California Writers Club, Mt Diablo Branch

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Young Writers Contest Submissions

  • Read This Before Submitting Your Story or Poem

    1. Your personal information may not appear on your manuscript or in the name of your file.

    2. The title of your story or poem should be unique and must also be used as the file name. For example, if your title is "oranges and lemons," your file name should be "orangesandlemons.doc" or .docx or .pdf.

    3. Your title must also match the title in your manuscript.

  • Date Format: MM slash DD slash YYYY
  • Enter a title for your submission. This should be a unique title about your story.
  • We must ask your parent or guardian for permission to collect your personal information for the purposes of this contest. A permission slip will be emailed to the contact person you provide.
  • We will use this if the student email does not work or to obtain permissions if your entry is a winner.
  • Enter First and Last Name of your English (Creative Writing) Teacher/Librarian or Parent (Homeschoolers)
  • Select "other" if your school is not listed and provide the name and city of your school in the field below.
  • The name of your file MUST match the name of your story.
    Accepted file types: doc, docx, pdf.


  • You will be notified of your submission status.
    If your submission is rejected you may fix the errors and resubmit.

  • We do not share your personal information with anyone. See our Privacy Policy.

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Penny Warner
Talking the Talk: How to make your dialogue sound realistic

 

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