|
ADG: ACHIEVE-THE-DREAM™
Children's Story Writing Contest
Details
& Rules
Submit
your original and unpublished children’s stories
for a chance to win $500 and the opportunity to have your work published!
Contest
Details
Each entry must include:
1. A signed, completed Application
& Release form.
2. Two copies of an original manuscript which comply with the Contest
Rules (as shown below)
3. An entry fee of $25 if you are entering under the option to receive
a cash prize - see rules below. Entry fees will not be returned under
any circumstance.
Contest
Rules
 Applicants
must submit a completed and signed application/release form and send two
copies of the original, unpublished manuscript written in the English
language.
There is an
entry fee of $25.00 U.S.D. However, multiple stories by the same author
do not require an additional fee. Fee may be paid by cashiers check, personal
check or money order and remitted with application(s) and manuscript(s).
(Please see our FAQ page
to find out more about what this fee covers)
Multiple
submissions are allowed with a maximum of 5 stories per author, and must
be submitted together with the contest entry fee. Please fill out an application
form for each entry and remember to include 2 copies of each story.
Stories should
be appropriate for children, between the ages 0-10, with a maximum length
of 1,200 words.
Stories will
be divided into two age groups. Stories written for children aged 0-5
will be judged separately than those written for children aged 6-10. Please
mark your submission appropriately. After selecting the winning story
for each age group, we will then choose one of the two to receive the
$500 cash prize.
Stories will
be judged based on creativity (75%), appropriateness (10%) and clarity
(15%). In the case of a tie, duplicate prizes will be awarded.
Contest starts
April 1, 2006 and submissions for the Contest must be postmarked no later
than the contest deadline of July 15, 2006. The ADG: ACHIEVE-THE-DREAM™
Children's Story Writing Contest reserves the right to extend or adjust
the entry deadline or other dates for the competition at any time without
notice.
Submissions
will be accepted by mail and must be the original work of the applicant.
Submissions
may not be based, in whole or in part, on any other fictional or non-fictional
previously published or copyrighted work of another. Applicants may not
have entered into any prior option or sale agreement with respect to the
submitted work.
Provide a
coversheet that includes the essay title, word count, entrant’s name,
address, phone number and email (if applicable). Please remember to include
what age category your story falls into: 0-5 or 6-10.
Do NOT include
personal information on the pages of your submission, as this helps keep
the judging process fair. (Essay title and page numbers are allowed.)
Under no circumstances
will substitutions of corrected pages or new drafts of the entry manuscript
be made. Submitted manuscripts and/or any additional enclosures will not
be returned.
Submitted
manuscripts should be in standard format typeset of at least 12 points
on 8 1/2" x 11" paper with minimum 1/2" margin. Please
refrain from using fancy or script fonts.
ADG assumes
no responsibility for lost, mutilated, or misdirected entries.
Winning Authors
will be offered an optional Publishing
Contract to be signed by Author and The American Dream Group™
which will provide for the terms of monetary compensation to the Author.
Winning Authors
are also required to furnish The American Dream Group™ with electronic
copies of their manuscripts in a form acceptable to The American Dream
Group™.
Winners will
be notified within 30 days of the deadline date. The selections of the
ADG: ACHIEVE-THE-DREAM™ Children's Story Writing Contest Judges are
final.
Prizes will
be awarded within 30 days of receiving signed contract and/or prize acceptance
questionnaire.
If the winning
Author is unable to be reached within 60 days of contest end, no alternate
will be appointed and unclaimed prize will be forfeited.
The American
Dream Group employees, shareholders, affiliates and relatives of listed
group are not eligible to compete in any ADG sponsored contest.
CONTEST IS
VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
Additional Information:
For notification
of manuscript receipt, include a self-addressed, stamped postcard (optional).
For list
of winning stories, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope with the
words "CSWC WINNING STORIES" written on lower left-hand corner.
(optional).
Winners
will be notified by email, then contacted by phone.
Odds of
winning depend on the number of entries received and the quality of
each entry. The ADG: ACHIEVE-THE-DREAM™ Children's Story Writing
Contest reserves the right not to select a winner.
Additional requests for information may be sent by email
to Contests. Or by
writing to us, with enclosed S.A.S.E. to the address below. Your name
will be automatically added to our monthly newsletter list if you are
not already registered on our site. You may remove yourself from this
list at any time. We have a no-spam policy and will not share your information
with anyone outside ADG.
The privacy of entrants and winners will be honored and their contact
information will not be used for any purpose other than within the boundaries
of this contest.
Please send your submission(s) to:
ADG:
ACHIEVE-THE-DREAM
Children's Story Writing Contest
P.O. Box 1137
Moon Township, PA 15108
back to top
"Destiny is not a matter of chance; it's a matter
of choice.
It is not a thing to be waited for; it is a thing to be achieved."
--- William Jennings Bryan
|
