2017-2018 NCRA Young Authors’ Project
TBA
Local Council Guidelines
The theme for the 2017–2018 Young Authors’ Project is “TBA.” Young Authors are encouraged to write about defining choices that have shaped their lives or their own journeys toward becoming the very best version of themselves. Authors may write prose or poetry, fiction or non-fiction.
GUIDELINES
All entries must be original creations.
Only 1 entry per person may be submitted.
All entries must be submitted by a member of NCRA.
Format All entries should:
· Use Microsoft WORD (not Works), and save as a .doc or .docx file.
· Use 10-point, “Times New Roman” font, single-spaced, for the body of the piece.
· Include an original title, typed in bold, 12-point type, with only the first letter of each major word in the title capitalized (e.g., Making the Most of Me)
·
Include author information after the body of the piece. Skip two lines and then center the following information in 10-point:
Author’s first and last name
Grade
Teacher
School
** Please use the correct formatting for each entry. A flash drive with all correctly formatted entries must be included with the hard copies of entries at the time of entry submission.
Length of Entries Grades K – 1: Entries should have no more than 200 words.
Grades 2 – 8: Entries should have no more than 300 words.
Grades 9 – 12 and Forever Young: Entries should have no more than 500 words.
TBA
Local Council Guidelines
The theme for the 2017–2018 Young Authors’ Project is “TBA.” Young Authors are encouraged to write about defining choices that have shaped their lives or their own journeys toward becoming the very best version of themselves. Authors may write prose or poetry, fiction or non-fiction.
GUIDELINES
All entries must be original creations.
Only 1 entry per person may be submitted.
All entries must be submitted by a member of NCRA.
Format All entries should:
· Use Microsoft WORD (not Works), and save as a .doc or .docx file.
· Use 10-point, “Times New Roman” font, single-spaced, for the body of the piece.
· Include an original title, typed in bold, 12-point type, with only the first letter of each major word in the title capitalized (e.g., Making the Most of Me)
·
Include author information after the body of the piece. Skip two lines and then center the following information in 10-point:
Author’s first and last name
Grade
Teacher
School
** Please use the correct formatting for each entry. A flash drive with all correctly formatted entries must be included with the hard copies of entries at the time of entry submission.
Length of Entries Grades K – 1: Entries should have no more than 200 words.
Grades 2 – 8: Entries should have no more than 300 words.
Grades 9 – 12 and Forever Young: Entries should have no more than 500 words.