TikaTok.com - Self-Publishing for Kids

Has your child started writing memes or quoting Shakespeare with daring accuracy? Is he or she a spitting image of the portrait of an artist as a young man/woman? Think you’ve got the next JK Rowling or Nabokov on your hands? If so check out TikaTok, a site that lets your budding literary talent create and publish their own words and drawings. It’s easy, even parents can do it. Who said the literary world was savage? Get started by registering and creating a username. You can register as a parent or child. Then let the creative juices flow. Write, draw, browse other kids’ creations for inspiration, and once you’ve got a finished product, publish for free. All books are available for the world to see. You can browse by most popular, most active, and featured books. There’s even a handy little community gallery to check out drawings. Parents, you can purchase a hard copy of the works for a cool $20.

“Tikatok is place where kids everywhere can become published authors. With Tikatok, you can write and illustrate stories, share them with friends and family, and even print them out as real paperback and hardcover books."

TikaTok appears to be a great tool for your budding Ginsberg. Its UI is simple, straightforward, and a pleasure to look at. Creating a book lets your kids explore their artistic side, while you have a memento to keep.

Can TikaTok find a crowd of tots willing to get published? What about deviant folks who aren’t really kids and just want to get published?