Ohio’s Original Interscholastic Creative Writing Program for Middle Schools

Lake Erie Region

Including Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake, and Southeast Cuyahoga and Northern Summit Counties

Regional Director:
Emily Seguin
emily.seguin@powerofthepen.org

Registration is open on a first-come, first-served basis. Register for one District event only.

Lake Erie District 1
Saturday, January 31, 2026

Kenston Middle School

17425 Snyder Rd.

Chagrin Falls, OH 44023

Coordinator: Tamara Cabrera-Perrine


or

Lake Erie District 2
Saturday, January 10, 2026

Monticello Middle School

3665 Monticello Blvd.

Cleveland Heights, OH 44121

Coordinator: Stephanie Norman


Qualifiers from both events will advance to:

Lake Erie Regional Tournament
Saturday, February 28, 2026

Hudson Middle School

83 N. Oviatt St.

Hudson, OH 44236

Coordinator: Mike Fejes

Who’s Going

Lake Erie District 1:
Kenston Middle School


Brady Middle School

Conneaut Middle School

Hathaway Brown School

Heritage Classical Academy

Jefferson Area Junior High School

Kenston Middle School

Mayfield Middle School

Revere Middle School

St. Columbkille School

St. Francis of Assisi School

St. John School

St. Mary School Chardon


8 spots remaining


Lake Erie District 2:

Monticello Middle School


Beachwood Middle School

Birchwood School of Hawken

Gross Schechter Day School

Mandel Jewish Day School

Monticello Middle School

Notre Dame Middle School

Shore Middle School

St. Dominic School

St. Paschal Baylon School

St. Paul Lutheran


10 spots remaining


Emily Seguin

Emily Seguin earned her BS in middle childhood education from Cleveland State University, and completed master’s work at Notre Dame College. She is a computer teacher at St. Charles Borromeo Parish School, but prior to that has taught English language arts and reading for 17 years.

She has served as a Power of the Pen coach for 16 years, and brought the Power of the Pen program to two schools.  She loves seeing students learn to express themselves through storytelling. 

Outside of school, Emily loves spending time with her son Michael and two cats, Stormy and Rainy.  She particularly enjoys her hobbies of cross stitching and reading.


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