Calling all young writers! Write your way to Oz!
Create an original story based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and the other Oz books by America’s foremost author of fairy tales, L. Frank Baum.
Rules:
Rules:
- Contest open to all students, grades 4–12, residing in California.
- Submission must be accompanied by the Entry form and Permission form. (Find entry forms and rules at www.arnenixoncenter.org, call us at 559.278.8116, or visit your nearest Fresno County Public Library branch)
- Complete rules available at the www.arnenixoncenter.org
Division A 4th – 7th grade (500 words)
Division B: 8th – 12th grade (1500 words)
Awards for each Division:
- 1st Place: $150
- 2nd Place: $100
- 3rd Place: $50
All winners will receive ten copies of their stories, embellished with illustrations provided by art students at Fresno State. Winners will be honored at the “Oz: The Books” conference on Sunday morning, May 16th, at Fresno State. Their families will also be invited as special guests.
Submission Deadline:
Entries must be postmarked by January 29, 2010, or delivered by 5 p.m. on that date to:
Oz Writing Contest
Arne Nixon Center, Henry Madden Library
California State University, Fresno
5200 N. Barton Ave. M/S ML34
Fresno, CA 93740-8014
Winners will be notified by February 26, 2010.
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