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| Homeschooler's Writing Contest |
| Little Blue School: Book Arts Bash |
| This website provides all of the details for a brand new writing contest for homeschoolers of all ages - including parents |
Two homeschool moms from Norfolk, Virginia - Lydia Netzer (Masters Degree in Literature) and Sherene Silverberg (Degrees in Mathematics, Psychology and Marketing) are the brains behind the "Book Arts Bash" contest.
According to the website, "The purpose of the Book Arts Bash is to have fun writing and illustrating books, and to help students and teachers reach across the curriculum to include writing and art in other areas of study. Any homeschooled student or homeschooling parent can enter. Prizes include the usual stuff you can hold in your hand plus invaluable critiques from people in the writing and illustrating biz."
There are twenty categories and you can enter one or all. They include:
*Picture Books - Original stories, familiar tales, ABC books, Pop-Up books, etc.
*Fiction & Poetry - Enter stories, fables, legends, single poems, a collection of poetry, etc.
*Multi-Media - Comic books, Dramas (skits too), and Blogs.
As explained at the website, "There are five different grade levels in each category: K-2nd, 3rd-6th, 7th-9th, 10th-12th, and Adult. Homeschooled college students and homeschooling parents are encouraged to enter the adult category."
The deadline for all entries is October 1st. So, as the announcement about this contest says:
"Write your book, create your story, draw your comic, bust out your illustrations! Send us your work, and get your manuscript read by our judges: bestselling authors and industry professionals. Imagine having the opportunity to have your work critiqued by a New York agent or editor. Imagine having one of your favorite writers, or your kids' favorite authors, reading your work! Who knows -- will this be the start of a beautiful career?
We doubt there'll be a reluctant writer around who would be able to resist the allure of becoming a paper engineer and making his/her own pop-up book. What about taking photographs to illustrate a personal essay? Check out our storytelling categories, and send us an audio file. Many of the categories allow the children to express themselves through writing and art. For the children who are not fans of fiction, there is ample scope to write on non-fiction topics. History picture book? Science comic? A living math or science book? Bring it on.
Are your children studying Ancient Sumeria? Here's an opportunity for your children to write a host of books on the subject. Think about it, your children could write a fable set in ancient Sumeria, a living book about the lives of children in ancient Sumeria, another living book on mathematics and/or science in ancient Sumeria, a Sumerian Cinderella or even a pop-up book demonstrating cuneiform.
Perhaps your child is in love with arachnids. The opportunities abound for your child to write about these 8 legged creatures. She could write a poem about the spider, take photographs of spiders and write a non-fiction book about spiders or use her imagination and write a living book about spiders. Just imagine the opportunities for terrorizing squeamish siblings if she made a pop-up book about arachnids.
One of the more exciting aspects of this competition, is the judging process. The 3 finalists in each category will have their work read by leaders in their fields, be they authors, editors or agents. We harbor a not-so-secret wish that this competition will see the start of new writing careers for more homeschoolers."
I hope many of you will participate! |
Diane Flynn Keith for ClickSchooling®
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