The Write Source is always interested in receiving student writings for possible publication in one of our handbooks or on our Web site!

Good student models are an important part of our publications. Over the past 25 years, we have used several hundred student models. We would love to consider examples of your writing, as well. You’ll find information below on how to send us your writing. (You’ll also find links to a few other Web sites that publish student writing.)

You can send a photocopy of your writing via the mail (keep the original for yourself), or you can fax it. You must enclose or fax a completed Write Source Permission Agreement with each piece of writing you send. Here’s our mailing address and fax number:

The Write Source
P.O. Box 460
Burlington, WI 53105

Fax: (country code 001) 262-763-2651

A note to parents about the Children’s On-Line Privacy Act.

If you wish, you can e-mail your work (within the body of the e-mail message, or attached in TXT or RTF format). You must also print out a Write Source Permission Agreement and mail or fax it to the above address or fax number.

NOTE:Be sure to include with your writing a mailing address where we can contact you (or a parent or guardian, if you are under 18).

Here’s our e-mail address: contact@thewritesource.com

If your model is published, you’ll receive a $50 savings bond and—if it is published in a handbook or sourcebook—five copies of the book to share with your friends, family, teachers, or classmates.

If you are having trouble thinking of a writing idea, let us help. Our Writing Topics page can get you started.

Grades 9-12

paragraphs, essays, reports, research papers, book reviews, essay-test answers, and other types of nonfiction writing

Grades 6-8

paragraphs, essays, reports, book reviews, autobiographical writings, letters, poems, plays, and stories

Grades 4-5

paragraphs, journal writings, letters, book reviews, newspaper stories, tall tales, short stories, poems, and classroom reports

Grades 1-3

all types of writing

We update this listing from time to time, so be sure to check back.

We also recommend this list hosted by the National Council of Teachers of English.