Student Writers and Readers Meet! (SWARM!)

SWARM! (Student Writers and Readers Meet!) is a virtual network of youth writing groups across the State of Maine. Whether you are writing in Boothbay, Vassalboro, Kittery, Trenton, Camden, Orono, Passadumkeag, or anywhere in Maine — we are here for all of you! Every student will have the opportunity to get their piece published in a professional chapbook, and will receive a copy of their book. Our first SWARM! Publication from Summer 2020 is available as docu-videos, a chapbook, and an ebook publication. We are so excited to get the SWARM! buzzing, and we hope you are, too!

REGISTRATION FOR WINTER 2025 IS STILL OPEN! Registration for the Fall 2025 semester will open in summer of 2025.

Young writers hold up their newly published SWARM! chapbooks in a Zoom room on a laptop screen

Led by Teaching Artist:

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Amy Kimball thinks having fun is of the utmost importance. Being a Teaching Artist with The Telling Room is the perfect job because it’s fun and challenging every day–meeting writers where they are and working with them to develop their craft. What could be better? Amy is a poet and memoirist with a masters in education.

Program Information

WHO: In SWARM! young writers ages 11 - 16 will write and share together. SWARM! is led virtually by a Telling Room Teaching Artist, and often includes guests and Telling Room alumni.

WHERE: Online (via Zoom), so anywhere with WiFi

WHEN: Winter semester of SWARM! meets virtually on Wednesday afternoons from 4:30pm - 6:00pm, January 29th, 2025 - April 9th, 2025.

GENRE: Poetry (Winter semester), Fiction (Fall semseter)

COST: Free! Please consider donating to help keep this unique afterschool literary arts program free for all students.

CONTACT: Please contact Marjolaine at marjolaine@tellingroom.org with any questions.