Some sites from Jessie

Here are a couple of sites for younger writers. Thanks, Jessie!

http://www.fundsforwriters.com/writingkid.htm
http://www.newpages.com/npguides/young_authors_guide.htm

Honolulu Weekly contest

The deadline on this one has been extended!

http://honoluluweekly.com/city-wise/2011/10/update-hws-fiction-and-poetry-contest-extended/

Haiku Contest

Here's a haiku contest!

http://www.scholastic.com/dellhaiku/?eml=SMP/e/20111018//img/DellHaiku/0/ShareContest/SL2//////&ym_MID=1373092&ym_rid=8393499

Aloha!

We are just one month away from the "Inspired in Hawaii" $10,000 cash contest deadline.  Inspire your students to "dream big and make Hawaii a better place!"  Sponsored by the Clarence TC Ching Foundation, this contest offers  cash awards for posters(k-12), essays(6-12)  and video (9-12). Forward this email to any teachers you think have the kids to inspire our world! 

For all the contest rules and information, visit:  www.clarencetcchingfoundation.org

Feel free to contact contest organizer Sara Platte at 636-1656.

Haiku contest from Scholastic

Here's a really easy contest for students in grades 7-12 from Scholastic. It's all haiku, which is easy to do in a short time.

I think this one actually does rolling topics.  I chose it because I was looking for something about growing up.  Looks easy to do.

New contests!  The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards!  29 categories! This one has tons of possibilities for our kids. Dig in.

Hi Folks!  Thanks to Yuki Basso, we have not only a new contest, but a winner to celebrate!

One of Yuki's graders, Jenna Yanke, entered Creative Communication's contest and won for her poem, "Chaturanga." She'll be published! Here's a link to their site :http://www.poeticpower.com/contest.php
There's still time for the winter contest!

Happy Parent's Night!

Here is the link for this year's Star Poets contest.  It's never too early to think about submissions!

Hi Folks!  This is not a contest, but I stumbled across it when looking for contests to post.  It's the Teacher's Corner for Bamboo Ridge, and it has some great resources for us as writers and teachers!

The Teacher's Corner.

New Contest!

Grodd Poetry Prize

The eighth annual Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers will begin accepting entries in November. The prize, which is open to high school sophomores and juniors throughout the world, is juried by David Baker, KR's poetry editor.

A New Year

There are contests abound for students everywhere! Here are a few to get you started:

Bartleby Snopes Third Annual Dialogue Only Contest – Compose a short story entirely of dialogue; under 2000 words. Award: minimum $250 for first place, at least $10 to four honorable mentions; plus publication. Entry fee: $10. Deadline: September 12, 2011. Info: www.bartlebysnopes.com/contests.htm

2011 Wabash Prize for Poetry. For each submission, send up to three poems. Award: $1000 and winning entry published in Winter/Spring 2012 issue of Sycamore Review. Entry fee: $15. All entrants will receive a copy of the prize issue. Deadline: September 15, 2011. Info: www.sycamorereview.com/contest/.

100 Words or Fewer Writing Contest, Number Eight. Original and complete fiction of not more than 100 words. This is not easy, but we receive stories that match great novels for characters, plots, and endings! Open theme (no porn or gore). See the website for examples of winning stories, checkmark evaluations, and critiques. Awards: $500, $150, $100, $50. Entry fee: $15; plus checkmark evaluation: $23; plus critique: $55. Deadline: September 18, 2011. Info: www.100wordsorfewerwritingcontest.com or hundredwordsorfewer@earthlink.net

The New Guard 2011 Contests -- Knightville Poetry Contest for narrative or experimental poetry. Three poems per entry; up to 300 lines per poem. Machigonne Fiction Contest for literary or experimental fiction. Up to 7,500 words; flash, long stories and everything in between. Novel excerpts are welcomed, as long as the manuscript functions as a stand-alone story. Awards: $1,000 each contest. Each submission will be considered for publication. Entry fee: $15. Deadline: www.newguardreview.com