PBS KIDS GO PBS KIDS GO Entry Deadline: April 6, 2010
Story Contest Overview

Join the Fun

Formerly known as the Reading Rainbow Young Writers & Illustrators Contest, the PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest invites all kids from Kindergarten through 3rd grade to explore the power of creativity by writing and drawing their own unqiue story.

To learn more and to view previous entry winners online, please visit pbskids.org/read.

 

Local Contest Deadline

Stories must be postmarked by Tuesday, April 6, 2010 and sent to WQPT, 6600 34th Avenue, Moline, Illinois or delivered to the WQPT Offices, Black Hawk College Building Two. Local winners will be notified the last week in April.

Top 16 Local Winners

Four winners will be selected from each grade and will receive local recognition and win special prizes. First place winners will compete for national prizes including laptop computers, digital cameras and MP3 players.

 

Everyone's a Winner

Stories will be returned, and every entrant will receive a Certificate of Achievement. Classrooms who enter will receive two free books.

 

Regional Sponsors

Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House
Figge Art Museum
Family Museum-Bettendorf

Download Entry Form and Other Documents

It's easy to get all of the details including the Story Contest Rules, a helpful Writing Guide,
WQPT's Story Contest Flyer and the Entry Form.

 

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General Guidelines

Eligibility & Entry Guidelines

Entrants must be in kindergarten, first, second or third grade.
Only one entry per person will be accepted; all subsequent entries will be disqualified.
Only single author stories qualify (no co-authored stories).
Stories can be fact or fiction, and prose or poetry.

 

Word Count

Kindergarten and first grade stories must have a minimum of 50 words and a maximum of 200 words.
Second and third grade stories must have a minimum of 100 words and a maximum of 350 words.
The word count includes "a," "an," and "the," but not the words on non-story pages such as the title page or those that enhance the illustrations.
Text must be printed or written legibly or typed.
Children who cannot write may dictate their story to be printed, written legibly or typed.
Text may be integrated into the illustration pages or on separate pages.
Non-English text must be translated on the same page and the translation text must adhere to word count.
Invented spelling is accepted.

 

Format & Illustrations/Drawings

Stories must have at least 5 original, clear and colorful illustrations.
Original art can include drawings, photographs, collages, and 3-D.
Stories must be created on one side of the paper and numbered on the back of each page.

 

Complete the Official Entry Form

Each entry must include the official PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest Entry Form, with the required signature of a parent/guardian (and, if appropriate, the optional signature of the sponsoring teacher), confirming that the story and artwork are original.
The entry form must be complete and legible. Remember: Stories must be postmarked by Tuesday, April 6, 2010. Mail to: WQPT, 6600 34th Avenue, Moline, Illinois or delivered to the WQPT Offices, Black Hawk College Building Two located in Moline, Illinois.

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Funding
Butterworth Center Family Museum Figge Art Museum Raising Readers Department of Education CPB RTLP