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Think you know a child who is 10 to 16 years of age (residing in the US, Canada, and the UK) who could write a wonderful story in 1,500 words or less?
If the answer is "yes", then this is a great opportunity for him/her to show his/her talent and get a chance to get published.
Prizes
$3,000 worth of prizes including: $1,500 in cash ($750 in each category) and In-person creative writing classes valued at $1,500, held in NC, Cary.
Categories
1) Online Only: Short stories can be submitted online. There is no expectation to be at venue physically.
2) On-The-Spot: Free event, but requires you to participate in the "Online Only" category as well. A range of themes are going to be announced at the venue (Cary, NC). Participants in this free category must participate in Online Contest as well.
Publishing
Top 15 stories will be published on Amazon.com and Kindle through Lune Spark Books' independent publishing.
Online-Only (Category A) Participants
Register for the Online-Only (Category A) ticket.
You must send us your story by May 12, 2017 by email or by normal post.
Email: Send your story in word, txt, or PDF format to youngwriters@lunespark.com. Please include following information in the email:
"2017 story contest" in the subject of the email.
The full name & age of the contestant (as of May 20, 2017) at the top of the email.
Your ticket order number generated at the time of registration (to help us map the stories to orders)
Regular Mail: We prefer to get the stories on email, but if you wish to send your entries via regular mail, your entry(s) should reach us by May 12, 2017 at this address: Lune Spark Books, PO Box 1443, Morrisville, NC 27560, US. Please make sure your mail is a regular/normal mail (not certified/ registered mail) - to avoid it returning back from you by the post office. Please include following information at the top of first page of your story:
"2017 story contest" .
The full name & age of the contestant (as of May 20, 2017).
Your ticket order number generated at the time of registration (to help us map the stories to orders)
On-The-Spot (Category B) Participants
The On-The-Spot contest is free, but requires participation in Online-Only contest as a pre-requisite. You must register for both the categories: the Online-Only (Category A) as well as free On-The-Spot (Category B) by registering for both tickets.
The judging for both the categories is completely isolated. Your respective entries for both the categories will be considered separately. In other words, by registering in both the categories, you have a chance to be a winner in both.
For mailing your stories for Online-Only contest, please follow the instructions in the Online-Only category.
On-The-Spot contest will be held on following venue on May 20, 2017, between 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM. Make sure you are at the venue by 12:15 PM latest.
Venue address for the free On-The-Spot Contest: Cary Senior Center, 120 Maury Odell Pl, Cary, NC 27513.
Please bring the electronic or print copies of your free On-The-Spot ticket as well as your Online-Only ticket.
The participants will be provided with notebook and pens/ pencils. You don't have to bring anything with you unless participant wants to use his/ her personal favorite notebook or pen.
Water and light refreshments will be available during the event. The participants can have as many breaks as needed--as long as fellow participants are not disturbed.
Schedule:
11:30 AM: Gathering/ seating starts.
11:30 AM: The themes to pick from for the stories are posted on the Easel Signs/ screens.
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM: Talks on short story writing
12:15 PM - 12:25 PM: Rules of the contest
12:25 PM - 12:30 PM: Announcement of the winners for Online-Only Contest
12:30 PM - 03:30 PM: Short Story Contest - write your heart's content out :)
Click here for the full eligibility criteria and rules for the contest.
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