Each age category of children's writing, from picture books to young adult, has its own requirements. Follow these guidelines to start writing your children's book.

Feb 26, 2007 - Jennifer Jensen

Writing a children's book allows you to see the world through the eyes of a child-a great perspective indeed! Check out these children's book writing tips!

Nov 17, 2010 - Krysha Thayer

Writing picture books for children is a craft and a calling. It takes a trained eye, and knowledge of the children's literature world to become successful.

Jul 29, 2010 - Brenda Sturgis

Poems about children can be written to speak from a child's perspective or can be written about childhood experiences to convey strong messages.

Jul 10, 2010 - Linette Rabsatt

Smories website holds a monthly competition for the most popular story submitted to this exciting new project.

Mar 24, 2010 - Helen Brain

This prompt is useful for elementary school students who still believe in magic. It has worked successfully with grades K through three.

Feb 21, 2010 - Maria Jacketti

Children with writing disabilities may suffer from coordination problems and dysgraphia, or have trouble expressing ideas. Learn classroom strategies and how to help.

Jan 25, 2010 - Karen Plumley

Children's magazines offer writers plentiful opportunities for publication,. Writers can see their work quickly and find steady writing work with pay.

Jan 10, 2010 - K.D. Kuch

Many people start writing for children for the wrong reasons and with the wrong ideas about what it entails. This article debunks some of those myths.

Dec 22, 2009 - Ann Burnett

Teachers use rebus stories to teach vocabulary and sentence structure. Children's magazines also publish rebus stories, and are a potential market for publication.

Nov 9, 2009 - Jocelyn Kerr

With $1,000 and a potential publishing contract as the prize, every children's writer should enter this one writing contest.

Nov 1, 2009 - K.D. Kuch

When adoptive parents make a will, they need to choose appropriate guardians and clarify what inheritance will be given to their adopted children.

Oct 28, 2009 - Angela Krueger

Writing is an activity that improves with practice. Finding ways to engage children in writing experiences at home can be challenging for parents.

Sep 13, 2009 - Christine Ledder

Children's literature is a vast field and there are many sub-genres that appeal to different age groups.

May 19, 2009 - Debbie Roome

A writer has an idea for a children's book. But where does he begin? This article offers seven tips on writing for children.

May 5, 2009 - Jan Czech

Writing children's poems can be very rewarding if the author remembers the significance of sound, imagery and can be patient in terms of publishing their verse.

Jan 25, 2009 - Catherine Owen

Some of literature's most enduring and best loved children's books fit into the fantasy category. This article is a brief introduction to three different styles.

Jun 6, 2008 - Helen Brain

Have your children submit written requests for what they want to encourage them to fine tune their persuasive writing skills.

Apr 8, 2008 - Jennifer Wagaman