"My students loved this! A great way to show them that longer/more doesn't always mean better!"

Lisa Plossay Winthrop

"Students in my ELA classes who were published last year were thrilled! Thank you for providing this opportunity!"

Helena Alves Westfield

"Creative, fun activity for my 8th grade students! They loved this activity. "

Mrs Amie Sykes Margate

"Thank you for providing engaging writing activities that are both fun and short. This was fun! "

Jean Conte Bvena

"This was a great challenge for students in grades 9-12. They were forced to think outside of the box. "

Aiesha Turman Brooklyn

"Excellent contest! My students loved it. "

Allison Venello New Jersey

"My students had a great deal of fun with this contest. They went in different directions and took on a challenge (of writing a story in 100 words) that they have never done before. "

Tristanne Chalmers Adamczyk North Adams

"My students very much appreciate having their writing shared with others outside of our school building and community. Any submission to any contest is purely voluntary. Thank you for providing a way for my students' creativity to be showcased and shared!"

Bridget Rodriguez Georgia

"Thank you for allowing our students to participate in your essay contest! It was a lot of fun. "

Seema Goldberg New Jersey

"An amazing high-interest writing activity. My special education students are often reluctant to write, however, this activity motivated the students to write. They all did a great job. "

Lori Leone-Martin Brentwood

"My students enjoyed this challenge and they learned to write more concisely and precisely!"

Kristi Werner New York

"What an interesting idea - limiting to 100 words. My students thoroughly enjoyed this activity!"

Virginia Dunphy New Jersey

"Thank you again for providing students with the opportunity to share their flash fiction creations. We have loved the spooky prompts!"

Kate Crosby Reading

"I teach a wide range of abilities and this activity allows ALL students (regardless of writing competencies) to be creative and have fun. "

Trish Friesland Camden

"This was a great way to get our students writing! Perfect extra curriculum project! Definitely like to it again. "

Christian Rohrs New York

"My students loved this challenge!"

Erika Doherty Lincoln

"This was a great activity for Fall/Halloween. We are very excited for more like this!"

Allison Gullion Tonawanda

"Kids loved this contest!"

Rachel Kerr Deptford

"Thank you! My students loved this challenge and had lots of fun!"

Patrick Allen Whittier Regional Technical High School MA

"My students enjoyed this opportunity to participate in a creative writing contest. They loved the story starters and it was a wonderful activity to do before Halloween!"

Elizabeth Jensen Monsignor Haddad Middle School

"My students enjoyed partaking in the writing contests you offer, thank you!"

Lisa Desberg Wilmington High School, MA

"My students LOVED this assignment! "

Sharon Monaghan Millis Middle School

"We had such an enthusiastic response from students. Thanks for the exciting writing opportunity!"

Michael Jorgenson North Quincy High School, MA

"This was a great deal of fun with my AP students. It really helped them to focus on word choice and realize how much diction matters."

T Malloy Gardner High School MA

"The slideshow is terrific! Very helpful and inspiring to writers!"

M Trucios Elwood Middle School. NY

"Thanks for giving the kids a fun way to be creative! Great October challenge!"

Amber Fecher Websterville Christian Academy, VT

"The writing prompts generated a great deal of excitement in my students"

D Endall-Bruno St Anselm Catholic Academy, NY

"This was a highly enjoyable activity and I would love to do it every year. "

Donna Coleman, Abraham Clark High School Roselle, New Jersey

"Wonderful assignment! Very engaging!"

Michele Walczak, Monmouth Campus of Wayside Road Tinton Falls, New Jersey

"Cool contest! Please consider moving the due date to the later in the year. November 2 is only seven weeks in to the year. With religious and federal holidays, other curriculum needs to be covered at this time. "

Dawn M.Shikarides, Stimson Middle School Huntington Station, NY

"Great ideas. Could make entry forms a standard size to make copying easier. "

Erin L.Durkin, Hackettstown Middle School Hackettstown, New Jersey

"We love this! please provide more 100 word samples. "

Emilie Throckmorton, Bangor High School Bangor, ME

"My students has the BEST time with this activity!"

