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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Young Author Contest

My fabulous agent, Deidre Knight, is judging a very cool new contest run by a young writer with Tourette's Syndrome. Jonathan Friesen debuts in hardcover this September with Jerk, California, the story of a kid with Tourette's who takes off on a road trip, accompanied by the girl he's had a hopelessly unrequited crush on, to find out who he is. It sounds fabulous--for intriguing details and cool stuff like a blog by the main character, check out Jonathan's website.

The 2008 Reclaim the Name contest he's sponsoring is tres cool, and of interest to anyone who knows a kid with a great imagination, who loves to read and dreams of being a writer someday. Well, why wait? Encourage that kid to get started now. See below for contest details:

Wanted: Your original stories. Write a short story about a character who discovers, through a personal journey, who he/she truly is.

Eligibility: The contest is open to young writers of all genres. Entrants will compete in one of two age categories.

  • Category A - Ages fifteen and younger
  • Category B - Ages sixteen to twenty

Prizes - Category A (Age 15 and Under):

First Prize:

  • $1,000 Cash
  • 4 months of personal writing coaching from author Jonathan Friesen or a video book trailer made for your story
  • Your story will be published on this web site
  • You'll have the opportunity to record your story at a professional recording studio and will receive the audio file for promotion on MySpace or anywhere else you choose

Second Prize: $200 Cash Award

Third Prize: $100 Cash Award

Prizes - Category B (Age 16-20):

First Prize:

  • $1,000 Cash
  • 4 months of personal writing coaching from author Jonathan Friesen or a video book trailer made for your story
  • Your story will be published on this web site
  • Your story will be read and critiqued by a talented literary agent from the Knight Literary agency
  • You'll have the opportunity to record your story at a professional recording studio and will receive the audio file for promotion on MySpace or anywhere else you choose

Second Prize: $200 Cash Award

Third Prize: $100 Cash Award



More prizes are being added all the time, so keep checking Jonathan's site for updates. The submission guidelines are there, as well.


Have fun!

1 comments:

Great contests for young writers.

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