The Telling Room strives to host inclusive, accessible events. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact our Development Director Sarah Schneider via email at sarah@tellingroom.org or via phone at (207) 774-6064 ext. 706. Advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accommodations.
Calling all doodlers, sketchers, inkers and scribblers! Come on in to The Telling Room for a night of food, fun, and COMICS.
When’s the last time you stuck an envelope in a good old-fashioned royal blue mailbox? Do you just need time and space to focus?
Poetry: terrifying to adults, second nature to children. But why? In this workshop, we'll attempt to reverse the effects of decades of fear-mongering, reintroducing poetry to participants using the very same games, texts, and writing prompts that Telling Room teaching artists bring to elementary-school classrooms.
Join us on Sunday, October 11th for this event in partnership with The Poets Corner, where authors from our 2026 anthology, RISE: An Anthology of Youth Climate Writing & Art, share their works, hopes, and inspirations for the future!
Join Mo Drammeh and Sophia Tyutyunnyk on Saturday, October 3rd at The Library House on Presque Isle to answer these questions and more! The writing workshop will take place at 1PM, followed by a reading and Q&A segment at 5PM.
Join us on for our Open House at our new home on 55 Washington Avenue, Suite 1E, in Portland, Maine from 2:30PM - 6:30PM! This event is free and open to the public.
Join The Telling Room’s 2026 Young Emerging Authors Fellows as they celebrate their book launch at SPACE.
Coming soon! Our annual gathering of Telling Room authors who have written with us this year and book launch celebration of our 2026 anthology.
Please join us on Tuesday May 26th and Wednesday May 27th, 2026 at the Portland Museum of Art Bernard Osher Auditorium for our Young Writers & Leaders Book Launch & Reading! Hear from our amazing YWL authors as we celebrate their most recent impactful and creative published pieces. This event is free and open to the public.
Join us as we celebrate the book launch of Rise: An Anthology of Youth Climate Writing & Art at 2pm on Saturday, May 16th at the Curtis Memorial Library.
Please join us on May 14th, 2026 at Halo at The Point for our second annual Paint the Town Read bash! Mark your calendars for a night of beloved Telling Room activities, friends, music, and delicious food—all in celebration of the power of youth voices. Get tickets here.
Please join us on March 18th from 6pm - 7pm at The Telling Room for our next adult writing workshop! Register to attend here.
Skidompha Library and The Telling Room Present... Teen Author Talk!
Calling creatives and writers! Join teen author, Ramona Rowe, as she speaks on her experiences in writing, publishing and releasing her first book, Factory Town.
Join The Telling Room and the Maine Irish Heritage Center at the Center for an exciting afternoon of storytelling and reflection with acclaimed Irish author Áine Greaney. This multigenerational writing workshop invites participants to come just as they are—no prior writing experience required!
WORKSHOP POSTPONED! New date to be announced.
Ring in the new year with recent Telling Room alums! Join Telling Room Ambassador hosts Jules Vasquez and Sultan Alluhaidan for a fun evening of conversation and writing that is sure to inspire and energize. Jules and Sultan will show some examples of their work and process, and lead activities that novice and seasoned writers will enjoy.
Join the 2024-2025 Young Emerging Authors of The Telling Room—Beetle Samuel Rook-Dutton, Ramona Rowe, and Sophia Tyutyunnyk—as they read poetry, science fiction, and memoir from their recently published books at the Windham Public Library.
Join the 2024-2025 Young Emerging Authors of The Telling Room--Reetle Samuel Rook-Dutton, Ramona Rowe, and Sophia Tyutyunnyk--as they read poetry, science fiction, and memoir from their recently published books.
Join Telling Room Education Manager Marjolaine Whittlesey for a set of lively and fun workshops that help young people find their creative voice.
In this program, Maine Climate Action Now and The Telling Room invite youth ages 13 to 18 to craft their own climate fiction ("cli-fi").
Join authors Sophia Tyutyunnyk, Beetle Samuel Rooke-Dutton, and Ramona Rowe for a reading and Q&A at the Scarborough Public Library.
Join The Telling Room’s 2025 Young Emerging Authors Fellows as they celebrate their book launch at SPACE on August 14th, 2025.
Sign up to join The Telling Room to get a pro-journalist experience covering games and practices with the Hearts of Pine!
In this interactive presentation, Margaret Horton will discuss the process of writing her first novel, Unnamed.
Whether you're a seasoned writer or just exploring writing for the first time, this intergenerational creative writing workshop invites LGBTQ+ youth and adults to share their stories, forging connections across generations.
Join us for our annual celebration of all the writers who have written and published with us this past year, and for the book launch of our 2025 anthology, When Fish Walk!
Join us as we celebrate the launch of Through My Eyes—the latest collection of writing from our Young Writers & Leaders.
Join us for the release of It Rains Diamonds on Neptune: The Telling Room’s 20th Anniversary Anthology, presented by The Telling Room and Mechanics' Hall.
Join The Telling Room Adult Writers Workshop series on Wednesday, May 7th, 6pm - 7:30pm as we explore letter writing in the form of epistolary poems, letters to our former selves, loved ones, and letters we write and never, ever intend to send.
At Maine Maritime Museum, we’ll spend time exploring the exhibits, and then use art and artifacts from Maine’s rich maritime culture to inspire our writing.
Join us for a six-week writing workshop at one of the most unique places in Maine!
We’ll welcome youth ages 8 - 12 into our studio April 21st - 25th and our fabulous teaching artists will have engaging activities planned for each day.
Grab a drink and a cozy spot at Novel for our next writing workshop for adults, as we dive into developing characters with Program Director Nick Whiston.
Back by popular demand! Writers who are all grown up—now is your chance to see what The Telling Room is all about!
