Young Authors & Illustrators
Want to learn more about writing and illustration? This is the place for you!
We've put together a few lists of resources for teens and younger to help jumpstart your creative journey!
Creative Writing Resources
Grades K-6
Scholastic Story Starters
Scholastic Story Starters randomly generates writing prompts based on age and genre! Select from fantasy, adventure, sci-fi, and scrambler!
ShelSilverstein.com
The Shel Silverstein website has resources to help you get creative and learn about writing and poetry with access to fun videos, downloadable worksheets, coloring pages, and more!
Grades 7-12
National Novel Writing Month’s Young Writers Program
Create an account and access tools and resources to help write a novel. Set your own goals or join an ongoing challenge!
Amherst Writers and Artists
AWA is an international community of writing workshop leaders.
The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators provides the resources, professional networking, and community-building opportunities that support writers, illustrators, and translators throughout their careers.
Educators
826 National
We’re working towards a country in which writing education is accessible to every student in every classroom. That means creating more writing spaces, and empowering more writing teachers.
Illustrating Resources
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
Resources, workshops, and more!