THE "SAY IT YOUR WAY" HALL OF FAME
2014: "City of Hearts" by Sadie Smith
2015: "The Bridge" by Emma CH
2016: contest not held
2017: THIS COULD BE YOU!
Want to try your hand at writing an award-winning story? Follow these guidelines! All contests begin on June 10th.
(These rules apply every year.)
1) You must be under 30 years of age to qualify, and above 8.
2) Your material must be fitting for ages 11 - 12 as well as interesting enough to engage audiences of 17 - 18 (some examples are The Maze Runner by James Dasher, Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone by J.K. Rowling or Legend by Marie Lu.)
3) Submissions must be emailed through the Contact Me form on the right side of this blog, with name, age, and the first chapter. The deadline is July 30th.
4) Submissions will be the first chapter, or approximately 5 - 8 pages.
5) Grammar will NOT be edited by the judge, and it will count points off.
THE POINTS SYSTEM:
Possible Perfect Score: 100
Grammer: worth 20 points
Characters: worth 20 points
Plot: worth 20 points
Dialogue: worth 20 points
Bonus: worth 20 points
I am looking to see how well the story is developed, and if you win you will receive a tab on this blog to call your own for exactly a year until the next year's Say It Your Way winner is announced.
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