Educators: Request an Author Talk and Win Free Classroom Sets

Bright Before Us, Like a Flame: Igniting a New Generation of Writers

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Invite a Shout Mouse youth author to your classroom for an Author Talk and Writing Workshop! Session are available in-person (Greater DC area) or virtually (nationwide).

Thanks to the Rotary Club of Greater Washington and the Share Fund, the first 20 teachers to schedule an Author Talk for Bright Before Us, Like a Flame will receive a FREE Talk and a classroom set of 20 books!

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Shout Mouse Press is excited to launch the Bright Before Us Writing Contest!

This contest invites young writers ages 13–24 to create original work inspired by the themes, prompts, and stories in the anthology. Whether you write poetry, stories, memoir, comics, or children’s books, this is your chance to share your voice and have it celebrated.

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Writers: Free Virtual Writing Workshops

Writers ages 13–24: join us online the first Wednesday of each month, November–April! Try out prompts from Bright Before Us, share your work, and get ready to submit your writing to the Bright Before Us contest.