![]() Ohio’s Original Interscholastic Creative Writing Program for Middle Schools |
Including Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake, and Southeast Cuyahoga and Northern Summit Counties Regional Director: Registration is open on a first-come, first-served basis. Register for one District event only. District and regional tournaments are online in 2021-2022. Host schools provide support for tournaments, but events do not take place at the host school. Lake Erie District 1 Lake Erie College OR Lake Erie District 2 Qualifiers from both events will advance to the Lake Erie Regional Tournament virtually hosted by: Hudson Middle School | Who’s GoingLake Erie District 1: 4 positions available Lake Erie District 2: Ballard Brady Middle School 4 positions available | Barb serves as Executive Director of Power of the Pen. She has been involved with Power of the Pen since 2009 as a judge, coach, tab room supervisor, and regional director, recently managing tournaments throughout
Northern Ohio. Barb is a former instructor of middle childhood reading and
writing in Kent State University’s School of Teaching, Learning, and
Curriculum Studies and a former English teacher at Lake Middle School in Hartville. She also serves on the leadership council of the
National Writing Project at Kent State University. After more than a decade of experience with Power of the Pen, Barb remains in awe of the creativity and wisdom demonstrated in the writing of the program’s young authors. |
Power of the Pen | Support has been provided by Ohio Humanities, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. |