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Summer Institute for Educators Writers Block Young Emerging Authors Fellowship Young Writers & Leaders For Schools & Educators Storytelling Workshops Publishing Publishing Bookstore Anthology Project Publishing Workshop Writing Contest Stories Places to Publish Student Work Student Work Founders Prize Get Involved Get Involved Volunteer Internships Ambassadors Partner With Us Open Call for Board & Committees Events Upcoming Events Paint the Town Read Big Night 2024 Words that Change the World Virtual Event Archive Store Donate Donate Sponsor Us Corporate Partners Write. Share. Inspire. Write. Share. Inspire. At The Telling Room, we empower youth through writing and share their voices with the world.Focused on young writers ages 6 to 18, we seek to build confidence, strengthen literacy skills, and provide real audiences for our students. We believe that the power of creative expression can change our communities and prepare our youth for success both now and in the future.   DONATE   StudentsIf you are passionate about writing, join us! We have a number of great ways for you to meet other young writers, find mentors, and share your work with our community. Learn more  Parents & GuardiansDo you have a young person in your life who loves storytelling, or maybe a student reluctant to write? Check out our different Telling Room program offerings to see what might be a good fit for the young authors in your life. Learn more Schools & EducatorsAt The Telling Room, we do whatever we can to support those who are on the front lines teaching in classrooms across Maine and help your students engage with creative writing. Learn more VolunteersVolunteers are essential to our organization. Program volunteers sit with students, write with them, ask questions, and help them develop their stories or poems. Learn more   President Barack Obama Visits The Telling RoomOur Young Writers and Leaders students were recently invited to have a special conversation with acclaimed author and renowned world leader President Barack Obama. Learn more Our COVID-19 PoliciesWe are dedicated to prioritizing the health of our community. Please review our latest COVID-19 policies prior to joining us at The Telling Room to help keep everyone safe. Learn more   News The Telling Room's 20th Anniversary Bash: Paint the Town Read Join us for an evening filled with friends, food, stories, classic Telling Room activities, and music as we honor 20 years of our community empowering young writers and lifting up youth voices. Read More → "Poems from Here" features Telling Room Author Calla James Did you catch Calla James' poem, "Things That I Wanted to Write Poetry About but That Are Already Poems on Their Own" from SWIMMING BETWEEN MOUNTAINS on Maine Public Radio's Poems from Here segment? Read More → The Telling Room Welcomes New Board Members and Officers The Telling Room is thrilled to welcome Joe Conway, Brita Loppnow, Meredith McCarroll, Matty Oates and Jordene Trueh to the Board of Directors, and current Board member Libby Lauze into a new role as the incoming Board Vice President. Read More → Join Us at Words that Change the World Join us at Words that Change the World, a novel fundraising event to benefit The Telling Room. This first-of-its-kind night at Ocean Gateway on Thursday, May 16th will feature world-changing wordsmiths and storytellers—both emerging and established—whose work has a tangible impact on our community. Read More → Putting Climate Advocacy into Words: Leela Marie Hidier (Maine Climate Council) “As a child, writing was a way to dream up a better world. Ultimately, I hope my words help us see a happier healthier future for our planet and our people too.” Read More → Deep Water: ‘Never,’ by Lily Jessen (Portland Press Herald) Poet Megan Grumbling and the Portland Press Herald featured Statewide Writing Contest grand prize winner Lily Jessen and her poem in this week's Deep Water column. Read More → The Telling Room honors young writer from Jay in statewide writing contest (The Daily Bulldog) Christina Nelson wrote “It’s Not as I Once Dreamed.” She is a junior at Spruce Mountain High School. Read More → Hope, Belfast students among winners of Telling Room 2024 writing contest (Pen Bay Pilot) Nevyn Harvey is a senior at Belfast Area High School and wrote “Our Last Encounter.” Imogen Esmé Egenson, age 11, of Hope wrote “A Cow Named Horse.” Read More → The Telling Room Announces Grand Prize Winner of Statewide Writing Contest & County Winners Lily Jessen, age 15 of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, is the grand prize winner of The Telling Room's 17th Annual Statewide Writing Contest! Read More → Kristina Powell's Favorite Place in Maine? The Portland Public Library (Down East Magazine) Check out the February issue of Down East Magazine to read their profile on Telling Room Executive Director Kristina Powell and find out why the Portland Public Library’s atrium is one of her favorite places in Maine. Read More → Why climate fiction matters (Maine Monitor) A tenth grader rolls her eyes at Thornton Wilder’s Our Town in an English class on the eve of the end of the world. A hunting party of teenagers braves the perilous Canadian desert in