By Sara
#1- Poetry Foundation (Website)
Poetry Foundation allows you to read any poem for free, and you can always read book reviews as well! Have fun poets!
#2- Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
The poetry book for kids was a great read, and I loved laughing at Mr. Silverstein’s humourous take on poetry. I would recommend this book to anyone, and reading Mr. Silverstein’s type of poetry inspired me to write poems, and hopefully, you as well!
#3- Bennington College Young Writers Awards (Competetition)
This competition is open to teen writers from 9th grade to 12th who want to write anything from fiction, to non-fiction, to poetry! The Deadline this year is November 1st, 2022, and the top prize is $1,000. If this competition sounds fun to you, sign up, and have fun!
#4- Quotidian Writer (Youtube Channel)
A great channel for writers, they give tips and tricks on a variety of writing topics, from adding emotion to your writing, to how to get over writers block! Great for writers who need a little help in certain topics of their writing, or beginner writers who want to know where to start.
#5- The Spiritual Poems of Rumi Translated by Nader Kalili
Great for readers and writers interested in making – or reading- more philosophical works! I enjoyed reading, and trying to imitate, Rumi’s work, and hopefully you will too!
#6- Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai
A novel told in verse, it’s a beautiful story of a girl’s life that was turned upside down by the Vietnam War. Forced to leave her home, now she must travel to America, a completely new land for her family, and she must learn to harness her own inner strength to survive here.
#7- SNHU 2022 Fall Fiction Contest
A fiction writing contest for writers who want to test their skill, there is no fee for this contest and the top prize is $3,000. The deadline is October 31st, 2022. So you better get writing, writers!
#8- Kanopy (Video Service)
Kanopy is a great resource for writers. Just search up videos on writing tips, and there will be lectures and videos that really help you understand your writing. I was recently listening to a lecture on Kanopy myself, and I think you will enjoy these lectures too!
#9- 365 Creative Writing Propmts by TMedia Publishing
A great collection of writing prompts, it’s perfect for travel and writing on the go! Writing with prompts helps you work on writing ideas you might not have explored before and you might find you like writing with a new style more! Have fun with these 365 Creative Writing Prompts!
#10- So, You Want to be a Writer? By Vicki Hambleton and Cathleen Greenwood
Great for kids who want to improve and maybe even publish their writing, it’s a fun and easy to understand how-to book with tips and tricks on how to,
- How to fight writers block
- Exercise’s to improve storytelling
- How to find and agent and get published
- How to promote your unique work
And more! I would recommend this to parents everywhere who want to help their kids writing.
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