We’ve put together some links to resources we think might be helpful and inspiring to young writers, especially to high school-age writers. We’ll add more resources to the list as time goes on. If there’s a resource you think other high school-age writers should know about, e-mail us at iyws@uiowa.edu and we’ll consider adding it!

Online journals that publish high school-age writers:

• The Adroit Journal https://theadroitjournal.org/
• One Teen Story https://one-story.com/read/one-teen-story/
• Polyphony Lit https://www.polyphonylit.org/
• Alexandria Quarterly http://www.alexandriaquarterlymag.com/
• Cicada http://www.cicadamag.com/about
• Agni https://agnionline.bu.edu/
• Ember http://emberjournal.org/
• The Playful Porpoise https://www.theplayfulporpoise.com/

Podcasts and web sites about writing that focus on craft and process:

• Project Gen Z Writes https://www.projectgenzwrites.com/
• Bookworm https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/bookworm
• LARB Radio Hour https://lareviewofbooks.org/podcasts/larb-radio-hour/
• Between the Covers: Conversations with Writers https://tinhouse.com/podcasts/
• The Book Review https://www.nytimes.com/column/book-review-podcast
• The Writer’s Voice https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-authors-voice
• The Paris Review interviews https://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/2020s

Online Lit and Book Mags

• Electric Lit https://electricliterature.com/
• The Millions https://themillions.com/
• Literary Hub (Lit Hub) https://lithub.com/
• The Believer https://www.thebeliever.net/
• The Rumpus https://therumpus.net/
• The Bare Life Review https://www.barelifereview.org/
• Joyland https://joylandmagazine.com/
• McSweeney’s https://www.mcsweeneys.net/
• Vulture Books https://www.vulture.com/books/