Market Guide for Young Writers: Where and How to Sell What You Write

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Summary: Excellent Classroom Tool
Review: Educators often wonder how to direct their students to the world of publishing. This book is suitable as a classroom tool for those teachers looking to encourage students to enter their work in writing contests and/or for publication. This book outlines the "science" of submission, and clearly states how to prepare a manuscript.

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Summary: Helpful, But Annoying
Review: I found this guide to be extremely helpful. However, I also noticed that the book has many markets that publish only articles and stories from teenagers. In fact, most of the best ones . I think this is very annoying and even more frusterating. If you are in the 8-12 age catigory, I would reccommend trying another book. If you are thirteen or older, this is the book for you.

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Summary: Excellent Classroom Tool
Review: I'm 13, and I'm serious about becoming a writer - no, not about becoming one, but being one right now. This book was good in the sense that it answered all my questions like "what is a query letter?" and "what does 'pays upon acceptance' mean?" Ms. Henderson explains what they automatically assume you already know in adult market books. There's also interviews with successful young writers that encouraged me.

However, the one thing that bothered me in this book is that most of the markets listed are non-paying ones. I think that if you're an author, work professionally, and write well, you should be paid for your work even if you are young.

This book is good for young writers who want more info on writing, but not if you're looking for a paying market. A better book covering most paying markets is the Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market, published by Writer's Digest. I have submitted three stories to markets there already.

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Summary: Lists most non-paying markets.
Review: I'm 13, and I'm serious about becoming a writer - no, not about becoming one, but being one right now. This book was good in the sense that it answered all my questions like "what is a query letter?" and "what does 'pays upon acceptance' mean?" Ms. Henderson explains what they automatically assume you already know in adult market books. There's also interviews with successful young writers that encouraged me.

However, the one thing that bothered me in this book is that most of the markets listed are non-paying ones. I think that if you're an author, work professionally, and write well, you should be paid for your work even if you are young.

This book is good for young writers who want more info on writing, but not if you're looking for a paying market. A better book covering most paying markets is the Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market, published by Writer's Digest. I have submitted three stories to markets there already.

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Summary: Awsome!
Review: Many adults have trouble with the reality that writing is a real job, but still more think that young writers are only practicing -- that they're not good quite yet. Kathy Henderson treats young writers with the respect and dignity we deserve, and offers loads of relevant tips and ideas. This book is a great introduction to marketing your work as a young writer, and has the most comprehensive listing of publishers who print the writings of young writers available anywhere.