Upper Shore Reading Council
2014-2015 Young Authors Contest Guidelines, Elementary/Middle School Grades 1-8
Elementary
Middle
Short Story
Poem
300 to 800 words
25 to 150 words
600 to 1,600 words
25 to 300 words
Deadline:
December 19, 2014
Formatting:
Times New Roman or Comic Sans, 12 point. No graphics.
File naming:
Author’s first name, last name, and type of entry. Examples: maryjonespoem.doc, johnsmithshortstory.doc
Submission: Complete both steps:
1. Paper: Send a printout of the entry and a completed cover sheet to Kelly Sell at Stevensville Middle School.
AND
2. Electronic: Either send a Word document as an attachment to qacyoungauthors@yahoo.com or share your
Google Doc with kelly.sell@qacps.org. (Please uncheck the “Notify people via email” box.)
Upper Shore Reading Council
2014-2015 Young Authors Contest Guidelines, Elementary/Middle School Grades 1-8
Elementary
Middle
Short Story
Poem
300 to 800 words
25 to 150 words
600 to 1,600 words
25 to 300 words
Deadline:
December 19, 2014
Formatting:
Times New Roman or Comic Sans, 12 point. No graphics.
File naming:
Author’s first name, last name, and type of entry. Examples: maryjonespoem.doc, johnsmithshortstory.doc
Submission: Complete both steps:
1. Paper: Send a printout of the entry and a completed cover sheet to Kelly Sell at Stevensville Middle School.
AND
2. Electronic: Either send a Word document as an attachment to qacyoungauthors@yahoo.com or share your
Google Doc with kelly.sell@qacps.org. (Please uncheck the “Notify people via email” box.)