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In the Writer Magazine, August, 2006, Dallas Nicole Woodburn tells how she sold 900 copies of a book she wrote at age ten. She had gotten a $50 grant from her school to publish her stories and poems. Her book was titled, There's Huge Pimple on my Nose. Dallas' initial goal was to sell 25 staple-bound copies of her book to pay back the grant. She began marketing the book and she was so successful that she ordered 750 more copies from a local printer.

There are lots of opportunities for kids to publish their writings. Ask your local children's librarian for help in finding appropriate places to send your poems and stories.

Highlights, that venerable magazine for kids, has two pages each issue devoted to drawings and poems by kids. Art must be on unlined paper and poems are to be 100 words or less. Send your work to Highlights, Your Own Pages, 803 Church St., Honesdale, PA 18431