Writers Competition Deadline is March 31

The previously required entry fee for the writers competition has been eliminated this year. For 2018 the competition age groups have been changed to reflect grade levels for school-aged participants. The age groups are now Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, and Adult – ages 19 and older. Homeschooling families can determine the age group that best suits their children.

The deadline to submit entries to the 29th annual Writers Competition at the Coeur d’Alene Public Library is Saturday, March 31.
The library is also partnering with Idaho Public Television to encourage young writers to participate in the PBS Kids Writers Contest.
Copies of the rules and entry forms are available at the library and are also available online at the Writers Competition link at www.cdalibrary.org/events. An updated guide to creating an entry can also be found at this site. Forms can also be requested by email to dtownsend@cdalibrary.org and can be requested by mail.
According to David Townsend, communication coordinator and organizer for the writing competition, the Coeur d’Alene competition is also accepting entries that are submitted to the PBS Kids Writers Contest.
Townsend recommended that families who are interested in participating in both contests first create an entry complying to the IPTV rules by going to www.idahoptv.org/writerscontest, where they can register online. To submit the entry in the library competition they will then need to fill out a registration form and create a title page for the Coeur d’Alene library competition.
Also beginning this year only one entry per participant will be accepted for the competition. Entries can be fiction or nonfiction up to 2,000 words and participants need only submit one clean copy along with their registration form.
There have also been changes made in how entries are formatted – how they appear on the pages. Townsend recommended participants read the rules accompanying the entry forms to be aware of the changes before they begin writing.
Prizes for each age group and category—donated by the Coeur d’Alene Kiwanis Club and the Friends of the Coeur d’Alene Public Library—are $100 for first, $50 for second, and $25 for third.