Eatonton, GA – Georgia Writers Museum announces its 4th annual Children’s Spooky Story Contest, open to residents and students across the state of Georgia. Students in 3rd through 8th grades are encouraged to submit their spookiest creative writing stories between September 13th and October 15th on the Georgia Writers Museum website at www.georgiawritersmuseum.org. Winners will be announced on Friday, October 29th. Prizes will be awarded for 1st – 3rd place in each grade level. All first-place winners will have their story and picture printed in the local newspaper!
Georgia Writers Museum welcomes children attending public and private schools and those who are homeschooling to participate in the 4th Annual Children’s Spooky Story Contest. “We received over 90 entries last year, with some very spooky and very imaginative plots,” said Janet Kelhoffer, chair for Georgia Writers Museum’s Programs and Education Committees. “I am looking forward to expanding the contest to include students across the state and to reading more stories!”
To participate, students must currently be enrolled in the 3rd through 8th grades or homeschool reading/writing equivalent. Stories should be the student’s original work – not a retelling of someone else’s story. “Who doesn’t love a spooky story this time of year?” said Georgia Writers Museum Executive Director Melissa Swindell. “It’s such a fun way to encourage students to write and use their imaginations!”
Winning submissions will be selected by judges who are educators, professional authors, writers’ guild members, and volunteers with a passion for and experience in literature and composition. Judging criteria is based on the Georgia Department of Education’s Performance Standards for excellence in English / Language Arts. Stories should have strong, consistent story and sentence structure, proper spelling, correct use of grammar and punctuation, and, most importantly, creativity! GWM encourages students and parents to view the judging criteria for each grade level online at www.georgiawritersmuseum.org. Additional information and submission forms can be found online.