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Six-Word Memoirs by Teens—now live!

Friday, August 1st, 2008

By Rachel

Our first book of six-word memoirs, Not Quite What I Was Planning, featured life stories from “I’m ten and have an attitude” to “Seventy years, few tears, hairy ears.” Clearly it’s a concept that spans generations. But some of our very favorite responses came from teenagers, those smart, sassy, angst-filled truth-tellers whose lives are changing by the minute. Next year, HarperTeen will publish a six-word memoir book just for them, written by memoirists who are 13 to 19 years old. Are you one? Submit here. Know one? Send them here. Tell all your friendly neighborhood teachers, librarians, scout leaders, youth group facilitators, and real live adolescents. Email (rachel at smithmag dot net) if you and your teens want to get more involved. We’re so excited to publish the next generation of brilliant storytellers, and confident they’ll use the form in ways the rest of us never imagined. Bring it on…

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  1. StelsDelm says:

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