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: 15th April – 1st July 2019
Ranking phase- 2nd July-20th July 2019
Result- 20th 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
