In April Teenzone held a writing contest in honor of National Poetry Month.  We were thrilled to receive a ton of entries in both the Poetry and Prose categories, and sad to only be able to choose three winners in each! Here are the winners:

Poetry Winners:

First Prize: The Day My Apple Talked by Hinda Klass

Second Prize: Time in a Square by Suzy Berkowitz

Third Prize: The Monster in My Closet by Nora Etienne

Prose Winners:

First Prize: Mommy, Can You Hear Me? by Rafelina Pena

Second Prize: Is it More Effective for a Ruler to be Feared or Loved? by Lucy Tan

Third Prize: Bugs and Spiders by Nicole Gonzalez

 Over the next week we will publish these works, as well as the numerous submissions which earned Honorable Mentions.  Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to everyone who participated!  Keep writing, and feel free to send your work to tzone@brooklynpubliclibrary.org, if you'd like to see them published here.

Hello out there!  We've just started a Teenzone blog.  We'll use this space to upload new submissions to In Your Own Words, news about programs, Rock Band scores around Brooklyn, and more!

This is primarily a place to highlight the creativity of the teens of Brooklyn, and beyond.  And we could really use your creativity now: we need a name for this blog. Right now, it's the Teenzone Times, but if you have something in mind that's a little snappier, please let us know! Send it as a comment to this post, or email your idea to tzone@brooklynpubliclibrary.org.

Enjoy your weekend!