Most great writers today discovered their talents when they were younger, in which case is always at the teen age. Teenagers can be a little picky, which applies to virtually every areas of their lives, making them have a constant change of mind towards one thing. The good news here is that new websites are created daily, and teenagers can have access to loads of them.

There are lots of information on the Internet, with great resources that will be useful for a teen who has plans to become a writer.

If you are a teenager reading this, you can be sure that these websites will not only encourage you to dream bigger, but also boost your confidence in writing better. Here are some of the websites

1. Wattpad

If you’re yet to join the wattpad community, now may be the time to consider it. Wattpad is the largest online reading platform that will allow you to read from numerous writers all over the world, which includes some of the best writers, and also allow you share your own stories. With over 25 million members on Wattpad, you can get a good number of followers who will read your works and make comments on them. Follow your favorite authors and read more exciting stories, especially in the genre you’ll love to specialize in, and become a better writer. You can release your works in series, to make your followers anticipate a sequel. Click here to sign-up.

 

2. The Young Writers Society (YWS)

YWS is an online community for young writers ages 13+, managed by members of the community. Here, you get to meet new friends and/or introduce yourself. The community offers a chatroom, forums, a social section, and literary columns which includes poetry, shorts, and story books. It also has a “Green Room” where a new work is sent to and will receive at least two worthy reviews before being posted. With this, you can be sure of getting feedbacks on your work and even become a better writer. Click here to register.

 

3. Teen Ink

Teen Ink has been known, over two decades, to help nurture teen writers. They offer forums, contests, summer programs, art/photo, and college guide. They also have literary sections, including poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. Hundreds of thousands of teenagers have submitted their works to Teen Ink and over 65,000 has been published, and they pride in having the most thoughtful and creative work generated by teens.

You can sign-up and join this community as soon as you can, and also subscribe to their monthly print magazines. Click here to know more.

 

4. National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)

NaNoWriMo is an awesome thirty-day adventure for any writer, especially young writers. You get to write a novel in a month, track your progress, get pep talks and support, and meet fellow writers online and in person. Writers all over the world who want to be novelists will attempt to write about 50,000-word book within a month. Now, that might be a little tasking for teenagers with lots of homework to do, but those behind the concept have come up with a new idea. They have now added a Young Writers Program that can help you reach the goal by setting your own word-count that you are certain you’ll be done with by the end of the month.

Although November is usually the time NaNoWriMo is engaged, you can still check out their site in other months. Click here.

I hope this article helps. If you know of any other websites that will be beneficial to teenagers, let us know in the comments.