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Eligibility
The Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest is
open to children in Kindergarten, First, Second and Third Grades.
Each grade level will be judged separately. Children of employees
of Reading Rainbow, GPN, Nebraska ETV Network, WNED-TV, Lancit
Media, the Public Broadcasting System and Public Broadcasting
Stations are not eligible.
Entry Guidelines
Entrants must be in Kindergarten, First, Second or Third grade.
• Only one entry per person will be accepted.
• Only single author stories qualify (no co-authored
stories).
• Stories can be fact or fiction, prose or poetry.
Word Count
• Kindergarten & First grade stories must contain 50-200
words
• Second & Third grade stories must contain 100-350
words
• The word count includes "a," "an,"
& "the," but not the words on non-story pages
such as the title page.
Format & Illustrations
• Stories must be created on one side of paper and numbered
on back of each page in lower right corner
• Stories must have at least 5 original, clear &
colorful illustrations
Story Text
• Text must be printed legibly (or typed)
• Children who cannot write may dictate their story to
an adult.
• Text may be integrated into the illustration pages
or individual pages
• Non English text must be translated on the same page
and the translation text must adhere to word count
• Invented spelling is acceptable
Identification Page & Official
Entry Form
• Attach a page with the entrant's name, address, phone
number and story title to the story, ahead of the story cover
• Entry form must be complete,
legible, and must include parent (& teacher, if appropriate)
signature
Entry Form
Each entry must include the official
Reading Rainbow Young Writers & Illustrators Entry Form,
with the required signature of a parent/guardian (and, if
appropriate, the signature of the sponsoring teacher), confirming
that the story & art are original, and granting permission
to use the entry for promotional purposes.
Return of Entries
The Contest administrators will make every effort, but are
not required, to return entries only if accompanied by a stamped,
self-addressed envelope of an appropriate size. Reading Rainbow
or local stations are not responsible for late, lost, stolen,
misdirected, damaged, mutilated, incomplete or illegible entries,
or postage-due mail.
Rights Associated with Contest
Rights Associated with Contest Winners grant to Reading Rainbow
the right to use their names and likenesses in advertising
and promotion without further compensation or permission,
except where prohibited by law. All entries, and any copyrights
therein, become the sole property of Alabama Public Television.
By entering, entrants agree to abide by the above stated rules,
and warrant that their entry is their original work and does
not infringe upon or violate rights of any third party, and
grant Alabama Public Television the right to edit, publish,
promote, and otherwise use their entry materials without permission,
notice or compensation.
No royalties will be paid at this or any
time. Deadline for receipt of entries is March 23, 2009.
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