The Telling Room Writing Contest

The telling room is a nonprofit writing center for youth ages 6 18 in portland maine.

The telling room writing contest.

The telling room a nonprofit writing center in portland received hundreds of submissions for its writing contest this year. While we are happy to accept multiple submissions a new form must be completed for each piece of writing that you. Winners are published in maine magazine and in our annual anthology and win a cash prize. In the interest of following guidance from local state and federal.

Like many of you we ve been actively following the progression of covid 19 in maine in other parts of the country and across the globe. The telling room has gone virtual until it feels safe for our staff volunteers teaching artists students and community to gather. Focused on young writers. We re so excited to announce our 2019 20 telling room writing contest winner.

The contest is themed. A panel of professional writers selects one grand prize winner. 225 commercial street suite 201. All submissions must come from writers who live in the state of maine.

By logan wilbur a high school sophomore from bass harbor me. Our annual themed creative writing contest allows youth from all over the state of maine to show off their writing chops. Write and submit a back cover blurb of 100 words or fewer that sets the stage for a novel establishes the characters and raises the stakes in a way that makes readers want to find out more. We want blurbs about completely made up nonexistent books.

The contest runs from mid december through january each year. This writing contest is all about book blurbs. May 4 4 min read. Middle and high school students from all over the state wrote poems and stories on the theme objects of wonder.

2020 the telling room. 6 165 likes 54 talking about this 521 were here. Annually december february accepts online submissions we run a writing contest open to all maine residents ages 11 18. The telling room young writers contest poetry may 2015 the telling room a nonprofit writing center in portland asked young writers to submit poems and prose pieces that fit the theme bodies of water.

If it is before the deadline please submit your writing here if you have followed the contest guidelines. Full submission guidelines are available here on our website.