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Summer Short Story Contest
The Summer Short Story Contest welcomes children in 1st-5th grade to submit their original stories. Stories may be fiction or nonfiction stories. Illustrations are welcome, but not required. Stories must be less than 1,000 words in length.
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1.
Child's First Name
(Required.)
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2.
Title of your submission?
(Required.)
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3.
Grade in school that child just completed?
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1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
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4.
Upload your story here!
(Required.)
Choose File
No file chosen
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5.
Parent/Caregiver's Full Name (first, last)
(Required.)
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Parent/Caregiver's Email Address
(Required.)
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7.
Parent/Caregiver's Phone Number
(Required.)
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8.
Home Zip Code
(Required.)
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9.
How would the child participating in this contest describe themself?
(Required.)
Black or African American
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
Hispanic / Latino or Latina
Prefer not to say
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10.
Do you give Traveling Stories permission to share this story in print and online with the public for noncommercial purposes? The student will retain ownership of the writing submission.
(Required.)
Yes