Purpose of the Contest:
The PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest is a contest designed to promote the advancement of children’s reading skills through hands-on, active learning. The Contest encourages children
in grades K-3 in communities across the country to celebrate the power of creating stories and illustrations by submitting their own original pieces.
Deadline:
Stories must be received by Friday April 20, 2012.
Required Forms:
2012 Contest Rules (PDF)
2012 Entry Form: (PDF) Required with application
How the Contest Works:
Children in grades K-3 from the WXXI viewing area are encouraged to write and illustrate stories to the local WXXI contest, which will select winners and award prizes. The first place winners from the local contests will then be entered into the national level of the Contest where a panel of judges will select the national winners. National winners will be announced and prizes, including items such as tablets, e-readers and MP3 players, which will be awarded during summer 2012. As in years past, winning entries in each of the Contest categories will be featured on the site, pbskids.org/writerscontest, and visitors to the Contest site will continue to have the opportunity to create “Story Mashups” with winning stories.
Submissions:
The deadline is:
Friday, April 20, 2012
Mailing Your Entry?
Send your entry with signed entry form to:
NOTE: By signing the entry form, the parent gives permission for WXXI to scan and submit the story online.
PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest
WXXI
c/o Education Department
PO Box 30021
Rochester, NY 14603-3021
OR
Online Entry Submission:
For the first time, stories can be digitally submitted to the Contest through a tool developed by new sponsor, StudentPublishing.com. The new digital publishing tool will also allow parents to purchase bound copies of their child’s entry as a keepsake for years to come.
The online site will allow parents to create a required application form and submit a scanned PDF document of their child's book. To learn more about the digital publishing tool, including how to submit your PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest entry, visit: http://pbs.studentpublishing.com/contest/welcome.php?stationID=2
Additional Resources:
Look at winning books from past WXXI Writers' Contests
PBS Kids Go Writers Contest Writing Guide: How to Write A Book
Questions?
Contacts:
Shelley Figueroa
email: sfigueroa@wxxi.org
Phone: 585-258-0278
&
Cara Rager
email: crager@wxxi.org
phone: 585-258-0356
