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Northern Narratives Jr. Writing and Art Project
2025 Northern Narratives Jr. Writing and Art Project for Kids Starts March 1
Grab your pencils and paper, kids! The library is accepting writing and art entries for its kids-only edition of the library’s literature publication. Kids in Kindergarten through 6th grade are welcome to submit entries in any of the categories including short stories, poetry, comics, nonfiction essays, drawing, or photography. Entries will be judged and prizes awarded for 1st and 2nd place in each category. All submissions will be included in the online literary magazine (provided they meet eligibility requirements and guidelines).
Download a full list of guidelines, including how to submit entries and the entry form, here.
• Entries accepted March 1 through April 30, 2025
• Winners announced on May 26
• Northern Narratives Jr. online magazine will be available June 20
Library's "Northern Narratives Jr." Literary Magazine
Library's "Northern Narratives Jr." Literary Magazine 2022
Northern Narratives Jr. is the library's kids-only, literary magazine. This anthology is available to be read online and features over 50 entries of poems, nonfiction essays, short stories, drawings, photographs, and comics written and created by school-age children from the Fargo-Moorhead-West Fargo community in the spring of 2022. All pieces were written and created by children in Kindergarten through 6th grade. All submissions were included in the magazine, provided they met the guidelines.
Categories had first and second place winners, and some categories also had honorable mentions, as judged by the Fargo Public Library Children's Services Staff. Winners works are indicated by an asterisk.*
Please note: Transcription of each piece is taken directly from the original work, so any creative spelling, grammar, or formatting is considered intentional by the artist.
Volume 2/Issue 1: June 2022
Library's "Northern Narratives Jr." Literary Magazine 2021
Northern Narratives Jr. is the library's first ever, kids-only, literary magazine. It is available to be read online and features poems, nonfiction essays, short stories, drawings, photographs, and comics written and created by school-age children from the Fargo-Moorhead-West Fargo community. Each category features first and second place winners as judged by the Fargo Public Library Children's Services Staff. Winning works are indicated by an asterisk.*
Please note: Transcription of each piece is taken directly from the original work, so any creative spelling, grammar, or formatting is considered intentional by the artist.
Volume 1/Issue 1: June 2021
