Deadline: 31 July 2012
On the 1st June 2012, we are launching a new initiative. It is the BookRix Young Writer of the Year Award with cash prizes valued at $800. It is a new annual award and by running it each year, we hope to garner more interest from our youth worldwide.
So, if you’re aged 12-21yrs and you’d like to take part, then the contest is free to enter, but you must sign up as a member of BookRix and the YoungWriters group. It is an open-themed contest for a fiction or non-fiction, with a word limit of 3,000. YoungWriters will provide a list of sponsors (Our BookRix adult members) for advice and help on editing your story.
- First place - $500 cash
- Second place - $200 cash
- Third place - $100 cash
RULES
• This contest is free to enter, but you must be a member of BookRix and the YoungWriters group to take part.
• The contest is for a fiction or non-fiction story with a word limit of 3,000. We encourage you to enter your best work and suggest that before you enter, you spend some time editing it to a high contest standard. We will provide the format guidelines at the beginning of the contest thread as well as providing a list of sponsors for advice and help on editing your story.
• In the interest of achieving a high standard of work, stories deemed not to be up to standard will be eliminated by the YoungWriters moderators so that only the best work is shortlisted to the voting stage.
• All entries must be submitted in the form of a BookRix book, with cover, title and the contents formatted within the given guidelines. Please note the name of your sponsor, if you have one, on the first page of the book. Formatting details to follow.
• Only one entry per contestant will be accepted.
SCHEDULE
- May 18th Contest details launched.
- June 1st Submissions of entries. A thread will be opened in the YoungWriters group.
- August 1st Elimination of entries not up to a good standard.
- August 18th Voting by the community will begin.
- October 1st Top 30 – 40 entries will go through to be judged by a secret panel of writers with a strict marking/points criteria. No sponsors or YoungWriter moderators will be allowed to judge this stage.
- December 18th Winner of the title of ‘Young Writer of the Year’ is announced.
- Apart from the cash prizes, all three winners will be featured on the BookRix website and the YoungWriters facebook page.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: wendyreakes123@btinternet.com
For submissions: join/ register for the YoungWriters group here
Website: http://www.bookrix.com