search of food. A robotic entity surfaces longingly from degraded ocean waters it was created to clean up. A girl whose family was displaced to Ohio by a hurricane returns to an all but deserted Casco Bay. Read More → Published Maine teen celebrated at White House for climate change novel (News Center Maine) Leela Marie Hidier was chosen to speak at the first Girls Leading Change event in October. Read More → Beyond Giving Tuesday: Here's what 5 Maine nonprofit leaders have planned for 2024 (Maine Biz) “With our newly launched three-year strategic plan [entitled] 'Reading Ahead,' we’re strengthening how we elevate youth voices through our partnerships with alumni, schools, libraries, and other organizations.” — Executive Director Kristina Powell Read More → A Message to Our Community Our hearts are with the many families impacted by last week’s events in Lewiston, which have been felt in every corner of our State. Read More → Maine teen among 15 across US honored at White House for International Day of the Girl (Maine Public) A Maine teen from Yarmouth is among a handful of young women who were honored at the White House Wednesday as part of the International Day of the Girl. Read More → Maine woman being honored by the White House (WMTW) Leela Marie Hidier is one of 15 young women leaders being celebrated Wednesday, Read More → Maine Teen Honored at White House (WGME) Leela Marie Hidier, 18, was one of 15 young women honored at the White House on Wednesday for their advocacy work. Read More → Yarmouth teen among 15 recognized by Jill Biden for work to improve their communities (Portland Press Herald) Leela Marie Hidier, 18, is a climate social justice advocate and author of an award-winning debut novel, 'Changes in the Weather.' Read More → First Lady Jill Biden Is Honoring These 15 Young Women With the First-Ever Girls Leading Change Celebration (Teen Vogue) Telling Room author and alum Leela Marie Hidier is among 15 young women honored by First Lady Dr. Jill Biden at the White House on International Day of the Girl. Read More → Programs Programs Young Emerging Authors (YEA) Programs Do you have a novel inside of you? A collection of poetry you’re bursting to share? Characters or stories that just won’t let you go? Each year, we work with four dedicated Maine teens to write, develop, and publish their own books. Read More → Programs Programs Second Story Programs Second Story is an afterschool program where alumni of Telling Room programs dig deeper into the writing process, develop their writing habits, and share their words with the world. Read More → Programs Programs Writers Block Programs Writers Block is a free afterschool program to ages 7 - 18. We host three weekly sessions focused both by age and interest. The mix of structured and unstructured writing time lets students explore and practice elements of the craft, whether fiction, essay, poetry, or visual storytelling. Read More → Programs Programs Student Writers and Readers Meet! (SWARM!) Programs SWARM! (Student Writers and Readers Meet!) is a network of youth writing and publishing groups across the State of Maine. Read More → Programs Programs Publishing Workshop Programs In this semester-based program, Publishing Workshop participants take the lead in youth publishing, learning about the book publishing industry through hands-on work. Read More → Programs Programs Camps Programs Youth write, share, and inspire with The Telling Room in our creative writing summer camps taking place across Maine and online. Read More → Programs Programs Summer Institute for Educators Programs Join us for three days to learn The Telling Room’s proven method for improving literacy skills while building confidence and a sense of community. We offer tools and techniques to teachers, artists, and nonprofit leaders in a professional development setting. Read More → Programs Programs Young Writers & Leaders (YWL) Programs Young Writers and Leaders is a free, nine-month afterschool literary arts education program exclusively for high school students with international and multicultural backgrounds. We select 32 students a year through a competitive application and interview process to participate for nine months. Read More → Programs Programs College Essay Workshops Programs The Telling Room offers a college essay workshop led by our college essay expert, Program Director Nick Whiston. Each workshop offers four hours of small-group instruction and individual revising support. Read More → Programs Programs In-School Workshops Programs Workshops are conveniently nestled between field trips and residencies as a medium length programming option, and we are able to host them at our writing center in Portland or travel to schools and other sites. Workshops typically last 4 to 10 hours over multiple visits. Read More → Programs Programs In-School Residencies Programs As a teacher, there are times when it may not be possible for your class to visit us for a field trip, or you may have a whole classroom of students you want to immerse in the writer's world. Our writers and artists can come to you for an in-school residency. Read More → Programs Programs Field Trips Programs Field trips are back for the school year! To arrange a visit for your students to