Teen Writers

It might interest you that there are actually some popular books published by teen writers, such as:

In the Forest of the Night by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes Age 14
Outsiders by S.E. Hinton Age 16
Frankenstein by Mary Shelly Age 19
Eragon by Christopher Paolini Age 15
Diary of a Teenage Girl by Anne Frank Age 15
Please Don’t Kill the Freshman by Zoë Trope Age 15
Walter Farley started writing The Black Stallion at… Age 15
Carson McCuller’s first story was published at… Age 19
Mark Twain was first published at… Age 18

If you would like to read what other teens are writing or submit your own work, go to www.teenink.com. You can also have your poetry published in the Library’s yearly Teen Express book, and we welcome stories, reviews, poetry, editorials, photography, etc.

E-mail your submissions to karen.dusek@sjvls.org