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WRITE ANDILLUSTRATE YOUROWN BOOKCONTESTat Schlow Library
PLEASE NOTE: A panel of judges will select the winners
based on creativity, grammar, spelling,
punctuation, sentence structure,
neatness, and attention to detail.
Winners will be selected in four
categories:
Grades 1 & 2
Grades 3 & 4
Grades 5 & 6
Past Winners
Winners will be notified by letter in April
2020. If your book is not chosen, we will
return it by mail.
Everyone will receive a certificate of
participation.
We will honor the winners at a special
ceremony on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at
4pm.
The winning books will be bound and
added as a permanent part of the
Children's Department collection.
36TH ANNUAL WRITE AND ILLUSTRATEYOUR OWN BOOK CONTESTSponsored by the Children's Department of Schlow CentreRegion Library and funded by The Schlow Foundation.
Please submit your entry between Thursday, January 2,2020 and Tuesday, March 10, 2020.
CONTEST RULESYou must follow these rules or your entry will be
disqualified!
You may be the author/illustrator of only one entry. Twochildren may collaborate on one book as co-authors or asauthor and illustrator. You must be in grades 1-6 and also be a resident ofCentre County and/or attend school in Centre County. Title page must include book title, name, grade, andschool of the author and/or illustrator. Write parents' or guardians' names, mailing address,telephone number, and email address on a separate sheetof paper. Parents may assist with proofreading and typing, but notwith writing. Your book must be neatly printed or typed on plain whitepaper. One-sided pages are best. Do not glue or attachillustrations to the page in any way. Book pages must be 8.5 x 11 inches or less. Keep one-inch margins on all sides of all pages. If you win, your bookcannot be bound without this space. Use only a clip or folder to keep the book together - nostaples, report covers, or binders. If you have written your book as part of a creative writingclass project, your teacher should submit it in a groupenvelope. The class must include a list of authors andillustrators, book titles, teacher's name, and the name andphone number of the school. Each student will need toinclude parents' contact information (listed in #3 above)and create a title page for their book (as described in #2above). Detailed descriptions of extreme and graphic violence areunacceptable.
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Young Writers WorkshopSaturday, October 5 at 2pm
Find out what the book contest judges are looking for!
Improve your writing skills and discuss mistakes to
avoid. If you plan to stay for a brief personal evaluation
starting at 3pm, please prepare questions or ideas
ahead of time or bring one or two pages of your story
for review.
Workshop registration begins September 3, 2019. Register online or call 814.237.6236.