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Congratulations to this week's winners -- Monidipa and Laura.
Thanks again for your great entries.
Mini-Writing Contest # 9 -- August 27 to September 1
Hey everyone! Welcome back for Mini-Writing Contest Number 9. :) Since this is the last mini-writing contest of the summer, I'd like to end with something very fun. Have you ever heard of a “spoonerism”? A spoonerism is a pun that happens when you accidentally switch the letters or sounds of t...
Hi bubblegum,
The winners for Mini-Writing Contest Number 7 were posted today.
Sorry about the lateness!
Christine
Mini-Writing Contest # 9 -- August 27 to September 1
Hey everyone! Welcome back for Mini-Writing Contest Number 9. :) Since this is the last mini-writing contest of the summer, I'd like to end with something very fun. Have you ever heard of a “spoonerism”? A spoonerism is a pun that happens when you accidentally switch the letters or sounds of t...
Hi Barney,
Congratulations! You are one of this week's Mini-Writing Contest winners. Please let me know what branch of the Toronto Public Library is located nearest to you, and I will send a book prize there for you to collect at your convenience.
Thanks again for your great entry.
Christine
Mini-Writing Contest # 7 -- August 13 to August 18
Hey everyone! Welcome back for Mini-Writing Contest Number 7. :) Let’s try another kind of poetry this week – a lantern or lanturne. This is another short form of poetry written with only 5 lines. The first line is a one-syllable noun, which will be the subject of the entire poem. The next four...
Sorry for the lateness of this -- the winners for this week's contest are:
Barney Wei and Ashanth. Congratulations!
Thanks again for your great entries. :)
Mini-Writing Contest # 7 -- August 13 to August 18
Hey everyone! Welcome back for Mini-Writing Contest Number 7. :) Let’s try another kind of poetry this week – a lantern or lanturne. This is another short form of poetry written with only 5 lines. The first line is a one-syllable noun, which will be the subject of the entire poem. The next four...
Congratulations to this week's winners:
NC for the entry that starts with "It snowed so much in the city;..."
and
MN for the entry that starts with "She wanted to be a work of art so badly."
Thanks for your great entries. :)
Mini-Writing Contest # 6 -- August 6 to August 11
Hey everyone! Welcome back for Mini-Writing Contest Number 6. :) This week, it’s all about using similes and metaphors. So, what’s the difference between a simile and a metaphor, you might ask? A simile can be defined as a sentence in which two completely different things are compared together ...
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Mini-Writing Contest # 6 -- August 6 to August 11
Hey everyone! Welcome back for Mini-Writing Contest Number 6. :) This week, it’s all about using similes and metaphors. So, what’s the difference between a simile and a metaphor, you might ask? A simile can be defined as a sentence in which two completely different things are compared together ...
Congratulations to this week's winners: Monidipa and Rose Xu.
Thanks to everyone for your great submissions. :)
Mini-Writing Contest # 5 -- July 30 to August 4
Hey everyone! Welcome back for Mini-Writing Contest Number 5. :) To start, let me ask you a few questions. Where do you like to keep things? Do you have a special place where you hide the things you want to keep forever? Is it out in the open where everyone can see, or is it hidden in a place t...
Sorry -- I made a small mistake. This week's winners are Hannah Vella and Jade.
Congratulations!
Mini-Writing Contest # 4 -- July 23 - July 28
Hey everyone! Thanks for all of your entries from last week. It was great reading through all of your answers to those 5 questions. So let's get started with Mini-Writing Contest #4! This week is all about acrostics. An acrostic is a poem or a piece of prose where the first letter of each line ...
Thanks for all your entries.
It was great reading through all of them.
This week's winners are Jade and SRC. Congratulations!
Mini-Writing Contest # 4 -- July 23 - July 28
Hey everyone! Thanks for all of your entries from last week. It was great reading through all of your answers to those 5 questions. So let's get started with Mini-Writing Contest #4! This week is all about acrostics. An acrostic is a poem or a piece of prose where the first letter of each line ...
