Ripple Foundation, a Canadian educational charity run solely by volunteers, works diligently to support creative literacy for young people. To that end, they have established an annual writing contest called Kids Write 4 Kids, and that contest is on now. If you're a Canadian young person in Grades 4 through 8, then you have until March 31, 2024 to submit your story, whether fact or fiction, or poetry. Details are listed below.
Why You Should Enter?
Why You Should Enter?
- Winners get published (see previous winners here).
- Proceeds from book sales are donated to the winner’s charity of choice.
- Winners become judges for next year’s contest.
Entry Details
- Open to Canadian residents only.
- Students must be in Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8.
- Stories must be original and written entirely by the author.
- Only one entry per author will be accepted. (Subsequent entries will be disqualified.)
- Only single author stories qualify. (No co-authored stories.)
- Stories are accepted in English only.
- Stories can be fact or fiction, prose or poetry.
- There is no entry fee and no purchase is necessary.
- All entries must review the story checklist.
- Entries must be submitted by the author’s teacher, parent, or guardian at this online form.
Submissions
- Maximum word count: 5,000 words (includes “a,” “an,” and “the,” but not the words on non-story pages such as the title page).
- Invented spelling is accepted.
- The text must be typed and submitted as DOC file format.
- Do not submit any images. (If your story does have images and your story is selected, Ripple Foundation will contact you to obtain original images.)
Deadline for submissions
- March 31, 2024
Although the contest was announced last fall, I was slow to get this posted. But, young writers still have weeks to get a submission in. So, time to get writing!
Good luck!
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