Eligibility
Entries must be student writing produced between Jan. 1,
2011, and Feb. 29, 2012.
Entries may be submitted in three categories:
- Individual Student Writing
- Whole Publication: Print
- Whole Publication: Online Only
Only one entry per student will be accepted in the individual student writing category. Only one entry per publication will be accepted in the publication categories. Students may enter a submission in multiple categories. For the individual student writing category and print publication category, Weekly Reader will pick a winner in grades 3–8 and grades 9–12. For the online publication category, one winner will be chosen. There will be a total of five winners.
Deadline
All entries must be postmarked by March 16, 2012. No
late entries will be accepted.
Prizes
There will be a total of five winners. Each winning publication (print and online) will be awarded a $500 check (payable to the school) and a plaque. Each publication will also receive a round-trip flight and one-night hotel stay for a student, parent, and teacher to attend the awards luncheon in Washington, DC.
Teacher sponsors of winning publications will a one-year full classroom subscription to the Weekly Reader publication of his or her choice. (Elementary winners will receive any Weekly Reader or WR News edition; middle and high school winners will receive either Current Events or READ.)
Each winner of an individual student writing award will receive a check for $500, payable to the student. Each winner will also receive a round-trip flight and one-night hotel stay for the student and a parent to attend the awards luncheon in Washington, DC. Students win passes for a family visit to the Newseum, the interactive museum of news in Washington, D.C. In addition, Weekly Reader will publish (or republish) the student’s piece, on its Web site.
Weekly Reader will contact all winning schools and students. Winners will be honored at the annual Association of Educational Publishers luncheon in June in Washington, DC |
