Join us as we celebrate the release of Leela, Noor, Hailey, and Victoria's 2022 titles on August 25th at SPACE Gallery from 3:30pm - 5:00pm.
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Telling Room author Oliver Curtis recently joined in a conversation on Maine Calling about invasive green crabs and the effect they are having on Maine's coast.
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Fatimah Lamloom, Emmanuelle Lenge, and Alia Usanase are among this year’s Mitchell Scholars.
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Leigh Ellis’ novel, Bach in the Barn, was featured in the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance’s “Read & Loved” series.
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The short film created by Alex Coppola and Morgan Talty, produced by The Telling Room in spring of 2022, has been selected by Short of the Week.
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Work by two Telling Room students received 2022 Maine Literacy Awards from Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance.
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Two Telling Room alumni, Leigh Ellis and Fatimah Lamloom, were named among the Portland Press Herald’s Class of 2022 Graduates to Watch.
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Join The Telling Room on Thursday, June 16th at the Deering Oaks bandstand from 5:00pm - 6:30pm for our annual celebration of young writers, including a book fair with sales and signings, author readings, a scavenger hunt, and award announcements.
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“The Telling Room in Portland recognized twelve young writers from the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb.”
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Lily Douglass was selected as the winner of The Telling Room's annual contest for her short story titled "The Monster under the Bed."
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Lily Douglass of Lewiston Middle School won The Telling Room’s 15th Annual Statewide Writing Contest with her short story “The Monster Under the Bed.”
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Get your virtual tickets to Show & Tell today!
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“Show & Tell, a variety show and fundraiser for the Portland-based literary nonprofit, will feature students, alumni and some special guests.”
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“Khalil Kilani came to Portland as an Iraqi refugee around a decade ago. Now, the 19-year-old Bowdoin student is working to empower and raise money for young writers across Maine.”
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Summer writing camps are back at The Telling Room! We'll be writing, sharing, and inspiring all over the state this year. Scholarships are available to all camps.
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The event will take place via Zoom on Wednesday, 1/19 at 7pm and be hosted by Print: A Bookstore. Register here.
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We’re accepting submissions of writing that explore the theme of “MYSTERY” from authors across Maine who are 10 - 18 years old now through January 31st.
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“I have always been fascinated by understanding people’s journeys of identity formation and how that changes, as well, and how painful and also joyful it can be. Creating space for that is part of what we do here at The Telling Room, as students put pen to paper to find their voice.”
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Telling Room alum Balqies Mohamed named among the Portland Press Herald's 2021 Mainers to Be Thankful For
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Congratulations to Leaticia Hannah, author of “The Samosa Story” and winner of the 2021 Founders Prize!
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