KidPub has stories, poems, creative writing, videos, and reviews by kids and teens. It has links to Twitter, writing contests, message boards, and events. The site exclusively publishes (for a yearly fee) books and ebooks by kids and teens (who get royalties) as well as professionally edit and format, create cover art with input from the author, and help publicize and sell the books. The site offers a Publishing Guide. KidPub is a good resource to explore the publishing process and show students published works by other kids their age.
A writing generator for grades K-6, this resource is very teacher- and student-friendly. An animated guide on the home page for teachers was very simple to understand.
Scholastic Story Starters help students generate ideas, allow creativity, identify story elements, accommodate writing levels and allow students to illustrate their work. It can be used for whole class instruction and individual writing projects.