MY SON WAS PUBLISHED IN MAGNUM OPUS
Yesterday, Institute of Excellence in Writing’s (IEW) Magnum Opus literary magazine arrived in the mail.
Hurriedly, I flipped through it to find my son’s hoplite five paragraph research paper with 5 cited sources!
We gushed over how the editors made the article look professional!
Also, they used a wonderful picture of an authentic hoplite shield for the background!
MY DAUGHTER WAS PUBLISHED ON LINE
My daughter was also published, as an honorable mention, on the IEW website.
MAGNUM OPUS LITERARY MAGAZING
At the end of the school year, IEW encourages students to choose one paper previously written to perfect into a magnum opus (Latin for “great work”).
A few months after our Ancient Greek studies, IEW announced the beginning of their new literary magazine just for kids who use IEW.
Appropriately named Magnum Opus, the cream of the crop from the submissions gets published in the magazine.
Selecting their favorite papers, my kids submitted them to Magnum Opus.
In the second issue of Magnum Opus, we found their names printed.
WORKING WITH THE EDITOR
Last spring, my son’s hoplite article was sent back by the IEW editor with helpful comments, inviting him to tighten the paper for a future submission.
Wow! What mom/teacher could ask for anything more? I didn’t even have to pay for this!
My son willingly rewrote and resubmitted his paper.
With this experience, he more willingly listens to guidance on his papers.
MY TURN FOR PUBLICATIONS ELSEWHERE
Recently two different groups who discovered my blog contacted me, asking me to send them links to specific articles that I write for them to link to on their own sites for their readership.
Delightedly, my kids gush, “Mom, you’re getting famous!” I don’t know about that, but it is exciting!