Emily Perlman, Pearl River High School Pearl River, NY

"Stranger Sagas inspired my students to write highly original work in a fun and new form. They took to the story starters eagerly producing stories at a fast clip."

Cynthia Darling, Montclair Kimberley Academy Montclair, New Jersey

"My creative writing students really enjoyed the challenge of this contest."

Melissa Anderson, Springfield Conservatory of the Arts Springfield, MA

"Such a great and creative project!"

Kim Delaney, Lowell Catholic Lowell, MA

"Students love these contests! They are engaged as they create their saga."

Jake Gagnon, Walpole Elementary School. Walpole, NH

"Thank you for supplying this wonderful lesson. In concise but descriptive writing, this exciting challenge, this opportunity for writer recognition."

Laura R.Fiorentino, Kings-Way Regional High Schoool Woolwich TNP, New Jersey

"My students Loved this! Thank you! Perfect for the month of October. "

Kathryn Dawes, HC Crittenden Middle School Armank, NY

"Students preferred to type responses and use the word count, I rewrote students' submissions on the form."

Siobhan Gearty, Memorial Middle School. Hull, MA

"The format of the mini-saga challenged my students to consider their expression of ideas in a whole new way. "

Josh Bosley, Cold Spring Harbor High School Cold Spring Harbor, NY

"Writing for a real purpose, in this case a contest, outside the scope of test prep, is always a good thing. High interest and fun."

Christopher Gunsel, Smithtown HS West Smithtown, NY

"We LOVE our trophy from The Poetry Games! It sits with all our athletic trophies."

Pamela PE

"This was a great creative way to introduce narrative writing to our students. As a result, our bulletin boards reflected the feel of the season. "

Andrew Philip, IS 96 Seth Low Brooklyn,New York

"What a fun contest! It was great to have a lesson plan to use. My students enjoyed the challenge. "

Sarah Clouser, East Pennsboro Middle School. Enola, PA

"Students loved writing Spine Chillers last year. I was certain that Stranger Sagas would be a hit as well, and I was right! Thank you. "

Julie Esch, Wells Junior High School Wells, Maine

"My students LOVE your writing contests and look forward to it every Year! Thank you"

Laura Caterer, Maria Weston Chapman Middle School Weymouth, Massachusetts

"Great project! Great learning tool. The kids enjoyed this immensely! Thank you!"

Mary Leany, Highland Middle School Highland, NY

"This contest intrigued my students from the start. The 100 word max was a fun challenge for them."

Jaclyn Tinney, Iselin Middle School. Iselin, NJ

"This was an AMAZING EXPERIENCE for my students! What a fabulous resource for our narrative unit!"

Michele Maghini, Northeast Middle School Bristol, CT

"This contest sparked both creativity and enthusiasm in all of the writers I shared this with at school. They embraced the prompts and laboured over each of their one hundred words. "

Kristel Anuszewski, Winthrop High School Maine

"This was such a fun and engaging project; my students loved it!"

Marla Pascucci-Byrne, Art & Design Dept. Chair and English Fawlty Reading

"This activity was simultaneously stressful and fantastic. My students hated it initially but came to appreciate it after their peer review sessions!"

Matthew Gainty, Seacoast Learning Collaborative New Hampshire

"My students really enjoyed this project, and it was the perfect engaging assignment to teach how to add descriptive language - to their own writing."

Laura Mirabito, Old Hammondtown School Mattapoisett

"Great topic because students are really into Stranger Things!"

Neetv Verma, Maspeth High School Queens

"My students loved this activity. It inspired creativity and was an excellent exercise in precision and brevity!"

DarlaBubar, Edward Town Middle New York

"This was fun and challenging!"

Erin Crowther, Saratoga Central Catholic High School Saratoga Springs