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Coming Soon - Creative Writing for Beginners (All Ages)
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Young Voices Previous Contest Winner Co-Authors Book
"So You Thought You Couldn't Cut It; A beginner's guide to woodcarving"
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Jim "The Wizzard of Wood" Calder and Jen Coate (Previous Young Voices Foundation Contest Winner)
Place Your Order Now Click Here for Details
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Young Voices of America "Oh The Stories They Tell"
Short Story Contest Now Open
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Category 1 - Grades 7th - 12th
$75.00 First Place
$50.00 Second Place
$25.00 Third Place
| Category 2 - Grades 3rd - 6th
$75.00 First Place
$50.00 Second Place
$25.00 Third Place
| Category 3 - Grades PreK - 2nd
$15.00 First Place
$10.00 Second Place
$ 5.00 Third Place
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Young Voices of America "Oh The Stories They Tell"
Students in Grades K-12 are invited to submit their best creative writing.
Humor, Mystery, Sci/Fi, Romance, Adventure, etc. all welcome.
Accepting Submissions March 1, 2012 - May 31, 2012
Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation Count
Make sure to follow ALL the rules for submitting your work.
In every contest we have to disqualify a number of very good entries because the writer didn't follow the rules for submitting his or her work. Don't let that happen to you.
Young Voices of America Contest Rules
Let your creative muse be your guide. The subject of your short story is up to you. Remember to send your very best work. Have it proofread by someone skilled at writing. Errors can cost you a win.
- Entries must be original and previously unpublished
- Entries must not exceed 20,000 words. There is no minimum word count requirement.
- Give your story a title. We receive hundreds of entries and having a title on your entry helps us identify it.
- Proofread your work. Proofread it again. Have a teacher or parent proofread it one more time. Send only your best work.
- Parents of very young writers may transcribe (type) the poem for their child. Technical ability must be consistent with grade level. Obvious re-writing by an adult will result in disqualification. Proof reading is not only OK, it's encouraged. See above.
- In the upper LEFT corner of PAGE 1 you must include name of author, age and grade level and category (Category 1 = Grades 7-12, Category 2 = Grades 3-6, Category 3 = PreK-2), name of parent or guardian, complete address including street number and name, city, state and zip code, telephone number, and email. We have to be able to contact winners.
- No Fancy Fonts - No Fancy Formatting - No Colored Text - No Pictures - No Text Boxes. This is a writing contest. We want to see your story written in a normal readable font. Times New Roman 12 is a good choice.
- Entries containing profanity, violent and/or sexually explicit material are not considered appropriate for this contest and will not be considered.
- Entries MUST be written in English.
- Multiple Submissions are allowed. (You may enter up to three short stories for this contest)
- Please: Send your entry via email to contestentries@youngvoicesfoundation.org
- Entries MUST be received by midnight, May 31, 2012
- Entries WILL NOT be returned. It is important that you maintain a copy for your files.
- Winners will be announced and prizes awarded within 30 days of close of the contest. Information about the awards will be made public on the Young Voices Foundation Website.
- Decision of the judges is final.
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Young Voices of America Poetry and "Write Now!" Contests Are Closed
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Attention Teachers and Parents: Click Here to Order My New Book for Young Readers!
Storee Wryter is a young girl with a big imagination and a love of writing. Every day brings a new adventure and a new story to tell. "Storee Wryter Gets a Dog," the first in a planned book series designed to encourage young writers, follows Storee and her cat, Critique, as they raise a puppy to become a trained therapy dog. The book takes the young reader through Storee's challenge of raising a puppy and training it to help others. Later, Storee visits a classroom of special needs children, and learns how she can reach out to other students with the help of her capable canine. It's an experience that inspires Storee to write -- and will spark the imaginations of students in grades 3 through 5. Two writing prompts and space to write are included in the back of the book.
60 pages $7.99 (paperback) $4.99 (digital download)
Bobbi Carducci -Director Young Voices Foundation Visit Storee's Website - www.storeewryter.com and her blog: http://storeewryter.blogspot.com
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Contests open to U.S. students grades k-12
Public, Private and Home School Students Eligible
Category 1 - Grades 7-12
Category 2 - Grades 3-6
Category 3 - Grades K-2
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Ask the editors anything you want to know about writing fiction, non-fiction, articles, short stories, poetry etc. (even research papers) Do you want to know how to create zany characters or how many exclamation points you can use in one paragraph? Do you wonder where writers get their ideas or do you have a question about punctuation? Do you want know how to start a writers group in your area? Grammar have you stumped? Ask us.
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