All the work is being sent to the judges right now. They have a month to make their decisions. We will notify everyone before the reception. Thank you for joining us this year!

Our judges are in place and waiting to read your work! They will stay anonymous until after the deadline.

It’s that time again! From now until October 7th, we will be accepting submissions!  To see the guidelines and apply visit here!

Photos from the Joy of the Pen reception and a list of the winners is featured in this month’s Cryer! Check out page 2: http://thecryeronline.com/files/2016/december/index.html.

You can now read the 2016 Joy of the Pen winners here on the online literary journal! Thanks to all those who attended the reception. Photos and recordings are coming soon!

Everyone welcome!

Please share:

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The judges have made their choices and we will be notifying the winners very soon!

Joy of the Pen submissions are now with the judges. Writers will be notified whether they have won or not by the end of the month! Regardless of the outcome, we hope you will all join us at the reception on November 12 at 1pm.

Joy of the Pen 2016 is now officially open for submissions! You can read the guidelines and submit here. The deadline is Oct 1.

Here are some flyers for you to share online and elsewhere. Please help us spread the word! Thank you!

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Joy of the Pen 2016 will be opening for submissions on Saturday, September 3rd!

The Cryer, The Friends of the Topsham Public Library, Just Write Books and the TPL Teen Room are all signed on to be sponsors again this year!