legit magazine that is FREE and open to both middle schoolers and high schoolers. You can submit writings of the following genre: fiction, essays and poems. To submit writing to this magazine, click HERE and fill out the form online. If selected, your writing will be published in an upcoming magazine.
2. Kids on the Net
home page: http://www.kidsonthenet.org.uk/
"Kids on the Net" is a website that publishes kids' writing (of all ages including middle schoolers and high schoolers). The site is open to basically all genres: fiction, poem, essays, stories, etc. This website publishes writing online. To submit writing to this website, click HERE.
3. Stone Soup Magazine
home page: http://www.stonesoup.com/
Stone Soup is still the only magazine that is composed entirely of stories, poems, book reviews, and art by young people through age 13. In order to submit a piece, you must send your writing through the postal system (Mail it!).
Mailing Address is listed below:
Stone Soup
Submissions Dept.
P.O. Box 83
Santa Cruz, CA 95063
USA
4. Skipping Stones Magazine
home page: http://www.skippingstones.org/
Skipping Stones is another wonderful magazine published twice a month during the regular school year. Students ages 8 through 16 are permitted to participate. This magazine publishes art and original writings from all ages and in every language. You have the option of sending your work via mail or online. The mailing address and email address is listed below. For more information visit the home page and the Guidelines for Submissions.
Mailing Address is listed below:
Managing Editor
Skipping Stones
P.O. BOX 3939
Eugene OR 97403-0939 USA
e-mail: Editor@SkippingStones.org
5. Teen Voices Magazine
home page: http://www.teenvoices.com/
Sorry guys, this magazine is soley for women only. Girls under 18 can get their writing, art, or Web Site published. Submit your writing either online or through the mailing address listed below. You can fill out the form listed HERE