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Teen Short Story Writing Contest
Choose one of the two prompts from below and write a 2,000–5,000 word story in any genre. There are two categories: middle school and high school. Winners will receive gift cards from local Barberton businesses. Email your typed story as a PDF to Teen Librarian Sarah Granville at sarah.granville@barbertonlibrary.org with “Writing Contest” as the subject. Submissions must include your full name and phone number.
Deadline: February 28.
Handwritten entries will not be accepted.
Prompt One:
Write a story about a person who becomes famous overnight. What are they famous for? How are the other people in their life affected? Do they stay famous?
Prompt Two:
Write a short story about an abandoned amusement park. Why did it close? What kind of attractions are still there? Why does your character go there?
- Date:
- Monday, February 9, 2026 Show more dates
- Time:
- 10:00am - 8:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Audience:
- Middle School (Grades 6-8) Teens
- Categories:
- Homeschool Middle School Age Program Teen