How to Write a 100-Word Narrative: A Guide for Our Tiny Memoir Contest
Step-by-step directions for telling a meaningful, interesting and short true story from your life — with 25 mentor texts to help.
What Would You Write a Book About?
Do you enjoy storytelling? Do you like hearing your family member’s stories about growing up? Do you like telling your friends and family stories, whether real or make believe?In “An 8-Year-Old Wrote a Book and Hid It on a Library Shelf. It’s a Hit.,” Alyssa Lukpat writes about an elementary schooler who wanted to share…
Want to Write a Review? Here’s Advice From New York Times Critics.
Note: Our Student Review Contest is open from Nov. 10 to Dec. 15.You probably have a slew of opinions on the books, movies, video games and music you love and loathe. With some patience and attention, you can turn these opinions into a piece of written criticism: a review.Advice from experts might help. To support…
What Letter of Inspiration Would You Write to Your Younger Self?
What letter of inspiration would you write to your younger self? Do you know anything now about life and the world that you didn’t know before? Could you offer a younger you any advice that would have been helpful while growing up? Last month, Rob McClure, a Tony-nominated Broadway actor, began his starring role in…
