The Writing Contest is currently closed. Please revisit this page during our next round of the competition.
Write a story that takes the reader on an adventure from Canada to Mexico!
Who can enter the contest?
Students in grades 3, 4, 5 and 6. Children are eligible if they fall into one of the three following categories:
- Students in CSL
- Library Members
- Residents of CSL
When is the deadline?
The deadline to submit your story is Monday, January 31, 2022.
What can I write?
- This year’s writing prompt is inspired by the library’s Butterfly Garden and the City’s Monarch Butterfly Initiative. Write a story that takes the reader on an adventure from Canada to Mexico!
- 1,000 words or less (about 4 pages double-spaced), typed or hand-written very neatly
- English or French
How Do I Submit My Story?
- E-mail your story to Ariane Smoley, the Children’s Services Coordinator, at asmoley@cotesaintluc.org with the subject “Writing Contest” OR bring neatly hand-written stories to the Youth Department at the Library.
- Fill out and submit the cover sheet
- Fill out and submit the photo model release form.
- Fill out and submit the release form for written work.
What Happens Next?
Your story will be judged on creativity and originality, writing style, and structure.
There will be 1 winner per school grade (3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th grade). Winners will be announced in the weeks following the deadline, and their work will be published in a magazine by the library!
Prizes will be awarded to winning stories.
2019 Young Writers’ Contest: The Write Place Magazine, Canadian Writers’ Society
