Fourth, fifth, and sixth-grade students can get their creative juices flowing over winter break by entering the Plainfield Area Public Library’s annual Short Story Contest.
Here are the rules:
The story is to be 550 to 700 words and be text only.
Include a title, your name, grade, your school, and your parents’ phone number and email address.
Submissions must be a Word or Google document. No PDFs, please.
Email your entry using a non-school e-mail address to jnelson@papl.info by 11:59 p.m. on January 19, 2025.
Stories must be your own work and can be humor, mystery, fantasy, science fiction or anything you want.
Be sure to proofread your work and check for correct spelling and grammar.
A first-, second-, and third-place winner from each grade level will be chosen. Author Kristi Wientge will choose the winner based on creativity and writing skills.
The winners will be announced at the Short Story Contest Author Talk and Award Ceremony at 10 a.m. on March 1, 2025.
All writers will be invited to attend in person or virtually. Each winning writer will meet Kristi Wientge immediately after the ceremony.
Winning stories will be printed in the Plainfield Area Public Library Short Story Journal for Grades 4, 5, & 6.