2018 Writers Contest Entry Form – Houston Public Media

Child and Parent/Guardian Information

Child's Name: *

Age: *

Grade: *

Gender: *

Parent/Guardian Name: *

Parent Email Address: *

Address *

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State

Zip Code

Entry Details

Title: *

Number of Words: *

Number of Illustrations (minimum 5): *

Word Count Range:
Grades K-1: minimum 50, maximum 200
Grades 2-3: minimum 100, maximum 350

Contest Rules and Regulations

Only one entry per child
Only single author stories (no co-authors)
Story must be original work of the child
Original art can include drawings, collages, 3-D and photos taken by the author
Story may be fact or fiction, prose or poetry •Text must be printed/written legibly or typed
Children who can’t write may dictate their story to be printed or typed
Invented spelling is accepted
Story text may be on pages with the illustrations or on separate pages
Non-English text must be translated into English text on the same page and the translated English text must adhere to the word count
Word count includes “a” “an” “the” but not words on nonstory pages (e.g. title page) or those that enhance illustrations

Contest Rules Acknowledgment *

I acknowledge that I have read the Contest Rules and Regulations prior to signing this, and that I understand the rules.

PBS KIDS Partners may contact me via email up to two times for promotional offers related to the PBS KIDS Writer's Contest: *

For School Entries by Teacher

Teacher Name:

Teacher Email:

School Name:

School Address

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State

Zip Code

School Phone

Online Entry and Printable Confirmation

Please complete the entry form.

Once you click ‘Send’ at the end of the form, the system will generate a print-out for you to mail with your entry and/or keep for your records. You will also receive the information you entered in an email.

Printable Version

A printable PDF of this form is available here.