You Own Your Work

Dear Parents and Kids:

I have listened to our members and readers and have rethought the statement on the bio and parent's page of www.kidswrite4kids.com. As a writer who has had to give up rights to my work over the years, I understand how it feels to lose control of your hard work.

The changed--and much better--statement is below. Check it out!

The young authors who publish their work on www.kidswrite4kids.com own their work. We do ask, however, that they respect the fact that the work was published here first. With the author’s permission, works submitted to www.kidswrite4kids.com may later be published in a variety of media styles such as books, magazines, CD-ROM products, and other printed or electronic material. Young authors appearing on www.kidswrite4kids.com are encouraged to display their work in any way they wish. We only ask that they note on the publication that the writing was published first on www.kidswrite4kids.com.

I like this much better.