Creative Corner

Our Local Teen Authors

Mercedes Areson - Rainbow!
North Carroll Middle School
Summer Shorts Award: HM 2006

Jason Azat - The Infidels
South Carroll High School
Summer Shorts Award: 2nd Place 2003

Cory Bauerlien - Harold and the Dragon
East Middle School
Summer Shorts Award: HM 2007

Jessica Biemiller - Daniel
Middle School
Summer Shorts Award: HM 2004

Mairead Bogley - Betrothed
Home School - Middle School
Summer Shorts Award: HM 2008

Simeon Boyle - The Magnificent Towers
Home School - Middle School
Summer Shorts Award: 3rd Place 2006

Emily Brodowski - The Night of Flight
Shiloh Middle School
Summer Shorts Award: 2nd Place 2003

Hilary Cobb - Down with Birthdays
Homeschool High School
Summer Shorts Award: 2nd Place 2005

Kara Constantine - A Mars Sunset
Winter's Mill High School
Summer Shorts Award: 3rd Place 2003

Danielle Crickman - Irrational Fears
Liberty High School
Summer Shorts Award: 1st Place 2005

Valerie Dunn - Summer Breeze
Winter's Mill High School
Summer Shorts Award: HM 2008

Ben Foss - Wreckage
Middle School
Summer Shorts Award: 2nd Place 2004

Tobias Franzen - The Seed of a Hero is Planted
Westminster High School
Summer Shorts Award: HM 2006

Abi Fuller - The Dreamseer
Oklahoma Road Middle School
Summer Shorts Award: 2nd Place

Stephen Gilles - Tyranny, Evil Tyranny
Home School
Summer Shorts Award: 1st Place 2006

Stephen Gilles - The Incident of the Delta IV
Homeschool Middle School
Summer Shorts Award: 3rd Place 2005

Sarah Glordano - Wild Woman
Home School - Middle School
Summer Shorts Award: HM 2008

Nathan Goedeke - The Amulet of Change
Home School - Middle School
Summer Shorts Award: 1st Place 2007

Jen Grauer - Journal Narrative
High School
Summer Shorts Award: HM 2006

Eliza Haroldsen - Henry's Story
Oklahoma Road Middle School
Summer Shorts Award: 2nd Place 2007

Aime Heerd - Shatter
South Carroll High School
Summer Shorts Award: HM 2006

Amy Hirrlinger - Turkey in the Well
Sykesville Middle School
Summer Shorts Award: 2nd Place 2005

Ashleigh Kirker - The Revenge of Sugar White
Oklahoma Road Middle School
Summer Shorts Award: HM 2007

Sarah Kraus - Healed
Home School - High School
Summer Shorts Award: HM 2007

E. J. Kreinar - The Shovel
Sykesville Middle School
Summer Shorts Award: 3rd Place 2003

Kal Leppert - The Story of Roots the Tree
Woodmont Academy
Summer Shorts Award: 1st Place 2003

Jessica Long - Blessings
Winters Mill High School
Summer Shorts Award: 3rd Place 2007

Clare Mazzone - Friday the 13th
North Carroll Middle School
Summer Shorts Award: 2nd Place 2006

Laura Medairy - Why Mommy
North Carroll High School
Summer Shorts Award: 3rd Place 2008

Katie Pindell - Summer Swing
Glenwood Middle School
Summer Shorts Award: 1st Place 2005

Rachel Pressley - New Beginnings
Middle School
Summer Shorts Award: HM 2004

Brianna Quinn - Burning
Home School - High School
Summer Shorts Award: HM 2008

David Roberts - A Cowboy's Trial
Middle School
Summer Shorts Award: HM 2004

Lauren Rose - Faith's Garden
North Carroll High School
Summer Shorts Award: HM 2007

Christopher Rystedt - Turtle's Life in the Wetlands
Middle School
Summer Shorts Award: HM 2004

Emily Sandford - Maestro and the D.A.O.
Middle School
Summer Shorts Award: 1st Place 2004

Emily Sandford - The Carousel
Glenelg Country School
Summer Shorts Award: 1st Place 2006

Steven Slujtner - Red the Dragon
Century High School
Summer Shorts Award: 1st Place 2003

Laura Spitalniak - Remembering
New Windsor Middle School
Summer Shorts Award: 3rd Place

Katie Sprando - Reawakened Magic
South Carroll High School
Summer Shorts Award: 2st Place 2008

Katie Sprando - Battle of the Heart
South Carroll High School
Summer Shorts Award: HM 2006

Beth States - Climbers
Frederick Christian School
Summer Shorts Award: HM 2005

Elizabeth Stevens - Columbia
Carroll Christian - High School
Summer Shorts Award: 1st Place 2007

Jessica Stonesifer - A Day in the Sun
Francis Scott Key High School,
Summer Shorts Award: HM 2008

Katie Strine - Making Memories
High School
Summer Shorts Award: 2nd Place

Amy Virostek - Island of Linea
West Middle School
Summer Shorts Award: 1st Place 2008

Melissa Wasicko - Mrs. Grace Arabella Anderson-Fisher
Park Hill High School
Summer Shorts Award: 2nd Place 2007

Melissa Wasicko - Becky
Park Hill High School (Kansas City, MO)
Summer Shorts Award: 3rd Place 2006

Cassandra White - Amberfire
Middle School
Summer Shorts Award: 3rd Place 2004

Cassandra White - Never Thought
Francis Scott Key High School
Summer Shorts Award: 1st Place 2008

Nicole Wooleyhand - Fire Wolf's Prophecy
Sykesville Middle School
Summer Shorts Award: HM 2008

Nicole Wooleyhand - Snow Wolf
Sykesville Middle School
Summer Shorts Award: 3rd Place 2007

Submit a Story or Poem

Stories and Poems may be submitted to us for inclusion on the Teens Connect web site. Drop off your work at any of our branch libraries, or send a print copy of your work to:

   Teens Connect - Creative Corner
   North Carroll Branch Library
   2255 Hanover Pike
   Greenmount, MD 21074

Include your full name, home address or email address, and school with your submission.

The legal stuff: Submissions are not guaranteed to be displayed on our web site. All submissions will be reviewed by CCPL staff and they will determine the appropriateness of submissions for display on our web site. You will be notified of our decision within two to three weeks of receipt.

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