The Eleanor London Côte Saint-Luc Public Library has launched the second annual Roslyn and Max Margles Young Writers’ Contest 2024–2025, inviting children in grades 3 through grades 6 living in Côte Saint-Luc, or who attend a school in Côte Saint-Luc, or in a surrounding neighbourhood, to participate.
This contest, generously funded by Mrs. Roslyn Margles, a passionate advocate for children’s literacy in Montreal, honours her late husband, Max Margles, whose legacy is celebrated in the naming of our Children’s Library, the Max Margles Children’s Library. We are proud to partner with the Quebec Writers’ Federation (QWF), which will provide a distinguished panel of children’s authors to judge the contest, including P.J. Bracegirdle, Marie-Louise Gay and Anne Renaud.
Last year, the library received more than 70 impressive entries, all of which will be included in the upcoming Max Margles Children’s Library Anthology. A first- and second-place winner as well as honourable mentions for each grade were selected and we were proud that a few of the winners were students from the following local schools:
- Jewish People’s Schools and Peretz Schools
- École primaire des Amis-du-Monde
- École de la Mosaïque
- Académie Yéshiva Yavné
This year, the contest is again open to students in grades 3 to 6. Submissions will be accepted until Friday, March 7, 2025. The library welcomes all forms of writing—fiction, non-fiction, and poetry—with no length restrictions. Detailed submission guidelines can be found at csllibrary.org on the Max Margles Children’s Library page.
Participating young writers will have the opportunity to:
- Win exciting prizes
- Receive valuable feedback from experienced writers
- Be published in carte blanche, the QWF’s online literary magazine
- Attend an award ceremony in early May to celebrate all participants
For more information, please visit Young Writers Contest or email [email protected].