Merlyn's Pen

"Down to the Sea with Paper & Pen" brings young writers on a tall ship in June '08 for a literary sailing adventure. Learn more. Since 1985, Merlyn's Pen has helped writers find their voice.

Look in the NEW LIBRARY OF YOUNG ADULT WRITING for compelling works by published teen writers on creativity, identity, and courage.

FIND OUT which writers in the NEW LIBRARY are now writing novels -- as adults -- and winning critical acclaim!

"When in December the great rain clouds frown . . . " Chaucer goes to South Beach in "The Miami Tales."

"Your leaves don't blow onto radio lawns/ they blow onto mine." Read "Radio Waves," a poem about making connections.

"I did not want to shake Gertrude's hand. I wanted to hit her...." Read this creative memoir about childhood.

WAITING LIST STARTS FOR "DOWN TO THE SEA"

Love to write? Join 20 teens like you for a week this June or next on a tall ship from Boston to Martha's Vineyard and back. (Waiting list only for June '08.)

GET APPLICATION FOR "DOWN TO THE SEA"

WRITING CONTEST ENDS MAY 1!

WRITING CONTEST INSPIRATION: NATURE POEMS

Down to the Sea with Paper & Pen: STORY COLLECTION

Teens Thinking and Writing about Identity, Self-Acceptance & Pop Culture

Imagining Iraq: Teen Writers on War -- sponsored by The Merlyn's Pen Foundation