Helping kids to excel their talents

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Our older one (8 yrs old) is an excellent writer. She writes great stories. They are full of imaginations and very easy to read. I am thinking about getting them published but I have no idea where to start from.

are there any tips or testimonies of how you help/helped your kid in their talent. Like if they paint, did you submit their work in an exhibition?

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I used to write as a child and my parents used to send my poems and stories to creative writing competitions and got them published when i was between 9-13.

I think they found alot of these competitions online and also the there is a young writers book published every year in the UK which 2 of my poems got into (yay!) which the school submitted our work to.

Im sure the US has a young writers award or maybe your state does so google that and I know for a fact there are lots of creating writing competitions where you can submit your work online.

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I helped my kid but grounding him for writing stories , I wanted him to be a doctor. Just kidding.
There are some websites which allow you to publish your stories online , some of them go to printing press to ultimately.
Do a google search for publish your story and you would be amazed. I have no personal experience.

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Thanks for great suggestions Inspiron :k:

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My dad use to submit my poems and writing to the local newspaper. Why not let her write online or take her writing and put them in a book for her so she can see them as she gets older.

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I want to submit her stuff in a publication rather than online. Let me see what I can find here locally.

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TLK i found this via google

http://www.youngwritersofamerica.com/

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local newspaper is a great idea.

Let her write online means having her own blog (not Gs but other personal blog sites) or what?

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Niksik the stuff I meant was you can submit online rather than posting and the best work gets published in a book...thats what happened when i was a child anyway

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Acha OK. :smack: I don’t mind online stuff waisey…but I love holding a publication in my hand and reading it.

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awesome..

let me go through it. Thanks inspiron

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All the publishers have websites where you can submit her work.

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No not GS - There are kid appropriate reading and writing online sites. Google Razz kids (reading), kids writing, story makers for kids. Also check you local library - they usually put a kids newsletter on a monthly basis. Also have critique classes.

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Found this website too!

[http://www.artandwriting.org/

i](http://www.artandwriting.org/)m all for kids writing, its so much fun!!!

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I personally dont want to start with publisher website because if the work gets rejected, she will feel discouraged. I would rather pick a source which may not be as glamarous but what makes her feel encouraged to write more.

I will definetly check my local library.

Inspiron is on a roll :smiley: Thanks lady. :k:

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Read this short article to get some insight into the process.
Publish Short Stories – How to Publish Short Stories](Redirect Notice your story&ei=6q33TYDNMsn00gGbwf2eCw&usg=AFQjCNFMqzfJ7r9L1Nq-BX9i2J5dWv6E4Q&sig2=_HinGsNVShS6tvkyB009jg&cad=rja)