Young Author Winners
Pawnee Students Participate in the 34th Annual Illinois Young Authors Contest: For K through 8th Grade Writers
by Diana Doglio
Medalists & Winners Announced!!!
 Clark |
 Ryan |
We had many excellent entries for ISBE's 2008 Young Authors Contest and are pleased to inform participants that they have earned medals for their hard work, which will be presented at our End-of-the-Month assembly on March 31st. Parents are most welcome to attend. All thirty-one interesting stories that were submitted will be on display in the school library for our annual Open House/Arts Night on April 29th from 6—8 PM. Plan to attend the Lions' Club Chili & Soup Supper on the same evening.
*You can pick up your book in the library anytime after the event.
Clark, an eighth grader, was chosen as our school wide overall 1st place winner, and will be attending the Young Authors Conference in May at ISU. His historical fiction entry, A Sniper's Sharpsburg, was an extremely well written, moving saga of a young boy going off against his parents' wishes to serve as a soldier in the Civil war. It was a real page turner. Congratulations Clark, on being the 2008 Young Authors Contest winner. You will be presented with a trophy for your exceptional effort at the assembly.
Ryan, a sixth grader, was also a contest winner, and received a gold trophy for his outstanding entry, Books, Gold. . .and a Cat. You must read it if you get the opportunity; you will be impressed with his creativity and depth of imagination as the story unfolds. It is a mystery full of intrigue. Congratulations on your achievement, Ryan.
We, the teachers and administrators at Pawnee School, are very proud of all our young authors and would like to thank everyone who participated as well as all of the parents who provided assistance and encouragement to their children with this project. We would also like to thank our PTO for their generosity in providing trophies and medals.
Keep up the Great Writing, Talented Pawnee Students!
Sincerely, Diana Doglio Young Author Coordinator
Enjoy the slide show of our
superb
2008
Medalists & Winners!
*See the books on display in
the school library at our annual *Open House/Arts
Night
on April 29,
2008 . . .
 |
. . . find out which illustrators have earned special recognition for their beautiful pictures at that time. |
Don't
Wait . . .
start
your book for 2009!
Booklet: Contest Guidelines & Other Information
The
information in the above booklet is specific to the
2008
contest; however, other than the dates, it remains relatively the
same from year to year.
Books
will be due mid February 2009.
You
can begin working on them at any time, but do not submit your entry
to Ms. Doglio prior to January 2009.
The
contest includes students in grades K through 8.
*Only
one submission per student is allowed.
