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Highlights Fiction ContestGUIDELINES

HIGHLIGHTS 2010 FICTION CONTEST

CATEGORY:

Fiction based on a true story from your family.

PRIZES:

Three prizes of $1,000 or tuition for the Highlights Foundation Writers Workshop at Chautauqua.

ENTRY DATES:

All entries must be postmarked between January 1 and January 31, 2010.

RULES:

No entry form or fee is required.

*Entrants must be at least 16 years old at the time of submission.

We welcome work from both published and unpublished authors. All submissions must be previously unpublished.

Stories may be any length up to 750 words. Stories for beginning readers should not exceed 475 words. Indicate the word count in the upper right-hand corner of the first page of your manuscript.

No crime, violence, or derogatory humor.

Entries not accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope will not be returned.

Manuscripts or envelopes should be clearly marked FICTION CONTEST. Those not marked in this way will be considered as regular submissions to Highlights.

SEND ENTRIES TO:

FICTION CONTEST
Highlights for Children
803 Church Street
Honesdale, PA 18431

WINNERS:

The three winning entries will be announced on Highlights.com in June 2010. These stories will become the property of Highlights for Children and will be published by Highlights. All other submissions will be considered for purchase by Highlights.

* We’re sorry that we cannot consider contest entries from children under the age of 16. Young writers are welcome to submit their work for consideration elsewhere in the magazine. Guidelines are available on HighlightsKids.com.

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Coloring Page Tuesdays & e’s news – September 22, 2009‏
From: Elizabeth O. Dulemba (publicity@dulemba.com)
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Welcome to e’s news! 
For September 22nd, 2009 – In this newsletter:
blog book tour | internet radio interview | giveaways! | events | a note to teachers
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TA-DA!!!!!!!
A book is born! This Thursday is the official birthday for my first picture book as both author and illustrator, SOAP, SOAP, SOAP and SOAP, SOAP, SOAP ~ JABON, JABON, JABON!!!! Want to help me celebrate?
This week’s Coloring Page Tuesday is the rubber duckie from SOAP – click on him to download the coloring page. Find more fun stuff to do at my SOAP Activity Page.
All week I will be visiting various blogs around the kidlitosphere. There will be interviews about the inspiration for SOAP, my method, career, etc. There will be reviews, a radio show, and there will be GIVEAWAYS!!! You can see the full BLOG BOOK TOUR SCHEDULE at my SOAP Activity Page – I’ll update those links as each visit goes LIVE and link to the visits from my blog each day. But here’s a peek of where I’ll be:

INTERNET RADIO INTERVIEW!… TODAY!!
I’ll be interviewed LIVE on internet radio at Suzanne Lieurance’s Book Bites for Kids at 3:00pm est, Tuesday, September 22nd! And you can call in with questions!! Hope to HEAR you there!! (Click the logo.)