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Ad’k Center for Writing helps teens meet anthology deadline

SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack Center for Writing is hosting a Teen Night on Friday, March 3, from 3 to 7 p.m. to help teenagers draft, revise and send their writings to “Wild Words: Adirondack Teen Writing Anthology.”

As the March 10 deadline to submit writing to the anthology approaches, ACW wants to support teenagers who aren’t sure what to write, what to send or how to send it. ACW will have editors present to help teens get writing, make edits to their work, and get it submitted before the deadline. Teachers and mentors are welcome to bring groups of students to Teen Night as well. Registration is encouraged but not required. (Walk-ins are welcome.) Snacks and pizza will be served at 5 p.m.

Wild Words is a brand-new print product intended for yearly publication. It’s a place for teens living in the North Country to publish their creative writing, including poetry, short stories, memoirs, personal essays, sci-fi and fantasy. Any teen (age 13-19) living in the North Country is eligible to submit writing (10 pages maximum) for consideration in the anthology, which will be published this spring. ACW has developed an online toolkit for teachers and organizations interested in sharing this opportunity with members of their communities, which can be found online at www.adirondackcenterforwriting.org/wildwords. A public book launch for the anthology is set for April 22.

Free copies will be distributed to contributors and locations throughout the North Country, with additional copies available to be mailed for a small fee to cover shipping.

The Wild Words anthology is a collaboration between Visiting Writer Erin Dorney and ACW as part of the Creatives Rebuild New York Artist Employment Program. CRNY, a project of the Tides Center, is a three-year, $125 million investment in the financial stability of New York state artists and the organizations that employ them. Dorney will work with ACW over the next two years on a variety of projects designed to encourage creative writing and readership throughout the Adirondack Park.

“Seeing your words published in print means a lot to any writer,” Dorney said in a news release. “For teens living in the North Country, this is a great opportunity to share their unique voices, experiences and identities with a wider community of writers and readers. ACW believes teens have lots of important things to say, and we’re excited to read through the submissions that come in.”

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