It's our 4th annual Write the Hook Story Writing Contest for Teens!  Submit your entry by midnight, December 31, 2024. What do we mean by  hook? A hook is the beginning of a story written to hook the reader's attention. An irresistible hook impels the reader to want to find out what happens next. We can't wait to read this year's entries!  Click here for the link to the online entry form.

Contest Rules  🖉🖉🖉:

•     Write the hook for the beginning of something longer; for the start of a story.
•     Open to teens in grades 6 to 12, who are residents of Essex County in Massachusetts.
•     Entry must be your original work. AI and other forms of it will not be tolerated or accepted; we reserve the right to request further evidence of original work if we suspect that a submission was made with AI.
•     Entry must have a word count between 300(minimum) and 1,200(maximum)words.
•     Maximum of 1 entry per author.
•     Give your story hook a title.

 $ Cash Prizes to be Awarded $

First $60, and Second $40, place cash prizes awarded to:  Writers in Grades 6-8, and Writers in Grades 9-12. Prizes are funded by the Friends of the Hamilton-Wenham Library.

Contest winners and any honorable mentions will be announced in January 2025, both on the Library's Informed Teens blog, and individually to the winners. Winning stories, along with author's name and grade level, will be published on the Library's Informed Teens blog.