SCHOLASTIC WRITING AWARDS 2019

DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL

SECTOR-14/10A

GURUGRAM

Scholastic India has announced the Scholastic Writing Awards 2019 for outstanding original works by students of Classes 4 to 9, in the category of fiction/short story in English.

Date of submission: 15^th April – 1^st July 2019

Ranking phase- 2^nd July-20^th July 2019

Result- 20^th August 2019

Book Release- October 2019

Students can submit more than one entry, limited to one in each genre.

Genres for this year are-

Group 1 (classes 4-6)

·         Humour

·         Horror

·         Fantasy

·         Adventure

Group 2 (classes 7-9)

·         Humour

·         Horror

·         Fantasy

·         Adventure

WORD LIMIT: 2500-3000 Words

GUIDELINES FOR STUDENTS ON HOW TO WRITE THE SHORT STORY:

·        Read as much as you can. Familiarise yourself with different styles of writing but be original when it comes to your own work.

·        Increase your word power. The greater your vocabulary, the more effective your writing will be.

·        Read aloud what you have written and ask friends who read to comment on it as well.

·        Use correct spelling, punctuation and grammar.

·        Keep a dictionary, a thesaurus and a basic grammar book handy.

·        Don't write in a rush. Spend a lot of time with your writing and make sure not to end your piece abruptly.

·        Always carry a notepad and pen with you. Jot down out-of-the-blue thoughts, make a note of interesting observations; they'll never go to waste when you're writing.

RULES:

·        Please fill in all the required details in the online submission form. Incomplete forms will be disqualified.

·        Plagiarised, copied or unoriginal stories will be disqualified.

·        Disqualified entries will not be entitled to any certificates of participation.

·        Multiple submissions are allowed, where participants can submit up to four entries, one in each genre.

·        If any story is found to be plagiarised, copied or unoriginal, the entry will be disqualified.

·        Entries received after the last date will be disqualified.

·         Each participant has to read and rank the stories assigned to them before the deadline. Failing which the entry submitted by the participant will be disqualified.

PROCEDURE:

·        Go to the Scholastic India homepage www.scholastic.co.in and click on the Scholastic Writing Awards banner or go directly to the following url: http://swa.scholastic.co.in

·        Click on Register.

·        Fill in the details in the online form.

·        Once you submit the form you will be sent a Log-in ID on the registered id.

·        You can use this log-in ID to submit your entry.

·        To submit an entry, simply log-in using your log-in ID and copy paste the text or key in the story.

·        Make sure each submission also lists the name of the student, the class, the school and the address.

·        For ranking the entries assigned to an individual, you have to use same log-in ID and password to log-in. Click on the icon START RANKING.

·        Ranking panel will open as per dates given above.

·        Group 1 entry will receive group 1 entry only for ranking and same applies for group 2.

·        For confusions/queries please get in touch with us at swa@scholastic.co.in/contact@scholastic.co.in