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Call for Submissions: Wild Words Teen Writing Anthology 2025

Wild Words: Adirondack Teen Writing Anthology is a publication of the Adirondack Center for Writing, created to give teens a venue to publish their original creative writing. Any teen (age 13-19) living in the North Country is eligible to submit writing for consideration.

What They’re Looking For:

Poetry, short stories, short memoirs, and personal essays written by teens living in the North Country of New York.

  • Poems – Submit up to 5 poems (or 5 pages of poetry).
  • Stories, essays, other – Submit up to 1,000 words max (shorter is ok).
  • All writing must be submitted in one file (Word or PDF).
  • Include a title for each piece.

Timeline:
October 24, 2024 – Submissions open
March 3, 2025 – Submissions close
April 1, 2025 – Contributors notified if their work has been accepted for publication
Late April, 2025 – Anthology book launch in Saranac Lake

Learn more about the project, including a promotion toolkit for teachers and organizations: https://adirondackcenterforwriting.org/wildwords