Authentic Audience

Nancy Atwell, founder of Center for Teaching and Learning, expects that each of her students attempts professional publication. I'm encouraging my students to do the same. I believe that students take more pride (are willing to take the time and put in the effort) when there's a real, authentic audience for their writing. Publishing is taking on a greater importance in my classroom this year. Below is a "starting place" for resources. Please, send me an email if you have others to share.

KidPub Children's Publishing (online)
New Moon (magazine)
Stone Soup (magazine)
Potluck (magazine)
Chicken Soup for the Soul (magazine)
Teen Ink (This online resource lists many different opportunities and links for student publishing!)

"What happens to students’ intellectual efforts when there’s no place to showcase it? Most of it winds up crumpled in backpacks, in the trash, or in a box in the basement."—Joe Moses, founder and president of Classroom Publishing