PPLD Teens
Middle and high school students are invited to submit a historical fiction essay entitled “African Americans and the Civil War.” Combine Civil War research and imagination of character development to create a character and story that takes place during the Civil War period, written in 350 words or less. For example, your protagonist may have known Harriet Tubman and assisted her with the Underground Railroad, or perhaps fought at the Battle of New Market Heights, Virginia.
Entries should be emailed to cshields@ppld.org, or mailed or delivered to: Cindy Shields, Ruth Holley Library, 685 N. Murray Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO 80915. Entries must be received by February 11.
Winning entries will be read aloud during the Honoring Black History Celebration at Ruth Holley Library on Saturday, February 25. Prizes will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners.
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Here is Arjun Gheewala’s film A Lame Story, an entry in PPLD’s 2011 Teen Filmmaker Festival. His movie artfully demonstrates the power of books.
Submissions were required to have the following elements:
Theme: Adventure
Word: Rosebud
Object: Cape with the color red somewhere in it
Place: Library
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Teens: submit your artwork to TArt 2012 for a chance to be displayed at one of our libraries! Your artwork needs to reflect this year’s theme, Out of Context. Take time to look at particulars of the world around you, without context, without explanation. Sometimes we need the shock of seeing things outside their natural setting to really appreciate them. Other times, we need to see ourselves outside of our situation to really understand it. Use your own creativity to shift the boundaries and make something extraordinarily Out of Context.
All jurying will be performed by PPLD’s teen advisory groups. These volunteers advise the Library on how best to serve teens. All entrants must be in grades 6 - 12 in March 2012.
Please drop off your art (adhering to submission guidelines) on March 5 or 6, from 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. at the Carnegie Reading Room in Penrose Library, the East Teen Center at East Library, Ruth Holley Library, or Monument Library.
For guidelines, submission instructions, an entry form, and additional information, click here.
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Congratulations to the Teen Fiction Writing Contest winners!
High School Division:
First Place - Claire Hupy for "Just a Thursday"
Second Place - Helen Stritzel for "A Sunset-Colored Prison"
Third Place - Hannah Hodgson for "The Cave"
Middle School Division:
First Place - Derek Sharman for "Cross-Country Skis and Reindeer Steak"
Second Place - Matti Hlatki for "Red Balloons"
Third Place - Nate Bennett for "Garcia"
Honorable Mentions -
Jessika J. Hodgson for "Something Else"
Si Si Peng for "Gateway"
Michaela Howard for "Innocence"
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Are you getting excited to read The Hunger Games as part of PPLD's All Pikes Peak Reads? Hear why these students think it's a great book that everyone should check out!
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