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Guidelines, Fees, & Entry Instructions

Congratulations to the 2007 Winners!

Guidelines, Fees, and Entry Instructions

Weekly Reader's "What's Your Story?" awards are designed to honor the best in published nonfiction writing by students. The contest is intended to inspire young people to tell compelling, true stories through good nonfiction reporting and writing.

Eligibility

Entries must be student writing produced between Jan. 1, 2006, and Dec. 31, 2006. Students and teachers may submit more than one entry in the following categories:

1. Whole publication
2. Individual student writing

In each of the two categories, Weekly Reader will select a winner at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. There will be a total of six winners.

If your publication includes a Web site, please provide the URL.

Fees & Deadline

A fee of $40 fee per entry is required. No entries will be processed without payment. Checks should be made payable to AEP. All entries should be postmarked by March 16, 2007. Entries postmarked after that date will not be accepted unless accompanied by an additional $15 fee (for a total of $55). No entry will be accepted with a postmark later than March 30, 2007.

 
Prizes

Each winning whole publication will be awarded a $500 check (payable to the school) and a plaque. In addition, a Weekly Reader editor will visit each winner’s school. Teacher sponsors of winning entries will receive a one-year full classroom subscription to the Weekly Reader publication of his or her choice. (Elementary schools will receive any Weekly Reader or WR News edition; for middle and high schools, choices include Writing, READ, and Current Events magazines.)

Each winner of an individual student writing award will receive a check for $500, payable to the student. In addition, Weekly Reader will publish (or republish) the piece, either in one of its magazines or on its Web site.

Weekly Reader will contact all winning schools and students. Winners will be honored at the annual Association for Educational Publishers luncheon in June in Washington, D.C.

For more information write to mail@AEPweb.org or call 203-705-3412.

This program has been approved by the National Association of Secondary School Principals.

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