How It Works
If you are a writer for young people, or an editor or publisher working in this space, we will work with you to match your book with a committee of young readers from The International Alliance of Youth Writing Centers.
For example, if you have written or are publishing a chapter book for readers 9-12 years old, we will find a group of readers from that age group. They will provide notes on the book, at whatever level you wish. Maybe you want to make sure you got the dialogue right for kids that age. Maybe you want to make sure you describe third grade correctly. Maybe you want to make sure your story, which you think is funny, is actually funny.
Our student editors will step up and provide you with the answers.
They enjoy being part of the editorial process, and they get invaluable experience. They develop profoundly as student-editors, as writers, and they get the thrill of being acknowledged by professional editors.
To honor the students' work, we suggest one or more of the following:
a small contribution to each student's college or other education fund
a small contribution to their local writing/tutoring center
acknowledgement by name in the final printed book.
one personalized and signed copy of the book from the author to the student.
All donations are tax-deductible, of course. We will work with you to coordinate details for the editorial process, including these modest contributions.