Hi Salami -- I wanted to let you know that you're one of the winner for this contest. Please let me know to which branch of the Toronto Public Library I should send your book prize. Thanks!
Mini-Writing Contest #3 -- July 16 - July 21
Hey everyone -- welcome back for Mini-Writing Contest #3! Last week, it was all about haikus and I received lots of great entries. This week, we're going to try something a little bit different. Listed below is a series of 5 questions. Look through them and answer them in any fashion you like. ...
Don't worry about registering. Come to branch around 1pm this Saturday and I'm sure there'll be plenty of spaces available.
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Sorry for not posting this last week...
The winners of Mini-Writing Contest #2 are: SmileyFace and Ann.
Congratulations!
Mini Writing Contest #2 -- July 9 to July 13
Hey everyone, welcome back for week 2 of the Word Out Mini Writing Contest. Are you ready to get writing? This week, we will be doing everything related to haikus. So what exactly is a haiku? A haiku is a form of Japanese poetry that's been around for over four hundred years, and has only three...
Congratulations to this week's winners: Salami and Sarun.
Thanks for your great submissions. :)
Mini-Writing Contest #3 -- July 16 - July 21
Hey everyone -- welcome back for Mini-Writing Contest #3! Last week, it was all about haikus and I received lots of great entries. This week, we're going to try something a little bit different. Listed below is a series of 5 questions. Look through them and answer them in any fashion you like. ...
Thanks for all of your great haiku entries.
It was a pleasure reading through them. :)
I'm happy to announce that this week's Mini-Writing Contest book prize winners are SmileyFace and Ann.
Congratulations!
Mini Writing Contest #2 -- July 9 to July 13
Hey everyone, welcome back for week 2 of the Word Out Mini Writing Contest. Are you ready to get writing? This week, we will be doing everything related to haikus. So what exactly is a haiku? A haiku is a form of Japanese poetry that's been around for over four hundred years, and has only three...
Sorry for not posting before now, but here are the details you've been waiting for...
The winners for last week's Mini-Writing Contest are M. and Lukia.
Congratulations and thanks to everyone for some excellent submissions. :)
Mini-Writing Contest -- July 2 - July 5
Hey everyone! Every Wednesday during the months of July and August, there will be a weekly mini-writing contest happening right here. This will be your chance to explore different kinds of creative writing techniques and share your creativity for a chance to win a weekly prize. So, let's give it...
Congratulations to this week's winner! The answers we were looking for were:
1. eyes
2. onion
3. freckles
4. bark
5. a shirt
Thanks for your participation!
Riddle Contest -- August 10 - August 16
Hey everyone! Posted below are the 5 riddles for this week. Read through them and try to guess what they are. Whoever makes the closest guess for all 5 riddles will win a prize and the winner will be announced next Friday. 1. Who are the two brothers who live on opposite sides of the road yet ne...
Congratulations this week's winner! The correct answers we were looking for were:
1. to err on the right side
2. deep in thought
3. hop up and down
4. reduction
5. music to one's ears
Thanks again for participating.
Rebus Word Puzzles -- August 9 - August 15
Hi everyone! Posted below are 5 rebus word puzzles. Read through them and try to guess what sayings are hidden there. Whoever makes the closest guesses will win a prize and the winner will be announced next Thursday. 1. ERR ERR 2. THODEEPUGHT 3. H ...
Congratulations! You are this week's Riddle Contest winner. Please let me know what branch of the Toronto Public Library is located nearest to you, and I will send a book prize there for you to pick up sometime soon.
Thanks again for participating!
Riddle Contest -- August 3 - August 9
Hey everyone! Posted below are the 5 riddles for this week. Read through them and try to guess what they are. Whoever makes the closest guess for all 5 riddles will win a prize and the winner will be announced next Friday. 1. He who has it doesn't tell it. He who takes it doesn't know it. H...
