After all, if you’re encouraging kids to read, why not tell them it’s OK to get started on pursuing a writing career? These days with self-publishing and eBooks, etc. there’s no stopping anybody who wants to try to be a writer; not even a child! Don't you agree?
There are many celebrated authors of children's literature. But most of those writers are or were adults when they published their works. Below is a list of recommended links to articles that not only discuss the topic of content written for children but rather content written by children for children (along with other related or relevant information links).
“Many children have written books that have been published. One of the first we know about is Francis Hawkins. In 1641, when he was 8 years old, he wrote a book of manners for children called Youth Behavior.”
"As Hollywood scours the literary world for the next big screen adaptation with franchise potential, studios may want to start paying attention to another pool of authors to borrow from.”
“Dorothy Straight was an adorable 4-year-old when she decided to write How the World Began as a present for her grandmother back in 1962. However, her parents loved it and smelled success, deciding to seek out a publisher for the book.”
“You may have heard of Christopher Paolini, who started his bestselling fantasy series, Inheritance, when he was 15. But when we went looking for the youngest authors ever, we found some astonishing younger examples.”
“This is a list of notable books by young authors and of books written by notable writers in their early years. These books were written, or substantially completed, before the author's twentieth birthday.”
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