Showing posts with label students. Show all posts
Showing posts with label students. Show all posts

Saturday, April 30, 2016

SCBWI presents: STUDENT MEMBERSHIPS!!!

Know any students who are budding artists and writers and storytellers? Well, now they can be in the SCBWI loop, with the unveiling of a new Student Membership. This is a Big. Deal. So, do unto others as you would have done to you: Pass it on!!

Click HERE for all the details.

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Call for kid-lit judges! THIS WEEK!

You are book experts.
We need experts - to judge a Children's Story writing competition for middle & high school students. 

You can help guide and inspire young authors in the Washington Technology Student Assn. (WTSA) competition. 
The Technology Student Association is a non-profit national student organization whose mission is to inspire its student members to prepare for careers in our technology-driven economy and culture.

Here are more details:
  • Final Interview & Judging (3-4 judges needed)
  • Fri. Apr. 1, 2 pm - 5 pm. Doubletree Hotel, SeaTac.
  • Format : Story entries are submitted in in two parts - one for the Portfolio (outline), one for the actual Story. Judges interview finalists and complete final evaluations.
  • # of submitted stories: 16 high school + 14 middle school.
  • Story target age group:  (Varies)
  • 2016 Story Theme: The marine life of our oceans, lakes, rivers, and streams.
  • Contact: Cecilia Matta, Judges Coordinator, judges@washingtontsa.org

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Mentor needed for high school writer (Lynnwood/Mountlake Terrace)

We received this email today and hope someone out there in the kidlitosphere can help. Please feel free to forward if you know someone who might be interested.
Dear Reader,
My name is M.E. [Ed note: Name changed to protect the identity of a minor.] I'm a student at Mountlake Terrace High School interested in creating a children's book for my culminating (senior) project. I would very much appreciate it if somebody from your organization could send me the contact information of a writer, or writers, in the Lynnwood/Mountlake Terrace area. Thank you very much for your time.
Sincerely,
M.E.

If you're interested, please contact his teacher at efreemantle at nsd dot org. Thanks!