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Freedom to Read Essay Winners!

Every year we have an essay contest to celebrate Freedom to Read Week. Check out this link to read our 2010 winners! We'd like to thank all of this year's participants, we hope you'll take part in Freedom to Read Week 2011!!

Posted to Teen Zone (Weblog) on 03-01-2010
Write Right!

Do you finish your sentences with prepositions? Do you wonder where the apostrophe goes, in plural possessives? Do you split infinitives? And…do you understand what any of these questions mean? Your writing says volumes about you! Whether you’re penning a cover letter, a letter of complaint, or even...

Posted to Slice of Calgary (Weblog) on 01-19-2010
Freedom to Read Contest

Books are regularly challenged , banned and censored in Canada ! See this post for more info on banned books. February 21 - 27 is Freedom to Read Week , a time when we celebrate intellectual freedom - your right to read, write or view whatever you want. And we're having a contest ! Submit a short...

Posted to Teen Zone (Weblog) on 01-11-2010
Win a Trip to Ottawa!

If you're a writer or artist, you can win a trip to Ottawa and other prizes! I'm talking about the Mathieu Da Costa Challenge , which celebrates diversity in Canada. All you have to do is enter a piece of writing or artwork which "celebrates the contributions made by Canadians of Aboriginal...

Posted to Teen Zone (Weblog) on 01-11-2010
1 Day Left - New Moon Contest!

There is only one day left in the New Moon contest! The deadline is December 31 at midnight, so send your reviews, writing and art ASAP. You can enter up to 10 times! Want to win the awesome New Moon prize pack pictured above? It's easy! We are getting ready to launch a new Teen website for the Library...

Posted to Teen Zone (Weblog) on 12-24-2009
A Place for Writers

The Writers' Blog is back with information, inspiration and ideas for writers. Find out about programs , new books to assist you in your work and inspiration to help nudge your creative muse. Check here for regular posts that will be of great interest to you the writer. Check our Program Guide on...

Posted to Writers' Retreat (Weblog) on 12-21-2009
New Moon Contest!!

Want to win the awesome New Moon prize pack pictured above? It's easy! We are getting ready to launch a new Teen website for the Library. On this site, you'll be able to post reviews, art, and writing! But we need some stuff to put on the site for the launch. So send me your stuff, and you'll...

Posted to Teen Zone (Weblog) on 11-23-2009
Creativity Camp

Write Now is a teen writing conference, which is held just once a year. There will be pizza and awesome prizes ! This year, three professional authors will be joining us: Naomi Lewis - Novelist & Ghostwriter (this session sponsored by the WGA ) Barbara Scott - Author & Editor Ethan Cole - Playwright...

Posted to Teen Zone (Weblog) on 11-12-2009
NaNoWriMo

Calling all writers - it's time for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)! The goal of NaNoWriMo is to write an entire novel in one month, getting down as many words as possible every day. Ignore your inner editor and write as much as you can! This year, there's even a Young Writers' version...

Posted to Teen Zone (Weblog) on 11-10-2009
Write and Win

If you're 15 or younger, you can enter the Children's Fiction Writing Awards - and get published! Winning stories will be published in an anthology. Your biography and photo will be in there too, so start practicing your Top Model smile. But hurry - the deadline is October 10th. In the 12-15...

Posted to Teen Zone (Weblog) on 09-20-2009

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