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Student
writing contest searches for nation's budding wordsmithsLogan
Twp., NJ--October 7, 2008--Around the country, students and teachers are settling
back into their school-year routines. In the English departments of many schools,
this means planning out the editorial calendar for the school newspaper, magazine,
or Web site, or setting up the year's student writing assignments. Many will do
this with one thing in mind--vying for a coveted Weekly Reader Student Publishing
Award. The Weekly Reader Student Publishing Contest, sponsored by Weekly
Reader and organized by the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP), honors
the best nonfiction publications and individual writing by students in grades
3 - 12. Winners get cash prizes, national recognition, and publication in a Weekly
Reader magazine or on the Web. The entry period for the 2008-09 contest officially
opens this week. "These publishing awards are a unique treat for editors
here," says Ira Wolfman, Senior Vice President of Editorial at Weekly Reader.
"Getting the opportunity to read Student Publishing entries truly is a perk
of the job. Anyone at Weekly Reader who has ever judged for the program will tell
you the same." Students and teachers may submit entries in two categories.
The Whole Publication category is open to student-produced newspapers, magazines,
or literary magazines that feature nonfiction writing. Electronic components such
as an official, student-created Web site are also considered in Whole Publication
judging. The Individual Entry category is open to any piece of nonfiction student
writing between 500 and 2,500 words. This could include memoirs, essays, or individual
news articles. Individual entries do not need to have been published. One
winner is chosen at the elementary, middle, and high school level for each entry
category. Each of the three Whole Publication winners will receive a $500 check
for their school, a plaque, and a visit from a Weekly Reader editor. Teacher sponsors
of winning publications receive a one-year full subscription to the Weekly Reader
magazine of their choice. Individual winners each receive a $500 check and a plaque.
Weekly Reader will also publish (or republish) the winning piece in one of its
publications or on its Web site. To find out more about the Weekly Reader
Student Publishing Contest and to download an entry form, go to www.AEPweb.org/awards/student
or write to dgladney@AEPweb.org.
About
Weekly Reader Publishing For more than 100 years, Weekly Reader
has been a leading publisher of supplemental educational products to schools and
libraries, dedicated to making learning come alive by creating engaging materials
that connect what children learn to the world around them. Through its flagship
product line--12 classroom magazines--Weekly Reader reaches an audience of more
than 8 million educators, students, and their parents annually. The Weekly Reader
Publishing Group (WRPG) also includes Weekly Reader Curriculum Publishing and
Custom Publishing; Weekly Reader Research; Gareth Stevens Publishing; World Almanac
Education Library Services; Facts for Learning and Funk & Wagnall's. WRPG
is part of The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. For more information, visit www.weeklyreader.com.
About
AEP The Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) is a nonprofit
organization that serves and advances the industry of supplemental educational
publishing. The membership of AEP represents the breadth of educational content
developers delivering progressive educational products and services in both print
and electronic formats to today¹s schools and colleges. AEP's thought
leadership and market insight have created ground-breaking opportunities for its
members to collaborate, network, and partner with each other as well as to acquire
a voice in the development of government education policy. Founded in 1895, AEP
now assists its members in navigating the global realities of educational publishing
in the 21st Century. For more information, please visit www.AEPweb.org. |
