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Since 1985, Merlyn's Pen has brought teachers, readers, and editors top works by teen writers. Explore the New Library of Young Adult Writing. New works each season.
Submit Your WritingSearch the NEW LIBRARY OF YOUNG ADULT WRITING for amazing works by writers under 20. See which novelists on the scene today were published in Merlyns Pen when they were teens.


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"My dad began to talk to me about receiving my Indian name. . . . " Read I am Kwakkoli, in the New Library, about taking a name that would connect a boy to generations of his ancestors.


"Memory can play cruel tricks on the mind. . . . " In the New Library, read The Glue Jar, a personal narrative about one event that changed everything for her.

 

"What we did there will stay with me forever. . . . " Read Lake Makwa in the New Library, a memoir about a teen's trust in himself and his band of explorers.

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Contest attracts powerful memoirs. Are the winning essays from your school?
Join 25 teen writers on a tall ship in the waters between Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard. Popular program returns in June 2010. A literary sailing adventure!
Classroom favorites from the New Library of Young Adult Writing.
The New Library showcases unique essays and fiction for readers 12-18. Search by genre, topic, grade, and region.
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