Crossroads VII in the community!

Crossroads VII is out and beautiful! We are so proud of our teen editors and authors! Our community has supported this issue, and Crossroads VII can be found at New Dominion Bookstore, and wouldn’t be possible without the faithful partnership with Writerhouse these last six years! Have a look at our first poem, more will […]

Mirabella Prose and Poetry Contest Award Ceremony!

Local teen authors read from their anthology! Thursday night at St. Anne’s Belfield thirty students, chosen from a gorgeous anthology of local teen writing, read to a mesmerized audience. Over the next month (starting today) some of their writing will appear here. The Anthology can be purchased online, links to be shared Monday evening. If you missed […]

Crossroads V Teen Award goes to:

The Tupelo Press Teen Writing Center is proud to present our third annual Crossroads V Award to Kiley Weeks at a special reading at Writerhouse today.We are grateful to Aimee Nezhukumatathil for selecting her from a fantastic group of submissions. Great thanks go to The Secular Society for making this $500 award possible for the third, to the […]

Crossroads V Contest Results

We are thrilled to receive the results for both the Virginia Festival of the Book, and the Crossroads Teen Writing Contest All students who have submitted have been informed of the results and invitations to the Virginia Festival of the Book reading have been sent. We invite you to join us at the Virginia Festival […]

Winter Writing Workshops Resume Thursday at Writerhouse!

Our popular weekly writing workshops begin again on Thursday, with a special presentation from alumni and student staff! Are you curious about submitting your writing to journals and contests? Alumn Olivia Vande Woude and student staff Marie Ungar share their experiences and thoughts on publishing their work while in high school.  When do you know your writing is ready […]

Happy Holidays!

 Happy Holidays to all! Enjoy your break and get your submissions ready! The Virginia Festival of the Book Teen Contest is currently accepting submissions through February 15th, and we can’t wait to see your writing! Our weekly meetings resume January 12th, with exciting workshops and guests!    

Biscuit Run Writing Retreat – DECEMBER 4TH!

Save the Date! WE HAVE A SURPRISE INVITATION TO A TEEN WRITING RETREAT AT BISCUIT RUN!   Join us as we return to Biscuit Run for a day of writing workshops in a gorgeous space! We are delighted to be invited back to Biscuit Run to share a day of writing  in this visually rich space. […]

Young writers bursting forth

There’s a new litmag on the scene. Sooth Swarm Journal, begun by Tupelo Press Teen Writing Center student staff Marie Ungar, inner of both Writer’s Eye and Crossroads IV writing awards, Erin Jin Mei O’Malley, a Speedwell Scholar studying in  Germany, and Steven Chung, winner of the Foyle Young Poets of the Year award! Consider submissions, have a look at […]

Submission Time!

Submissions due! It’s time to submit  your work! Local students are gearing up for The Writer’s Eye(November 30th deadline), and the Virginia Festival of the Book’s contest (opens December 1st, deadline February 15th). Nationally, students are preparing for the Scholastic National Art and writing Contest, Virginia deadline December 15th! If you live in Albemarle County […]