Can you wait?
No need to wait.
It's HERE . . . the 2012 Youth Writing Contest!
One of the best things about PPW is its Youth Writing Contest, and it's now underway. It's open to students from grades 3 through 12. Students may write a short story, poem, or memoir. The deadline for entries is May 1, 2012. Published authors living and writing here in the Texas Panhandle will judge entries in grade level groups 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12.
For more details about the contest, its rules, and the ENTRY FORM open (and save, if you'd like) the PDF file at the very bottom of this page.
short story - an invented prose narrative shorter than a novel usually dealing with a few characters and aiming at unity of effect and often concentrating on the creation of mood rather than plot
- a piece of prose fiction, usually under 10,000 words
- a short work of fiction usually dealing with a few characters and a single event
poetry - the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts
- metrical writing
- writing that formulates a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience in language chosen and arranged to create a specific emotional response through meaning, sound, and rhythm
- writing usually with a rhythm that repeats
memoir
- a record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge of them and based on personal observation
- an account of one's personal life and experiences; autobiography
- a written account in which someone describes past experiences that are usually based on personal knowledge of the subject
- a story of a personal experience
These definitions are NOT requirements of the contest. They were placed on this page for the pure fun of learning and, more importantly, to fill up the page.  |
Ċ ď Janet Taylor, Feb 12, 2012 5:50 PM
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