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Power of the Pen Ohio’s Original Interscholastic Creative Writing Program for Middle Schools. Empowering

Are you among the hundreds of schools throughout Ohio registered for Power of the Pen for the 2026-27 season? If not, th...
10/11/2026

Are you among the hundreds of schools throughout Ohio registered for Power of the Pen for the 2026-27 season? If not, there's still time! Our early bird rate ends October 15th. Give your writers the platform to discover their creative voice through storytelling. Visit https://powerofthepen.org/Registration to get started!

Our Board of Directors held their annual picnic and June meeting this evening, where they discussed the upcoming tournam...
06/24/2026

Our Board of Directors held their annual picnic and June meeting this evening, where they discussed the upcoming tournament season, successes from the 2025-26 season and more. Thanks to our board members for all they do to support young writers in Ohio!

06/01/2026

The wait is over! The winning student design from our t-shirt design contest is now available on demand for a limited time at our Bonfire store! Designed by Shreshta Shastry of Solon Middle School, this shirt FLEW off our merch table and was sold out within hours. Get yours while they're available! And thanks to Shreshta for sharing her incredible design with us.

https://www.bonfire.com/2026-state-tournament-student-design/?utm_source=copy_link&utm_medium=campaign_page&utm_campaign=2026-state-tournament-student-design&utm_content=default

05/19/2026

Physically, we are back to school and work. Mentally, we are still in Ashland! What an amazing, inspiring, memorable couple of days we had together. Hope everyone has a great summer and KEEP WRITING!

We are here at Ashland University for our 2026 State Tournament! We are ready to welcome our student writers tonight wit...
05/17/2026

We are here at Ashland University for our 2026 State Tournament! We are ready to welcome our student writers tonight with our creative writing workshop, guest author book signing, and DJ dance mixer. Then tomorrow, it’s time to write! Best of luck to all who are joining us.

P.S. Stop by the Heritage Room for some exclusive Power of the Pen merch!

With our State Tournament less than a week away, we are excited to announce that Power of the Pen alum Lindsay Puckett w...
05/11/2026

With our State Tournament less than a week away, we are excited to announce that Power of the Pen alum Lindsay Puckett will be our guest author! Lindsay has published "The Glass Witch" and "The Odds" with a third novel debuting this fall. We are so excited to have Lindsay with us at Ashland University and look forward to hearing her words of inspiration for our middle school writers!

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Ashland, OH
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