Children's Poetry

The outlets in today's market for writers of children's poetry (and short stories, for that matter) are not exactly what you'd call abundant. (And I'm talking quality outlets here - those that promote good writing.) So those of us who write these things tend to cherish the outlets we "click" with. One of those, for me, is the online children's magazine, Wee Ones.

The remarkable thing about Wee Ones is that they don't have any advertising on their site. They don't make money from their e-zine (they don't charge for subscriptions), and yet they still manage to pay their writers and illustrators a fee. Because they care about attracting quality work for their readers.

If you're a writer and you aren't familiar with Wee Ones, you should check it out. And if you have young kids, let them check it out, too. People who promote children's literature because they love it, not because it's a business, are becoming a rarer breed these days. We really should celebrate those that do.

Oh, and the poetry editor at Wee Ones, Kim Hutmacher, has a new site/blog. Go visit her, too:
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