6th Annual RED WHEELBARROW Creative Writing Contest
Open to all English-writing students (ages 5-18) in the Paris area*     

Deadline for stories:  1 April 2008
Awards Announced at the Awards Party in Spring 2008** 

*Paris and surrounding suburbs.                                                                                                                                     **Exact date to follow.

Guidelines:

Please pay close attention to all guidelines listed below. They are there to ensure the qualification of your story.  
IF ANY GUIDELINE IS NOT MET, THEN YOUR STORY WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. Don’t let that happen!

1)   The Red Wheelbarrow contest is open to all school-aged children (5-18) in Paris and its  surrounding suburbs who write in English. The contest is for children enrolled in Grande section de l’école maternelle  (Kindergarten) through Terminale (12th Grade or senior year of high school).
2)   Only ONE story per person may be submitted.
3)   Your story must be original and written by you, with a beginning, middle, and end.
4)   NEW!!! In 2008 stories will only be accepted electronically to save trees. Please contact 				RWContest@scbwifrance.com for details.
5)   No hand-written stories will be accepted; if you can’t type, please have someone help you.
6)   While we love art, please do not illustrate your stories. This is a writing contest only. Stories with art or wild     type and colors will be disqualified. 
7)   Stories must be TYPED 12 POINT TIMES NEW ROMAN or COURIER, DOUBLE-SPACED.
8)   Stories should be fresh and written after 2 September 2007.
9)   If you must use sensitive language, please use symbols to represent this (i.e., &%$#!); otherwise your story risks being rejected. All ages read the winning stories. Thanks for your understanding.
10)  Story word length limits per grade:
K-5th Grade (GS through CM2): 750 words MAXIMUM. (If it’s longer, it will be rejected.)
Middle school-High school (collège through lycée): 1,000 words MAXIMUM. (If longer, it will be rejected.)
11) Stories must be received by 1 April 2008.
12) Stories received after 1 April 2008 will be disregarded.
13) No work will be returned.  Only email submissions accepted.
14) There is no entry fee.
15) Winners are announced at the Awards Party (date to come). Authors are STRONGLY encouraged to attend.
16) Questions?  RWContest@scbwifrance.com

RED WHEELBARROW 6th ANNUAL CREATIVE WRITING CONTEST
COVER SHEET
Please type your responses and send this document as an attachment with your story. 

Story Title:  ______________________________________________
Author’s Last Name:  ______________________________________
Author’s First Name:  ______________________________________
School that author attends:  _________________________________
English teacher’s name: ________________________________
Grade in which author is enrolled:  ____________________________
How old author is on 1 April 2008:  ____________________________
Postal address:  ____________________________________________
Postal Code:  ______________________________________________
City:  _____________________________________________________
Email Address:  _________________@_________________________
I wrote this imagined and wrote this story myself (check one):  
o	YES   
o	NO
I give permission for my story to be used to promote the Red Wheelbarrow Contest. ____________________________________________________

I am the parent/guardian of the author and I give permission for their photo to be used to promote this contest. __________________________________

Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI) 
Writing Workshops for Kids
GET WRITING!
The SCBWI offers writing workshops for kids ages 5-18 with accomplished authors.
If you’d like to reserve a workshop in time for the April 1, 2008, contest deadline, please contact: writingworkshop@scbwifrance.com

Fees are based on three, 1-hour presentations, usually spread over three weeks to allow for creative processing (writing!). The kids learn to write a beginning, middle and an end and finish with a complete story. 

These special author visits/workshops are ideal for classrooms, libraries and individual group gatherings. 

Fee schedule*:
1-15 kids: 100 Euros (3 sessions)
16-25 kids: 175 Euros (3 sessions)
Additional sessions: 35 Euros/session

Please note, the author will not grade stories and will not edit exercises outside of the workshop. 
*There are no additional costs (i.e., transportation).
Contact: writingworkshop@scbwifrance.com