Needham Girl Featured In Highlights Magazine

From Highlights Magazine:

The October 2017 issue of Highlights published a poem from 8-year-old Erin Bourque in its “Your Own Pages” section. Erin the child of Megan Bourque, is a third grader at Mitchell Elementary School.

Each year, Highlights readers send the magazine more than 35,000 submissions. The magazine selects work by boys and girls of all ages and from many different places in the world. Erin was one of only 38 children chosen for the October 2017 issue. By showcasing a representative sample of all the work, Highlights hopes to foster children’s creativity.

Devoted to “Fun with a Purpose” for 70 years—Highlights for Children, Inc. has helped children become their best selves—creative, curious, confident and caring. Its flagship publication, Highlights magazine, the most recognizable and widely read children’s magazine in the nation, printed its one-billionth copy in June 2006.

If other children want to submit their work to be considered for publication in future Highlights issues, please visit http://www.highlightskids.com/send-us-your-creative-work for more information on the guidelines and details for submission.

Other Highlights offerings include Highlights for Children Book Clubs and the Highlights Catalog, a selection of gifts children will love and parents can trust. Online, children can visit www.HighlightsKids.com for interactive content related to each issue of the magazine, and parents can visit www.Highlights.com for informative articles and suggestions for additional family activities.

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