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Categories

●      Fiction (a make-believe story)
●      Non-Fiction (a true story)
●      Poetry (rhymed or unrhymed verse)

Make sure to follow these rules:

●       The contest begins Thursday, January 2nd, 2025 & is open to children in grades One through Five.
●       Only one category and one entry per child; (no shared entries).
●       Use letter size paper (8 1/2” x 11”) with a left-hand margin.
●       Do not write your name on your work. Write your name only on the ENTRY FORM and staple together.
●       Entries should be typed or neatly handwritten.For grades 3, 4 and 5, entries should be limited to 5 typed pages.
●       Entries must be received by Saturday, February 8th, 2025 at the Gladwyne Library by 3:00 p.m. when submitted electronically or hard copy (362 Righters Mill Road, Gladwyne, PA  19035).
●       Use your best grammar and remember to be creative.
●       Entry must be a recent original work of the child submitting the entry.
●       Illustrations are permitted, but judging will not be based upon them.

Entries not meeting the requirements may not be accepted.

Important Note
All children who participate are invited to attend the annual Junior Author Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, March 20th, at 6:30 pm at the Lower Merion HS Auditorium, ONLY winners in First, Second, third and honorable mention will be notified by March 9th, 2025.  Winning entries will be bound and housed in the Gladwyne Free Library.
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ONLINE ENTRIES CAN BE SUBMITTED HERE: 51st Junior Author Contest https://forms.gle/d8xVz4BoGH6GkCzM7

DOWNLOAD ENRTY FORM HERE: 51st Junior Author Entry Form https://lmls.org/ld.php?content_id=79251529