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I've had stories published in magazines such as Cricket, Highlights for Children, Read, and Disney Adventures, and in various anthologies.
Some of the places where my stories or articles have been published include:
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Shaw's i-PulpFiction.com
- "Effortless Weight-Loss, Inc."
(Rest assured: This is a short story, not diet tips.)
i-Pulp ("Where the short story lives") is in an easy-to-read magazine format, and has short stories (including mystery, humor, adventure, science fiction, and fantasy) by exciting contemporary authors such as Elaine Marie Alphin (author of Counterfeit Son), Orson Scott Card (author of Ender's Game), Bruce Coville (author of The Monster's Ring), and David Lubar (author of Hidden Talents), as well as classic writers such as Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, L Frank Baum.
Prices range from free to $1.00.
("Effortless Weight-Loss, Inc." costs 50 cents.)
Look around and explore.
http://www.ipulpfiction.com/
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Writing it Right! How Successful Children's Authors Revise and Sell Their Stories (edited by Sandy Asher)
This is an invaluable tool for writers, giving examples of the revision process from 20 authors/22 published works (including the entire text of picture books and short stories, and excerpts from novels).
Besides being an editor, Sandy Asher is the author of picture books, short stories, poems, articles, and plays. Visit her website by clicking here.
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Sideshow: 10 Original Tales of Freaks, Illusionists, and Other Matters Odd and Magical (edited by Deborah Noyes)
(stories by David Almond, Aimee Bender, Cecil Castellucci, Shawn Cheng, Annette Curtis Klause, Margo Lanagan, Danica Novgorodoff, Matt Phelan, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Vivian Vande Velde)
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It's a Rat's World Magazine
My daughter, Elizabeth, wrote an articleabout decorating Easter Eggs with her very clever pet rat, Bullwinkle.
Photos by Beth Vande Velde and Vivian Vande Velde.
Take a look at It's a Rat's World here.
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In Short: How to Teach the Young Adult Short Story (edited by Suzanne I. Barchers)
(stories by Avi, Joan Bauer, T.A. Barron, Larry Bogard, Jospeh Bruchac, Donna Gamache, Kendall Haven, Roy Hoffman, Trish Holland, C.S. Perryess, Neal Shusterman, Gloria Skurzynski, Gene Twaronite, Vivian Vande Velde, and Angel Vigil)
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Gothic! 10 Original Dark Tales (edited by Deborah Noyes)
 
available in hardcover and paperback
(stories by Joan Aiken, M.T. Anderson, Neil Gaiman, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Gregory Maguire, Garth Nix, Celia Rees, Jani Lee Simner, Vivian Vande Velde, Barry Yourgrau)
This book has been named for these honors:
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A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age 2005
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An ALA Best Book for Young
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A Kirkus Reviews 2004 Editors Choice
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A Locus Magazine Recommended Reading Title
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A Junior Library Guild Selection
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starred reviews in Horn Book, Kirkus, and Booklist
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Girls To The Rescue
- "For Love of Sunny" -- also included in Once Upon A Test: Three Light Tales of Love
- "Lian and the Unicorn"
A Nightmare's Dozen
- "Cypress Swamp Granny" -- also included in Curses, Inc.
 
in hardcover and paperback
A Wizard's Dozen
- "Lost Soul" -- also included in Curses, Inc.
 
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