Tim Long, a long-time writer for The Simpsons, is eager to meet virtually with the five student finalists in this year s Tim Long Creative Writing Contest at…
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Five student writers, recently named as finalists in a Stratford District secondary school creative writing competition, will soon have the opportunity to learn from Simpsons writer Tim Long during an online writers’ circle.
In total, 29 students at the Stratford public high school submitted written works as part of this year’s Tim Long Creative Writing Contest, which launched for the first time last year thanks to a friendship between Long, originally from Exeter, and Stratford District English teacher Isaac Moore.
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Five student writers, recently named as finalists in a Stratford District secondary school creative writing competition, will soon have the opportunity to learn from Simpsons writer Tim Long during an online writers’ circle.
In total, 29 students at the Stratford public high school submitted written works as part of this year’s Tim Long Creative Writing Contest, which launched for the first time last year thanks to a friendship between Long, originally from Exeter, and Stratford District English teacher Isaac Moore.
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