Aug 1, 2026 | Library News, New & Exciting, Staff Picks For Teens
The theme for HEPL’s 11th Teen Writing Challenge is Schools and Universities! Challenge yourself to write a fictional story set in a school or university. A magical school for faeries, a private school with a mysterious headmaster, a senior prank gone wrong, a...
Mar 30, 2026 | Library News
The Hamilton East Public Library (HEPL) is excited to expand our annual Local Author Fair into a weekend-long celebration of writing! On Saturday, April 18 at our Noblesville branch (1 Library Plaza, Noblesville, IN 46060), the library will host four workshops for...
Mar 27, 2026 | Library News, Staff Picks For Teens
The 10th HEPL Teen Writing Challenge has concluded, and three winners were chosen. The Teen Writing Challenge was the idea of a student who shared it with the library’s Teen Advisory Board (TAB). The TAB loved the suggestion and felt it was a great opportunity for...
Feb 1, 2026 | Library News, Staff Picks For Teens
The theme for HEPL’s 10th Teen Writing Challenge is Historical Fiction or Historical Fantasy! Teen writers are challenged to write a complete short story with a historical setting. Stories must be set in our world during a time before the 2000s. You could keep it as...
Aug 1, 2025 | Library News, Staff Picks For Teens
The theme for HEPL’s 9th Teen Writing Challenge is mystery! Teen writers are challenged to write a complete short story that features a mystery. Mysteries can be thrilling or cozy, realistic or supernatural, a murder investigation or tracking down a stolen painting,...
