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Children's
Story Contest
(for ages 8-12 years old)
2008 Children’s Fiction Contest
This year we received 15 entries for the Children’s Fiction Contest. Judge Ruth Moose of UNC Chapel Hill, who won the CWC CF Award for the first short story she ever wrote, said she enjoyed reading all of the contest entries and praised each writer for his or her dedication and perseverance.
v Honorable mention goes to Mr. R. Trentham Roberts for “The Helium Museleum.”
v Third place is awarded to Ms. Paula Wolff for “Earl the Pearl.” Ms. Wolff asked that I extend her appreciation to CWC for sponsoring the contest.
v Second place goes to Mr. Al Manning for “King Wilfred of Woppingsham.” Mr. Manning was also unable to attend, but asked that I convey his thanks.
v And the first place winner for the 2008 Children’s Fiction Contest is Ms. Carol Staton for “Cecelia’s Journey to the Sea.” Judge Moose praised this tale about an adventurous little sea turtle as a “beautifully written nature story” with a “wonderful moral.”
Congratulations Carol.
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Open to residents of North and
South Carolina
500-1200 words (for readers 8-12 years old)
Deadline: January 15, 2008
Awarded: March 18, 2008
Entry Fees, Submissions, Awards
Contest Chairperson: TBA
Questions: CWCContests@carolina.rr.com
Send to:
Charlotte Writers' Club
Children’s Story Contest
8032 S Dorchester Trace
Fort Mill, SC 29707
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2006-2007
Contest Judge: Margaret Shealy
Margaret Shealy received her M.A. in
English at UNCC where she focused on children’s literature and writing. She
received her M.A.T. from Queens University of Charlotte. Margaret has worked as
a reporter for The Daily Courier in Forest City, The Greensboro News & Record
and as a freelance writer for the Charlotte Observer. When not attending to her
two children, three dogs, two lizards and three fish, she teaches fourth grade
at Brevard Elementary School in Brevard,
N.C.
Questions: CWCContests@carolina.rr.com
Past Winners of the Children's Story Contests
Nancy McGill 1st Prize for "Annie's Christmas, 1939"
Sharon Massey 2nd Prize for "A New Year"
Emily Kern 3rd Prize for "The
Fox and the Seven Ducklings"
Sigrid S. Sacra Honorable Mention for "The Extraordinary
Butterfly"
udith W. Aplin Honorable Mention fro "Rochester Proves
Himself"
Tammy
Wilson 1st Prize for "Aunt
Bett's Jewels"
Grace W.
Looper 2nd Prize for "The Magic Circle"
Sharon
Massey 3rd place for "Juggling
Junior"
Carolyn
Callison Murray
1st
prize for “Toasted”
Of the first place winner, the judge, University of Chicago librarian Gloria Hamilton, said
"A superior effort. The author breathes life into a low-tech, tattered-looking toaster and, in so doing, allows the reader to ponder the lessons of devaluing things that are old and that no longer appear to be useful while teaching that, too often, we prize things that are appealing because they are shiny, new and high-tech."
Sharon
Massey
2nd prize for “The Misfits”
Betsy
Humphreys Honorable mention for “The Rise and Fall of Bad Judy”