Julie Meier Writers Competition begins
The Julie Meier Writers Competition is underway for its 30th year at the Coeur d’Alene Public Library.
Copies of the rules and entry forms are available at the main library and the Lake City Public Library, located inside Lake City High School on Ramsey Road, and are also available online at the library website under events. An updated guide to creating an entry can also be found at this site. Forms can also be requested by email to dtownsend@cdalibrary.org and can be requested by postal mail.
Entries need to be mailed or delivered to the library no later than Sunday, March 31.
There is no longer an entry fee for the competition, but unlike previous years, participants may only submit a single entry, either in the fiction or nonfiction categories, of up to 2,000 words. No entry is too short. Only one clean copy of an entry needs to be submitted.
The five age groups for the competition are: Kindergarten-second grade, third-fifth grades, sixth-eighth grades, ninth-12th grades and adults, ages 19 and older. Homeschooling families can determine the age group that best suits their children.
Cash prizes will be awarded in each age group and category; $100 for first place, $50 for second and $25 for third.
The library is again partnering with Idaho Public Television to encourage young writers to participate in the PBS Kids Writers Contest. The PBS contest is for children in kindergarten through third grades.
It’s recommended that families who are interested in participating in both contests first create an entry complying with the IPTV rules by going to www.idahoptv.org/writerscontest, where they can register online. To submit the entry in the library contest they will then need to fill out the local registration form and create a title page for the Coeur d’Alene Library competition.
Participants are encouraged to read the rules and make sure they are understood before they begin writing. It’s especially important that adults who are organizing classes or other groups to submit entries make sure they read and understand the entry requirements.