Welcome to Creative ELA’s Author’s Cafe! Here you’ll find resources for young writers, writing groups, and places to publish.
Author Spotlight
Check out the awesome Creative ELA Writers!
RL Writer- “Do you enjoy writing or reading? If so, this blog is for you! I am an aspiring author and prolific reader, and this blog is dedicated to content in those two domains. If you want a book review or some tips on your writing, this is the place!“
Clubs for Kids & Teens
Writing Games for Kids 8-12- on Outschool
Calling all gamers and writers. Come play writing games and make new friends!
Each Monday, I post a new creative writing game. Each game will help us think about different aspects of writing, such as characterization, plot, setting, conflict, figurative language, and word choice. We’ll play with adding detail and creating our writing styles, and through play, we’ll learn all about creative writing.
Keeper of the Lost Cities Fans on Outschool
Which character in the series would be your BFF? What talent would you possess? Would you enroll in Foxfire? Whose team are you on?
A fun group for fans of Shannon Messenger’s series Keeper of the Lost Cities. Come discuss and write about your favorite characters and scenes.
Collaborative Writing for Teens- Keep the Story Going
Co-create and collaborate with other writers by adding your ideas to an ongoing piece or starting a piece of your own.
I’ll post a new start to a story or poem every Monday. Each of these beginnings needs your creativity to keep the piece going.
*Creative ELA Members: Join one of my clubs and get a free month. Your coupon code is in your member library.
Creative Writing Magazines and Places to Publish for Kids and Teens
Creativity- Creative ELA’s Literary Magazine for Homeschoolers
Stone Soup– literary project 100% written and illustrated by kids
New Moon Girls– online feminist magazine by and for girls 8-14
Teen Ink– for teens by teens
