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Nina Martineck has been writing as long as she’s been alive. She published her first novel, The Knowers, at age seventeen. Her short story “The Bug Whisperer” was featured in the Western New York Young Writers’ Anthology when she was just ten. She’s co-editor of her school’s literary magazine, Rare Patterns, and has had three short stories and a few poems featured. She’s also a contributing journalist for her school newspaper; she likes focusing her articles on the writing community in her school. In addition to her own work, she has edited and formatted #MeToo, circa 1927 by Mary Carr and Untouchable by Michael J. Martineck. When she’s not writing—which is very rarely—she can be found at any given musical rehearsal, playing the violin in orchestra (very badly), or drawing a building when she’s supposed to be paying attention in class.

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  1. UnknownOctober 9, 2020 at 7:40 PM

    Hi Nina, I hope you and your family are doing well. My name is Noah Durbin, and I am seventeen-year old writer from Springfield, OR. I am currently embarking on my senior year. I have been writing a series about a group of teenagers diving into a computer world to fight a tyrannical government manipulating people's thoughts and feelings. I have asked my friends and family to join my initiative. Unfortunately, none of them have found time to look into my work. I am looking to build connection with you as a teen writer, along with many others across the globe whom I plan on reaching out. I sincerely wish that you will accept my invitation, and look forward to hearing back from you soon. Until then, stay safe.

    Thank you,

    Noah Durbin

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