Skip to main content

A Writing Competition for Teens

Tue, 03/14/2023 - 15:36

Bay Street Theater has put out a call to teen writers to enter its Writing the Wave: The 2023 New Works Creative Writing Competition. Kids 13 and up from across Suffolk County can enter original works in the genres of poetry, spoken word, rap, monologue, song, or short scene.

The contest, in its ninth year, will be judged by three professional writers: Emma Walton Hamilton, Susan Verde, and Theresa Trinder. Entries are due by April 20 and can be sent in using an online form at bit.ly/3ZY7E0a. Works must be no longer than five pages or five minutes in performance length. Texts must be sent in either PDF or Word formats, and performance pieces should be entered as YouTube or Vimeo links.

The first-place winner will earn a cash prize of $100, a subscription to Bay Street's Main Stage season, and an all-access pass to its Title Wave: New Works Festival from May 5 through 7. Second and third-place prizes will also be awarded. The top three finishers will be invited to read or perform their winning works at the festival, either themselves or with the help of award-winning performers.

Questions about the contest can be emailed to Allen O'Reilly, Bay Street's director of education and community outreach, at [email protected].

Villages

L.V.I.S. Fair Is Set for Saturday

The Ladies Village Improvement Society’s annual fair happens on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and this year’s “is bigger than ever,” the society says. Not only will the carousel be back, but the Playland area for kids will be expanded. There will be face painting, a roving magician, a bubble artist, and pony rides for the little ones. 

Jun 12, 2025

Montauk Chemists Opens, Minus Pharmacy

Frank Calvo, the longtime pharmacist at White’s Drug and Department Store, which closed on Oct. 31, has opened Montauk Chemists on Main Street and is selling over-the-counter merchandise including vitamins and self-care products. One week after an inspection of the store’s pharmacy, however, he is still awaiting New York State approval to operate it. 

Jun 12, 2025

Slow Start at New Gosman’s

In some ways, Gosman’s Dock, one of Montauk’s few remaining family-owned and operated businesses until its October 2024 sale, closely resembles the complex of restaurants and shops long revered by locals and visitors alike. In other ways, though, it is markedly different under its new ownership. 

Jun 12, 2025

 

Your support for The East Hampton Star helps us deliver the news, arts, and community information you need. Whether you are an online subscriber, get the paper in the mail, delivered to your door in Manhattan, or are just passing through, every reader counts. We value you for being part of The Star family.

Your subscription to The Star does more than get you great arts, news, sports, and outdoors stories. It makes everything we do possible.