2020 Writers Contest Entry Form – Houston Public Media

Child and Parent/Guardian Information

Child's Name: *

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Grade: *

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Parent/Guardian Name: *

Parent Email Address: *

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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

Texas residents only
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, painting, pop-ups, 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 non-story pages (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.

Deadline for receipt of entries or postmark:

March 18, 2020

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.

Contest Rules

A printable PDF of the complete contest rules is available here.