Julie Anne Peters' Links

Great Sites for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Youth (you know who you are)

Aspiring writers (you know who you are), you rock. Young writers ask me all the time where
they can get their own work published.

Opportunities for seeing your words in print abound, especially on the Web.
Check out these sites:

CyberTeens (writing resources and contests)

TeenInk (e-zine written entirely by teens)

Diary Project (share your thoughts about anything, or comment on what others say)

TeenVoices (because you're more than just a pretty face... Stories and articles written for and about young women)

LiveJournal (record your thoughts and opinions, and dialogue with others)

AmazingKids (celebrating the achievements of children)

Funhouse (submit your own story or finish one already started)

Kidworld (stories by kids, for kids)

Children's Book Council (Resources for readers, writers, illustrators, parents, teachers, publishers, and professionals in the field)

Libraries and bookstores sponsor writing contests all the time. You can trust they’re legitimate.
Here’s a Web link to all kinds of other writing contests.
(Note: Young adults and children should never have to pay money to enter a writing contest)

Writing Contests

Resource books will help you hone your skills, then tell you how and where to submit your work
for print publication. Look for these books or others like them
at your local library or book store:

What's Your Story?: A Young Person's Guide to Writing Fiction by Marion Dane Bauer

Five Pages a Day: A Writer’s Journey by Peg Kehret

Poem-Making: Ways to Begin Writing Poetry by Myra Cohn Livingston

The Young Writer’s Guide to Getting Published by Kathy Henderson

The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers by John Gardner

Story Sparkers: A Creativity Guide for Children’s Writers by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones

I © cats		Cats are cool (and they know it). We have three cats: Maui, Petey, and William. Maui, the diva, rules. She has her own Web site. Check it out at Maui's Place. All of our cats were adopted from Cat Care Society, a local shelter for stray, abandoned, neglected, and abused cats.
Throughout the year we (me, my partner Sherri, Maui, Petey, and William) also foster kittens. Sometimes kittens brought to the shelter are too young to be adopted, or too scared or sick. We take them home until they're healthy, happy, and ready to rule a roost of their own. Fostering is a — kittens can really trash a house! When all the kittens finally leave, everyone breathes a big sigh of relief. Especially Maui, who does not play well with others. Animal shelters everywhere are in desperate need of foster homes. If you're looking for a fun and fulfilling volunteer activity, and you have lots of love to share, consider fostering. To learn more about Cat Care Society:
Click Here

I love and admire people who dedicate their lives to making our world a better place.
Check out these organizations that are doing important humanitarian work for us all:

Random Acts of Kindness

Challenge Day
Challenging You to BE the Change

KidSPEAK!
Young people speak out against censorship

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

Southern Poverty Law Center: Teaching Tolerance

International Orthodox Christian Charities
What a religious experience could mean to the world

American Humane Association

Heifer International
Fighting world hunger and poverty

Doctors Without Borders

If you know of other sites that deserve recognition, please let me know and I'll post them.

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