Posted by Victoria on Monday, Oct 10, 2022
ICPL's first ever Teen Short Writing Contest is underway! Young writers (Grades 7-12) are invited to write a 300 word short story answering ONE of the two prompts below:
Write about hope and what it means to you
OR
Is technology good for teens?
Your story can be fiction or non-fiction but must not exceed 300 words.
There will be two age categories: 7-8 grade and 9-12 grade.
When: October 1st- November 2nd. 1st place in each category will receive a $30 gift card and 2nd place will receive a $15 gift card.
Submissions may appear both in the library and on the library website.
Winners and runner-up’s will be announced on November 7th
All stories must be original pieces of work and submitted as a Word document or as a PDF. Submit your work here.
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Victoria is the Teen Services Librarian.
Here in Iowa this August, cities across the state are breaking historical temperature highs. Though not taken on nearly as much as other extreme weather such as tornadoes, hurricanes, forest fires, and flash flooding, extreme heat is the number one killer. Prolonging its devasting effects with air conditioning not only places a band-aid on the problem but causes global temperatures to rise even more. Once thought as one-offs, extreme heat events have become the norm, are not going away and in fact, the author notes are becoming more "democratic;" disrupting all facets of our lives (think over-extended power grids and school closures.) While this is a disturbing book to read, if extreme weather will affect you (spoiler, it will,) then this is an absolutely necessary read. I love climate books that offer pragmatic solutions; albeit solutions that could be hard to swallow (think eating insects instead of that hefty steak). Author Goodell is astute at correlating global events in a logical way and in his over two decades of reporting on climate change, has become well-versed in connecting the dots of imminent disaster of a planet in peril if left unchecked. -Victoria