The Telling Room Writing Contest

The telling room a nonprofit writing center in portland received hundreds of submissions for its writing contest this year.

The telling room writing contest.

While we are happy to accept multiple submissions a new form must be completed for each piece of writing that you. The telling room ages 11 18 submission window. The telling room is a nonprofit writing center for youth ages 6 18 in portland maine. By logan wilbur a high school sophomore from bass harbor me.

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. Writing contest submission form our writing contest closes at 11 59pm est on friday january 31 2020. The telling room portland me. Annually december february accepts online submissions we run a writing contest open to all maine residents ages 11 18.

225 commercial street suite 201. 2020 the telling room. The contest is themed. 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.

We want blurbs about completely made up nonexistent books. In the interest of following guidance from local state and federal. Focused on young writers. A panel of professional writers selects one grand prize winner.

We re so excited to announce our 2019 20 telling room writing contest winner. This writing contest is all about book blurbs. 6 165 likes 54 talking about this 521 were here. Our annual themed creative writing contest allows youth from all over the state of maine to show off their writing chops.

Full submission guidelines are available here on our website. Middle and high school students from all over the state wrote poems and stories on the theme objects of wonder. All submissions must come from writers who live in the state of maine. The contest runs from mid december through january each year.

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. Winners are published in maine magazine and in our annual anthology and win a cash prize.