Submissions

Children's literature lovers are always welcome to submit articles to Literature For Kids.

You will need:

1. A love for children's literature.

2. A love for writing articles, stories, and/or poetry.

What I'm publishing here:

1. Stories, articles and poems for children and teens.

2. Reviews of children's books.

3. Articles about authors of children's literature.

4. Articles for writers of children's literature.

5. Possibly, in the future, novellas and novels for children and teens.

Payment for first publication rights:

Articles and Stories: $10 USD
Book Reviews: $5 USD
Poems: $5 USD to $10 USD

Payments for previously published manuscripts negotiable.

All payments are delivered via PayPal; you must have a PayPal account to be paid.

To submit: Send email to linda-at-literature4kids.com

No attachments please!

Stories and poems: Send your query and submission together in the body of your email.

Articles: Query first.

Include a short bio I can use on the site. If your submission is accepted, a small photo would help too.

I'm looking forward to meeting you!

Submissions should receive a response within four weeks.

My current monthly operating budget is less than $50 so obviously I won't be able to accept everything, but I hope to be able to at least give a personal and helpful response to everyone who submits.

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Literature For Kids is published online only at this site by Linda Jo Martin.

Linda Jo Martin writes middle grade and YA literature, blogs a lot, and is the former editor of Happy Camp News.