Teens encouraged to submit work
Any teen living in Tuscarawas County may submit up to four pieces for consideration.
Local teens in sixth grade through 12th grade are invited to submit their original writing and artwork to the Dover Public Library for a chance to be published in the library’s teen literary magazine, Tornado Alley.
Submission forms are available at the library, at Dover High School and online at www.doverlibrary.org/tornado-alley/. The deadline for submissions is Feb. 28. Teens also may apply to be an editor during this time to help the library select works, design the magazine and plan the annual reception. Interested teens can call the library at 330-343-6123.
Any teen living in Tuscarawas County may submit up to four pieces for consideration. Submission categories are fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry and art. Written submissions are to be typed. Art submissions are to be 8.5-by-11 color copies or photographs of the work. All submissions must have a title. Submissions also will be accepted via email. Full submission guidelines can be found on the back of the submission form.
Each year teen editors, with the guidance of Liz Strauss, the Dover Public Library’s teen services manager, review all submissions to determine the works that will be printed in the magazine. Selection is based on grammar, style, creativity and content.
The literary magazine is funded by a 21st Century Afterschool Learning Grant with Dover High School, which supports communities in creating learning opportunities outside the classroom such as the Dover Public Library’s collection of 3D printing pens, button machines and more equipment now housed in the Maker Lounge.
“I’m very excited for another year of Tornado Alley,” Strauss said. “I always look forward to seeing what local teens have created and want to share with our community.”
Tornado Alley will be printed locally and made available online. Copies will be available free at the library while supplies last. In addition, a copy will be put in the library’s teen collection for patrons to check out for years to come. A reception will be held in May to celebrate all the teens who make this project possible every year. More details about the reception will be announced at a later date.
Call Strauss at 330-343-6123 or email strausel@doverlibrary.org.
Dover Public Library is located at 525 N. Walnut St. in Dover and online at www.doverlibrary.org.