There are often opportunities for St. Alexander students to enter contests throughout the year. If there are any available contests, they will be posted here.
1. Teen Ink at http://www.teenink.com/Contests offers many different contests students can enter. Please go to the link to find out more information.
2. 2011 - 2012 the Writing Conference, Inc., sponsors writing contests for
elementary, junior high/middle and high school students.
Students may
create a poem, a narrative, or an essay. Only one piece of writing from a
student may be submitted. Each of the first place winners will receive a
plaque; second and third place winners will receive a certificate commemorating
the award. In addition, these winners may choose to have their writing published
in The Writers'
Slate.
ENTRIES MUST BE RELEVANT TO THE TOPIC FOR THIS YEAR'S CONTEST.
THE TOPIC
CHANGES FROM YEAR TO YEAR. CHECK OUT THE TOPIC BEFORE SUBMITTING
YOUR WRITING.
Award winning writers are reminded
that their pieces will be published in The Writers' Slate whose audience is comprised of students and teachers at the
elementary, middle, and secondary levels.
English teachers are reminded
NOT to submit classroom sets of writing. Judges volunteer their time and should
not be expected to read entire classroom sets when a few of the best entries
would have been appropriate.
The writing that is submitted must be
original and can not have been published previously.
The deadline for all
entries is January 8, 2012 Winners will be notified in
February 2012.
The topic for the 2011 - 2012 contest, the
narration, exposition, and poetry scoring guides and
the form for
attachment to the pieces of writing
are available on line. The writing and the name form should have been returned
no later than January 8, 2012. Students should not put their name on the writing
itself. Their names should be on the attached form only. Also, all parts of the
form must be filled in; any part missing will mean the writing is not accepted.
Students must print plainly so that their name and information can be
read; if not, the entry will be discarded.