Welcome
to Kelp Magazine


A magazine for kids  (and grown ups) who love the ocean!

Submit Creativity Here

artwork from your imagination, inspired by nature

Draw, paint, sculpt, write and photograph.

our local places

Beach, sand dunes, ocean, river, bush and home.

to place, people
and time

Where are you from? Who’s in our community?

about the world
we live in

What lives in the ocean, sky and on the land? How are we all connected?

And you are the artist!

KELP Magazine can’t wait to meet you. We think kids’ artwork, writing and photos should be seen by everyone. This magazine is FOR kids BY kids!

We want to publish your work!

Submit your artwork by 29th January 2027 for your chance to be included.

(Front cover submissions are due on 15th December)

Issue #7 is The Rockpool Issue

Can you paint a birds eye view of a rockpool and the creatures that might live there?

Can you WRITE the story of day exploring rock pools? Or the story of a crab who gets washed out of a rockpool? Or the adventures of a starfish?

Could you draw a picture showing over and under a rockpool at a beach?

So what should you submit?

The seventh issue of KELP Magazine is ‘The Rockpool Issue’. We’d love to see any of these ideas from you around the themes of rockpools, the ocean or the environment!

Artwork
- drawings
- paintings
- sculptures
- collages

Photographs

Writing
- short stories
- poetry
- information writing
- opinion pieces
- comic strips
- descriptive writing

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A fabulous day of networking, listening, learning and validation.

Felt like a luxury to sit and think about Kelp Magazine all day and to do some planning and brainstorming about our next steps.

Thanks so much to Warrnambool City Council, Fletcher

I’m getting really excited for a lino print workshop I’m doing this weekend and thought I’d have a little warm up with a kit I got for Mother’s Day. Pretty happy with my first attempt at this little pied oyster catcher!

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Kelp Magazine’s fifth issue, The Deep Sea Issue is full of these kinds of tricky questions.

Want to see more? Pre-order your copy now on our website. Get deep…and support this community magazine for kids!

#wouldyourather #kelpmagazin

Claire Saxby @clairesaxbyauthor is an incredible writer for kids (and grown ups who love to learn!) I loved chatting with Claire about her newest book, whale fall and her favourite deep sea creatures.

Want to find out more? Pre-order your copy of K

Georgia Nester is from Western Australia and has been researching using DNA to discover more about what lives in the deep sea.

Want to find out more and see some really cool photos of deep sea creatures?

Pre-order Kelp Magazine’s fifth issu

This Sunday as part of the Port Fairy Winter Weekends Festival @pfwwfestival is the beautiful twilight market at Port Fairy Consolidated School.

Come along between 4:00 and 7:30 to support local creatives, listen to some sweet tunes and get involve