come to The Telling Room, contact Program Director Nick Whiston at nick@tellingroom.org. Read More → Programs   Stories Poetry Jul 1, 2024 "Resin" by Len Harrison Poetry Jul 1, 2024 wrote poetry for it not to be heardby the ears of my own species. Read More → Poetry Jul 1, 2024 Poetry Jul 1, 2024 "Theseus on the Playground" by Len Harrison Poetry Jul 1, 2024 One day you won’tbe able to ignore me; you won’tbe able to trip me; you won’tbe able to point your fingers and laugh.I am half the blood of gods; I’ll push your fists away effortlessly. Read More → Poetry Jul 1, 2024 Poetry Jul 1, 2024 "SLASH AND BURN" by Len Harrison Poetry Jul 1, 2024 i want to call you out like a cold winter breeze full of ice and snow / but july cocoonsitself around you / flame and flame and smoke and mirrors / a wall i could never getthrough / Read More → Poetry Jul 1, 2024 Poetry Jul 1, 2024 "Dear Audrey" by Andrea Liang Poetry Jul 1, 2024 17 and 20SisterhoodI see reminders of you everywhere. Read More → Poetry Jul 1, 2024 Poetry Apr 25, 2024 "To Winter" by Mady Erickson Poetry Apr 25, 2024 This onewinter leaf,alone in the dark,there it layall cold and gray. Read More → Poetry Apr 25, 2024 Poetry Mar 28, 2024 "The Story of Rain" by Ellie Arsenault Poetry Mar 28, 2024 I hear youBeating against the tempered glassYour rhythmic melodyTapping on the charcoal gray roofIt sounds like music Read More → Poetry Mar 28, 2024 Non-Fiction Mar 11, 2024 Read the 2024 Orono Collection Non-Fiction Mar 11, 2024 The “Orono Collection” comes from an eighth grade accelerated writing class in Orono, Maine, guided by Katie Quirk. Read More → Non-Fiction Mar 11, 2024 Non-Fiction, Orono Collection 2024, Orono Collection 2.0 Mar 4, 2024 "Hiking Katahdin" by Avery Moeykens Non-Fiction, Orono Collection 2024, Orono Collection 2.0 Mar 4, 2024 I jolted awake when my head hit the window, the cold flat surface making contact with my forehead. I opened my heavy eyelids, still drowsy. I looked outside and saw that we were still driving on a dirt road. Raindrops were racing down the window. The sun was just starting to peek through the trees in the woods. I looked up to the front of the car and groaned when I saw that it was only 5:03 a.m. “How much longer until we get there?” I asked, my voice still raspy from waking up. Read More → Non-Fiction, Orono Collection 2024, Orono Collection 2.0 Mar 4, 2024 Non-Fiction, Orono Collection 2.0 Mar 4, 2024 "Trevor" by Edward (Leo) Hasbrouck Non-Fiction, Orono Collection 2.0 Mar 4, 2024 The sign said, “You’re entering Maine’s largest wilderness.”“Wait, what? Only now we’re entering Maine’s largest wilderness?” I joked as I strode proudly up Baxter State Park’s infamous Abol trail. This was one of the more challenging routes up Mount Katahdin with almost a four-and-a-half-mile ascent featuring a steep, rocky climb before a flat top. This hike was said to take ten hours, but I knew we could do it faster. Read More → Non-Fiction, Orono Collection 2.0 Mar 4, 2024 Non-Fiction, Orono Collection 2.0 Mar 4, 2024 "The First Race" by Jack Hildebrand Non-Fiction, Orono Collection 2.0 Mar 4, 2024 I used to hate running. Every time there was a cardio day in soccer practice, I wanted to go home. It would only take a few minutes before my legs burned and I was gasping for air. In cold weather, my cheeks would become red as a tomato. I would always be sweating, even on a short jog. But here I was. At a cross country meet. Feeling nauseous. Read More → Non-Fiction, Orono Collection 2.0 Mar 4, 2024   Bookstore Quick View Surely the Darkness Will Cover Me: A Memoir in Prose & Lyrics $20.00 Natalia Mbadu Quick View At the Corner of Christopher Street $20.00 Madeleine Turgelsky Quick View Unnamed $20.00 Margaret Horton Quick View Brackish $20.00 Josie Ellis Quick View Outbeam the Sun $12.00 A Telling Room Young Writers & Leaders Chapbook2023-2024 Quick View This Moment and the Next $22.00 A Telling Room Anthology Quick View Mint and Melancholy $20.00 Nazik Adam Quick View Where the Cryptids Fled $20.00 Mo Drammeh Quick View Swimming Between Mountains $20.00 Calla James Quick View Foxtrot Algorithm $20.00 Atticus Prinn Quick View Changes in the Weather $20.00 Leela Marie Hidier Quick View From the Edge of the World $22.00 A Telling Room Anthology Quick View Astur Unveiled $20.00 Lerman Abdoulkader Waiss Quick View A New Land: 30 Groundbreaking Poems by Youth Poets $20.00 A Telling Room Anthology, Introduction by Presidential Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman Quick View A Season for Building Houses $20.00 A Telling Room Anthology Quick View Atomic Tangerine $22.00 A Telling Room Anthology Quick View Between My Ribs $15.00 A Telling Room Young Writers & Leaders Chapbook Quick View Echoes from the Basement $22.00 A Telling Room Anthology Quick View No Time for Rehearsing $15.00 A Telling Room Young Writers & Leaders Chapbook Quick View Shadowboxing $22.00 A Telling Room Anthology Quick View The Stars Are the Same Everywhere $20.00 Maryam Abdullah Quick View The Story I Want To Tell: Explorations in the Art of Writing $16.95 A Telling Room Anthology Quick View Truth Be Cold $20.00 Alexa Barstow Sign up with your email address to receive news and updates. 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