Posted on October 7, 2011

What Does Bullying Look Like?

SOUND OFF, A Monthly Feature, Seeks Original Artwork and Writing From Teens On This Topic

Sponsored by Five Town Communities That Care (FTCTC), SOUND OFF is looking for submissions for its October issue around the subject of bullying. Bullying is a national priority and a local concern. We suspect many adults may not be aware of what “bullying” looks like or how it impacts youth in today’s world.  The October issue of SOUND OFF is a chance for local teens to vocalize what they see, hear, and feel by submitting their creative work.

SOUND OFF will accept poetry, short fiction, blogs, journal entries, lyrics, cartoons, photography and original artwork from Five Town area teens in Appleton, Hope, Camden, Rockport and Lincolnville. SOUND OFF will also accept examples of text/digital exchanges that exemplify cyberbullying, as long as real names are left off.  Please only submit representations of bullying, rather than photos or other examples of persons actually being mistreated! Submissions may be published under anonymous pseudonyms.

Educators and community leaders are encouraged to be the liaison with the editor, Kay Stephens, who works personally with the teens.  The feature is also open to individual teenagers who want to submit work on their own (with parental permission). All submissions will be reviewed by the FTCTC board and edited by Stephens.

To submit, email editor@fivetownctc.org, call (207) 236-9800 or mail to: Five Town Communities That Care, P.O. Box 1135, 219 Meadow Street, Rockport, ME 04856. Please include a real name and a phone number so Stephens can get in touch with you for editing purposes.

The mission of Five Town Communities That Care is to promote healthy youth development and to prevent problem adolescent behaviors such as substance abuse, suicide, violence, delinquency, school drop-out, and teen pregnancy. We also seek to foster increased collaboration and cooperation in communities in order to best serve the needs of their youth. SOUND OFF has given middle school and high school teens in Appleton, Hope, Camden, Rockport and Lincolnville a platform through their creative work and for adults to appreciate what’s meaningful to them.  It is published in both print and online format.

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