Zion Buzz Young Authors

Announcing the Fall, 2009 Young Authors Contest Theme:

Halloween / Harvest

Submission Deadline: October 15, 2009

Young authors in the Zion-Benton area are invited to participate and celebrate writing!

The top three finalists will receive award certificates and be published HERE!

Participation is through your Zion-Benton area school or homeschool association. Your school hasn’t received information? Email us at zionbuzz@gmail.com.

RULES FOR PARTICIPATION:

1. Each School or Homeschool Association will determine its own process for fostering creative writing and promoting the Young Authors Contest.

2. Each School or Homeschool Association may submit up to three selections of student work per grade division (4-6th Grades and 7-8th Grades). It is up to the school to decide the method for selection, although we recommend a school/ grade contest that fosters excitement about writing and celebrates students’ stories.

3. The submission must be the original work of the student author. We accept prose or poetry, fiction or nonfiction.

4. The work may be typed, word-processed, or handwritten in manuscript or cursive and contain 750 words or less.

5. The work must be submitted attached to a completed submission form.

 JUDGING:

1. ZionBuzz.Com Young Authors Contest determines its finalists via a blind judging method. This means that the author’s name, school, and other identifying information are removed and replaced with an identifying letter or number prior to judging.

2. Judges will score entries based on the following elements:

For Prose:

-Content and Organization
-Style
-Syntax, Usage and Mechanics

For Poetry

-Form (Adherence to structure. Where applicable, identify chosen form.)
-Original thought and perspective
-Clarity of expression