Writing Competition – Writing Classes For Kids and Adults

Competition closes 30th June 2013

The theme for this competition is ‘real’.

THE PRIZES

Winners in each category will receive

1.         A detailed five-page manuscript assessment

2.         2 x e-books on writing from the 10 Top Writing Tips series.

WHO CAN ENTER

Anyone, anywhere in the world, but your entry must be submitted in English.

THE COST

• Entry for children and teens is FREE
• A $10 fee to cover judging and administration costs is payable for ADULTS. Payments can be made here.

THE CATEGORIES

The competitions will be judged in 3 categories:

• 8 to 12 year-old writers
• teen writers
• adult writers

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR ALL ENTRIES

Please make sure your submission follows these guidelines:

Submissions must be no longer than 500 words. They can be a complete story or just a part of one.

All entries must be in the following format:

• 12 point type…Arial or Times Roman
• Double spaced (between the lines). To double space your work, select it and go to the format menu, select paragraph and choose ‘double line’ in the ‘line spacing’ box.
• 3cm margins all the way around

Please email your submission to Dee*at*Deescribe*dot*com*dot*au

All emails should include the following information in the subject line:

• Name of writer
• Name of story
• Age category being entered
• Name of competition

Competitions exclude picture books and poetry. 

More information at http://writingclassesforkids.com/competitions-2/