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Are you a writer? 
Would you like your story to be illustrated by a professional illustrator? 
How about having your story and the pictures published?

 Do you want your book to become part of the elementary library collection?

If you say yes to all these questions, this program is for you!

2010 Grade 5 Winner - Haiti by Maggie Baughman
2010 Grade 4 winner -  Alistair's Road by Greta Morgenstern
2010 Grade 3 Winner - Biggest Bubble by Rachel Wilson
2010 Poetry selection

Who can participate? 
Students in grade 3, 4 and 5.

How does it work?
Students who have written a story submit it to the ES library.  A panel of judges will choose a winner for each category.  These winning stories will have pictures added to them by professional illustrators.  The stories and accompanying pictures will be published in a book.  The book will become part of the ES library collection.

What kind of stories qualify?
There are 2 categories in which students can submit entries.  Click here to read the stories that were submitted in 2009 and 2010.  You can have a look at the published winning stories in the ES library or online at

Picture Books

• Grade 3 category open to grade 3 students only

• Grade 4 category open to grade 4 students only

• Grade 5 category open to grade 5 students only

Poetry

• Open to students in grades 3, 4 and 5.  The jury will select will select 3 winning poems from each grade level as well as one "best fourth" making ten winning poems in total.

How long should the stories be? 

• Picture Book: stories should not be longer than 800 words. 
• Poetry: one poem should not be longer than 200 words

How many stories can I submit?

• Picture Book: 1student may submit 1 story 
• Poetry: 1 student may submit up to 3 poems

How about spelling and grammar?
You are responsible for editing your story or finding someone to do it for you.  Stories should have no grammatical or spelling errors.

When do I write these stories?
Anytime!  Stories written during your class time or at home qualify.  

Do I have to work alone?
You choose.  Stories can be written by one author or be co-written in smaller or bigger groups.

When does this happen?
Stories must be handed in no later than February 1, 2011.

How are the winners selected?
A jury made up of teachers will read all the stories submitted and select the winners, one Picture Book per grade and 3 poems per grade as well as a best fourth. 

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December 07, 2010 
Contact Mr. Wouter Laleman wlaleman@asij.ac.jp