This answers to this week's riddles were very difficult to judge. The answers I was looking for were the following:
1. counterfeit money
2. water
3. sleep
4. an egg
5. the back of your head
A book prize will be sent to the first person who sent me the correct answers for riddles # 1, 2, and 4.
Riddle Contest -- August 3 - August 9
Hey everyone! Posted below are the 5 riddles for this week. Read through them and try to guess what they are. Whoever makes the closest guess for all 5 riddles will win a prize and the winner will be announced next Friday. 1. He who has it doesn't tell it. He who takes it doesn't know it. H...
Hi Jonathan,
Congratulations! You're this week's winner. Please let me know what branch of the Toronto Public Library is located nearest to you, and I'll send a book prize for you to pick up at your convenience.
Thanks for participating!
Christine
Rebus Word Puzzles -- August 2 - August 8
Hi everyone! Posted below are 5 rebus word puzzles. Read through them and try to guess what sayings are hidden there. Whoever makes the closest guess will win a prize and the winner will be announced next Thursday. 1.cut ← cut cut cut cut cut cut cut cut 2. B R BREED ...
Hi runnynose,
Congratulations! You're this week's Rebus Word Puzzle contest winner. Please let me know what branch of the Toronto Public Library is located closest to you, and I'll send a book prize there for you to pick up at your convenience. Thanks again for participating!
Christine
Rebus Word Puzzles -- July 26 - August 1
Hi everyone! Posted below are this week's 5 rebus word puzzles. Read through them and try to guess what sayings are hidden there. Whoever is the first to make the closest guess for all 5 puzzles will win a prize and the winner will be announced next Thursday. 1. NEAFRIENDED 2. _____TRAVEL___...
Hi Ubiquitous,
Congratulations! You're the winner of this week's Riddle Contest. Please let me know which branch of the Toronto Public Library is located closest to you, and I'll send a book prize there for you to pick up at your convenience. Thanks again for participating!
Christine
Riddle Contest -- July 27 - August 2
Hey everyone! Posted below are the 5 riddles for this week. Read through them and try to guess what they are. Whoever makes the closest guess for all 5 riddles will win a prize and the winner will be announced next Friday. 1. What gets wet when drying? 2. Poke you fingers in my eyes and I will ...
Congratulations this week's winner! The answers for this week's puzzles were:
1. a friend in need
2. travel overseas
3. middle aged
4. H2O
5. see eye to eye
Thanks for your participation!
Rebus Word Puzzles -- July 26 - August 1
Hi everyone! Posted below are this week's 5 rebus word puzzles. Read through them and try to guess what sayings are hidden there. Whoever is the first to make the closest guess for all 5 puzzles will win a prize and the winner will be announced next Thursday. 1. NEAFRIENDED 2. _____TRAVEL___...
Hi Jane,
Congratulations! You're this week's Riddle Contest winner. Please let me know what branch of the Toronto Public Library is located nearest to you, and I'll send a book prize there for you to pick up sometime soon.
Thanks again for your participation. :)
Christine
Riddle Contest -- July 20 - July 26
Hey everyone! Posted below are the 5 riddles for this week. Read through them and try to guess what they are. Whoever makes the closest guess for all 5 riddles will win a prize and the winner will be announced next Friday. 1. In the middle of the jungle, someone stands with an umbrella. 2. What...
Congratulations to this week's winner and thanks to everyone who participated. :)
The answers I was looking for are the following:
1. A mushroom
2. Your name
3. Night and day
4. A pack of cards
5. When it's a jar [ajar]
Riddle Contest -- July 20 - July 26
Hey everyone! Posted below are the 5 riddles for this week. Read through them and try to guess what they are. Whoever makes the closest guess for all 5 riddles will win a prize and the winner will be announced next Friday. 1. In the middle of the jungle, someone stands with an umbrella. 2. What...
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