This year we had over 20 entries from students in middle school through high school to our Youth Poetry Contest. Our judges, librarians from the Youth Services department, had a difficult time choosing winners! The entries were split between middle school writers...
This July, the Westfield Athenaeum held a Short Story contest open to anyone and everyone. Writers in Westfield were encouraged to submit a short story with a 1,000 words or less. We had children and teens in grades 3-7 submit stories. You can find their stories...
This year’s contest had over 25 entries from children and teens in Westfield. They ranged from haikus to villanelles, limericks to sonnets. The subject matter was just as diverse from chicken nuggets to flowers, grief to happiness. Though this...
