The Teen Advisory Board (TAB) of the Chatham Community Library announces the third annual Teen Writing Contest. Chatham County teens are invited to submit a work of fiction or non-fiction on any topic.

Contest Rules

• The contest is for teens in grades 6-12 who live or attend school in Chatham County, NC.
• All entries must be original works. Plagiarized or generative AI compositions will not be accepted.
• There will be prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place: $50, $25, and $15 gift cards to McIntyre’s Books! Prizes will be awarded to entries that TAB judges as the three best overall submissions.
• There is a 3000-word limit per entry, and 3 entries are allowed per person.
• Only 1 prize per person will be awarded. (So, you can enter 3 times, but you can only win 1 prize.)
• If you are a TAB member and choose to enter, you may not be a judge.

Submissions will be accepted Saturday, Nov 1, 2024, through 11:59 pm on Sunday, Dec 1, 2024.

TAB voters will read submissions and vote via email. Winners will be announced and notified by December 17, 2024.

Submit your entries via email to Kathleen Pierce, Youth Services Library Assistant and TAB Advisor.

For more information, please contact youth.services@chathamlibraries.org.

Prizes for the TAB Teen Writing Contest are sponsored by the Friends of the Chatham Community Library. We thank them for their generous support!