Write of Passage: Teen Short Story Submissions
Teens, are you published? Wanna be? Submit your original short story to the Bedford Public Library. The top stories will be published in a printed collection available at the Library! Email entries to Sarah.Featherstone@bedfordtx.gov by December 31.
Rules:
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Participants must be ages 13-18.
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Entries must be typed and submitted as a Word doc, Google doc, or PDF.
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Please include your name, age, phone number, and email address with your entry.
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Entries must be at least 500 words and no more than 3,000 words or approximately six single-spaced pages.
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One short story per teen.
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Short stories must be original works and have a title.
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Copyrighted characters are not allowed.
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Artificial intelligence may not be used in the writing of the story.
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Please include a brief bio with an optional picture.
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Library staff reserves the right to refuse any short stories deemed inappropriate for publication.
Please note that the editing, formatting, and publishing of the book can take a while. Do not expect to see the finished work until June 2026.
- Date:
- Sunday, November 16, 2025 Show more dates
- Time:
- 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
- Time Zone:
- Central Time - US & Canada (change)
- Audience:
- Teens (13-18)
- Categories:
- Arts & Culture