A FOREST OF WORDS 2022 HAS CLOSED FOR SUBMISSIONS.

If you submitted a poem for consideration, you will hear from us via email or a phone message by April 30th. Questions? Email or call Tamar Clarke, Teen Services Coordinator at tamar.clarke@wcls.org or 360-305-3611.

A Forest of Words is a teen poetry book published annually by Teen Services of Whatcom County Library System. Area teens are invited to submit up to two of their original poems from January 1st through March 15th of each year. A panel of library staff and teens select poems based on originality, creativity, and craft. Accepted poets receive a copy of the book.

Previous issues of A Forest of Words