NORWICH – Students in the DCMO BOCES district are invited to participate in a short story contest for a chance to have a piece of work published.

The contest is open to students ages 15-19 and the deadline for submissions is April 27.

Visual communications and graphic design instructor Sandra Sheldon said she and two other BOCES teachers, Elizabeth Barber-Breese and Kristin White, came up with the idea for the contest last year as a way to promote creativity among their students.

“We were very surprised how well it went last year, and we’re excited to see where it goes this year,” said Sheldon. “It’s just so interesting to hear the different conversations that go on between the students as they’re reading the stories.”