Kim Thompson (Author)

Young Writers Poetry Contest

deadline: Nov. 29, 2013

Cash prizes!

• Any subject or style of poem is acceptable.
• There is no entry fee.
• Poet must be 7-18 years of age.
• Only one poem per student may be submitted.
• Poems must be no longer than 24 lines.
• Poems must be the young writer’s own work.

Visit their website for more information and entry forms.

NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)

November is the month to write your novel! Sign up at the NaNoWriMo kid’s page , registering as a “young writer”, and set your word goal count. Start writing on November 1st, and update your word count as the month progresses. You will have access to writer resources on the site, as well as Pep Talks and other help for when you get stuck or run out of ideas. Go to the website for more information and to sign up.

Adults can join in too, just go to the NaNoWriMo site for you:

Just passing this along for anyone who might be interested:

Write for a Better World – World Literacy Canada’s contest for Canadian students in Grades 5 to 8. Write an original story describing what happens next in 400 words or less:

It’s been a long, sleepless night of strange dreams. Even once you wake up, you think you’re still dreaming, because you aren’t in your own bed. You aren’t even yourself! It’s no dream. You’ve woken in another part of the world, as someone from another culture.

Deadline: April 4, 2014.  More information here.

Kids Write 4 Kids – A creative challenge designed for aspiring authors in Grades 4 to 8. Selected stories will be compiled in an ebook and sold in the Apple iBookstore and Amazon, with proceeds going to the charity National Reading Campaign.

Deadline: December 31, 2013  More information here.