Alabama Public Television welcomes aspiring young writers to enter the all-new PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest, similar to the popular Reading Rainbow contest in years past. Children in kindergarten through third grade are encouraged to write and illustrate stories and submit them to Alabama Public Television.
Statewide winners will be selected for each grade level and prizes will be awarded at the Alabama Book Festival on April 17, 2010 prior to a catered lunch at the historic Young House in Montgomery.
State First Place winners will then advance to the national level of the contest where a renowned panel of judges will select the national winners. National winners will be announced and national prizes will be awarded in summer 2010.
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State Prizes:
First Place - $100 gift certificate plus other prizes!
Second Place - $75 gift certificate plus other prizes!
Third Place - $50 gift certificate plus other prizes!
National Prizes:
First Place – laptops
Second Place – digital comeras
Third Place – MP3 players
In addition, all national winners will get their stories published online on pbskids.org/read.
2009 Important Contest Dates |
| January 27 |
Alabama PBS KIDS GO! Writing Contest Opens |
| March 26 |
Last Date To Submit Your Story to APT |
| April 6 |
Judging Completed and Alabama Winners Announced |
| April 17 |
Prizes awarded to Alabama winners at Alabama Book Festival in Montgomery |
| June |
National Winners Are Announced |
| July |
National Prizes are presented to winners |
The 2010 PBS KIDS GO! Writing Contest is an educational outreach initiative of Alabama Public Television.
For assistance, contact tconner@aptv.org.
