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The Amazing Kids! Short Story Writing Contest 2008 has ended.

Please check back the end of May to find out who won.

Good luck everyone!

Contest Sponsors:

Amazing Kids!
Candlewick Press

 

 


Who

One winner will be selected in each of the following age categories:

  • 5-6 
  • 7-8 
  • 9-10
  • 11-12 
  • 13-14  
Prizes:

Winning stories will also be posted in the Summer edition of the Amazing Kids! eZine!

...and, thanks to the generosity of our contest sponsors, Candlewick Press, the winners will receive the following prizes, books which are published by Candlewick!

Ages 5-6:

  • Stink, The Incredible Shrinking Kid, by Megan McDonald
  • Stink and The Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker , by Megan McDonald
  • Stink and The World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers , by Megan McDonald

Ages 7-8:

  • Judy Moody, by Megan McDonald
  • Judy Moody Gets Famous!, by Megan McDonald
  • Judy Moody Saves the World !, by Megan McDonald
  • Judy Moody Predicts the Future, by Megan McDonald

Ages 9-10:

  • The Pirateology Handbook, by Captain Wiliam Lubber
  • Pirateology Code-Writing Kit
  • Pirateology

Ages 11-12: 

  • The Tail of Emily Windsnap, by Liz Kessler
  • Emily Windsnap and the Castle in the Mist, by Liz Kessler
  • Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep, by Liz Kessler

Ages 13-14:  

  • Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, by Dyan Sheldon
  • My Perfect Life, by Dyan Sheldon
  • I Conquer Britain, by Dyan Sheldon

Contest SponsorsSponsors:

Candlewick Press

Candlewick Press, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, publishes high quality children’s books for readers of all ages. Since first opening their doors in 1991, they’ve received more than 1500 accolades and honors, and have been named "the fastest growing children’s publisher in the U.S." by Publishers Weekly. 

The Candlewick Press company philosophy is to publish only those books they believe in, only those books that speak to children, and only those that have both words and art of the highest quality. Candlewick Press is 100 percent owned and operated by their employees, making them one of the largest independent publishing companies, not just in the country, but in the world.

For more information, visit their website at:  www.candlewick.com


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