Communities That Care

Posted on November 1, 2011

SOUND OFF About “Hopes and Frustrations” in November Issue

“Hopes and Frustrations”

SOUND OFF, A Monthly Five Town CTC Feature, Seeks Original Artwork and Writing From Teens

Sponsored by Five Town Communities That Care (FTCTC), SOUND OFF is looking for submissions for its November issue on the theme of “Hopes and Frustrations.” SOUND OFF is open to youth aged 11-18.  Through interviews and creative work, young people have the opportunity to share what hopes they have—and the frustrations they encounter as obstacles.

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. Leads on area teens who might provide powerful interviews are also appreciated.  Five Town CTC reserves the right to publish some work under anonymous pseudonyms, and is always willing to do so if contributors wish to be unnamed in publication. Chosen pieces will find an audience of more than 8,000 people online and in print.

Educators, parents and community leaders are encouraged to connect with the SOUND OFF editor, Kay Stephens, who works personally with the teens to fine-tune submissions.  Individual teenagers may also submit work on their own, but publication of works by youth under age 18 may require permission of a parent or guardian. Creative work may be presented with some sort of adult comment attached to it for context. All submissions will be reviewed by a committee and may be edited by Stephens.

All content for this issue needs to be in by November 25, preferably sooner. 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.

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