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It's Summer, Lighten Up !
It's Time To Laugh and Have Some Fun
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Young Voices of America Tell a Funny Story
- Entries must be original and previously unpublished.
- Humorous stories ONLY. Get the judges to smile, giggle, guffaw, snicker, even laugh out loud if you can.
- Entries must not exceed 10,000 words. There is no minimum word count requirement.
- Give your story a title. We get hundreds of entries and having a name on your story 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 story for their child. Technical ability must be consistent with grade level. Obvious re-writing of the story by an adult will result in disqualification. Proof reading is not only OK, it's encouraged. See above.
- In the upper left hand corner of PAGE 1 you must include name of the 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 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. (Enter often)
- Please: Send your entry via e-mail to Bobbi.Carducci@youngvoicesfoundation.org
- ONLY if you don?t have access to e-mail: You may submit your entry via USPS to Young Voices Foundation, 17141 Magic Mountain Drive, Round Hill, VA 20141
- Entries MUST be received by midnight August 31, 2010
- 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 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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