Child Literary Magazines feature contemporary and modern classic literature: dramatic scripts, stories, essays, poetry and writing lessons for high-school students, grades 9-12. In every issue of Child Literary Magazines literature comes alive with captivating reading that students will love and skill-building activities that meet teacher's needs. They include the feature "The Perfect Paper Series" writing program that is designed to help students learn to write and edit a wide range of essays. Also found in Child Literary Magazines are editorial features that involve students, author interviews and biographies, skill-building exercises, contests, and the best in classic and contemporary literature in every genre! 

Child Literary Magazines are the primary source for what creative children need to know. They publish essays on the literary life and interviews with contemporary writers of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. In addition, Child Literary Magazines feature articles with practical applications for both emerging and established writers, as well as valuable information on literary grants and awards. They are very well-known, and you wouldn't be surprised if they are the best-selling writer's magazines out there. Or at least one of the top ones. They have other interesting articles, such as how to write letters that your child will find interesting and worthwhile. The last issue had an article on writing plays for kids, and another on breaking into the food magazine market.

They cover all sorts of writing, from novel-writing to freelance writing, from journalism to horror, from newsletters to plays. Most of them are pretty short. They'll go surface-level into things, without ever getting into the nitty-gritty detail. There are very few advertisements in an issue of Child Literary Magazines that you would feel safe answering. In fact, in many writers' circles, the ads in this magazine are a running joke. Regular columns include: Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Writing for Kids, Writing, Clinic, Careers, Global Writing, ePublishing, Business. For those of you who have set a solid direction for your writing, you may only find an article of two in each issue that is of real use to you.

Each month, Child Literary Magazines offer solid advice for fiction and nonfiction writers. There is something on songwriters, playwrights, novelists, and copywriters. There are articles for people who have never published before and there are articles that more child writers will benefit from. The magazine also sponsors contests that offer children the opportunity for a bit of success even when they are being innudated by rejection slips. The contests, like the magazine, span a variety of different genres. There are several contests for kids. Finally, these magazines are truly motivational and inspirational. You learn something new every time you read them and enjoy what you are learning.