WTVP’s PBS KIDS GO! WRITERS CONTEST is off and running! Open to kids in Kindergarten through Third Grade, entering the competition is as easy as 1-2-3!
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Write and illustrate your own story
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Fill out and have a parent or teacher sign an Entry Form
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Get your story to WTVP by Friday, March 25, 2011
Entries can be fiction or non-fiction, poetry or prose and must contain at least five illustrations. Artwork can include drawings, photos, collages, 3-D …anything goes as long as it is the original work of the child. Stories from K-1 must have between 50 and 200 words, and grades 2-3 must have 100-350 words. Children who can’t write yet may dictate their story to be printed of typed, and “invented spelling” is allowed. See below for complete rules.
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ories will be judged at individual grade levels by a panel of judges that includes local teachers, librarians and various professionals. All winners will have their works published on wtvp.org and be treated to a party and prizes in the WTVP Studio. All entrants will receive a special Certificate of Achievement.
Don’t delay … get those stories started right away! Need inspiration? Check out last year’s winning stories right here. And watch PBSKIDS GO! weekday afternoons starting at 3 on WTVP.
Take a look at the
2010 Contest Winners Books.
