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The zine for future writers today.

Volume 7, Issue 6           -       March 25, 2007

Publisher/Editor: C. Hope Clark

Mailto:      HopeClark1@aol.com -or-
           Hope@FundsforWriters.com

Published biweekly and free for the asking. Spread it around.

FundsforWriters/Writing Kid make no warranty as to the
accuracy of the contests, awards, etc. but we do try to
check them out in advance to the best of our ability.

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WHO I AM (NOTES FROM THE EDITOR)

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The April edition of VOYA is on teen writing. VOYA stands
for Voice of Youth Advocates. It's a library magazine
serving those who serve young adults. Your librarian or
principal has a copy.

Ask if you can borrow it. Or check out the website. Some
of the articles have live links.

Page 18 - Read the teen poetry contest winners. See what
it takes to write award winning poetry.
http://pdfs.voya.com/VO/YA2/VOYA200704teen_poetry_contest.pdf

Page 20 - "I Got Me Writing Skillz!!!" is a new column
by Elisabeth Wilhelm, a 20-year-old creative writing major
who is also my partner in the Little Owl mentoring program.
She talks about teen lingo and how it works (and doesn't)
online, in school and in real life.
http://pdfs.voya.com/VO/YA2/VOYA200704madly_amused.pdf

Page 22 - Qiaopan Lucia Tang is a sophomore in high school
who has written a piece about why she writes.

Page 23 - Katherine Clark is a high school senior who writes
about the true meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance.

Page 24 - Hannah Gomez, who has written for WritingKid, is
also a high school senior, and her feature story talks
about "Teens and Zines" on the topic of online ezines.
http://pdfs.voya.com/VO/YA2/VOYA200704teens_and_zines.pdf

Page 27 - And then there's my big feature story "Why Johnny
Needs a Writing Mentor." I interviewed lots of students,
parents and teachers about how teens learn how to write.
Then I listed a slew of resources that are great for teens.
http://pdfs.voya.com/VO/YA2/VOYA200704why_johnny.pdf

This magazine is all about teens reading, enabling them to
read and write, and supporting them through librarians and
schools. A wonderful publication. Check it out online monthly.

What do you think? Any of those comments in my article
touch you? Can you relate to your struggles with writing?
Or do you have a wonderful success story to tell?

WritingKid needs articles from young writers. Contact me
at hope@fundsforwriters.com or chopeclark@gmail.com .
Payment is offered for selected pieces. See details below.

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Good luck!!!  And always keep writing.

    Hope

PS
We cover elementary to college teens. Each week we
carry 12 or so opportunities for all ages. Read each
market closely. Some cover a wide range and others
address a very small age group. Always read the directions!

PPS
WritingKid accepts articles on writing from kids!
If you have a piece under 500 words, send it to me at
hope@fundsforwriters.com. Kids 16 and over receive $10-$20.
Kids under 16 receive a book of their choice (send name of
book with article submission). I'll pick up the book from
the bookstore and drop it in the mail to you.

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Our archives for past WritingKid newsletters are at:
http://archives.zinester.com/63495

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1.
AMERICAN HUMANE SOCIETY - 15th ANNUAL BE KIND TO ANIMALS KID CONTEST
http://www.americanhumane.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ev_public_bkaw_nominate&JServSessionIdr001=dg7n7lf081.app26a
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To nominate a child, please print and complete the online form
and include a typed or printed description (on a separate sheet,
200 words or less) of how this child has shown extraordinary
kindness to animals, and why he or she should be selected as a
2007 national Be Kind to Animals™ Kid Contest winner. Photos
or other supporting documentation sent with your nomination are
encouraged (please do not send videos). Deadline April 16,
2007.

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2.
NATIONAL SHORT STORY CONTEST
Young Voices of America Speak Up  
http://www.communityvoicemedia.com/home/youngvoicesofamerica.html
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Contest Open to U.S. Students Grades 3-12 - Public, Private
and Home School Students Eligible. Category 1– Grades 3-7.
Category 2– Grades 8 -12. Community Voice Media, LLC, is sponsoring
a nationwide short story contest inviting students, 3rd – 12th
Grades to Speak Up and share their hopes, dreams and ideas
improving their world. Entry must not exceed 2,000 words.  

We are not looking for an essay or article. We want to see a
first person account of an incident either personal, observed
or imagined, that identifies a wrong, injustice, bad idea,
unfair assumption, prejudice, pain in the neck rule, etc, that
the writer believes that adults and/or people in authority
cannot or have not fixed or found a solution for. The judges
are looking for dialogue, POV and real feeling in the piece as
well as clarity of expression and creative problem solving.

An Entry Fee of $15 must accompany EACH entry.  Students may
enter as many times as they wish.  (Fee Sponsorship Available
for those who cannot afford contest fee. Contact Community
Voice Media for details.)

$500 Grand Prize
Two (2) $250 First Prizes
Two (2) $175 Second Prizes
Two (2) $100 Third Prizes

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3.
POETRY IRELAND COMPETITION
http://www.equalityni.org/sections/default.asp?cms=News_Campaigns_Intercultural/Anti-Racism%2BWeek_Poetry%2BIreland%2BCompetition&cmsid=1_21_41_56&id=56&secid=1
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Deadline April 27, 2007. The National Consultative Committee
on Racism and Interculturalism (NCCRI) and the Equality
Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI) in association with
Poetry Ireland will hold a schools poetry competition on the
theme of anti-racism / interculturalism which celebrates the
different cultures and ethnic groups in Ireland today. The
competition is open to the pupils of all post primary schools
in Ireland, North and South and it aims to raise awareness among
school goers of the need to combat racism in all its
manifestations. The guest language this year is French. Pupils
can submit poems in Irish, English or French.

There will be three winning poems in three categories
Age Category 12-15: ?200 with ?450 to the school towards the library
Age Category 16-18: ?200 with ?450 to the school towards the library
Guest Language (French Poems): ?200 with ?450 to school library 
There will be an additional prize for the overall winner: ?200
with ?450 towards the library. All winning poems will be published
in NCCRI publication Spectrum and in the ECNI publication Equality
Focus and on the Poetry Ireland website www.poetryireland.ie .

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4.
INTERGENERATION FOUNDATION STORYTELLING CONTEST
http://www.intergenerationday.org/igdaystorycontest2007.htm
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The Intergeneration Foundation seeks to reinforce and
recognize the power of storytelling as a way to connect
generations.  Storytelling is an ancient tradition of
every culture to inform, entertain, educate and bring
people together.  We invite people of all ages to tell
us a story: a narrative of their family’s history or
traditions or a story from their imagination.  Whether
fiction or non-fiction, the story should illustrate
intergeneration needs, connections and understanding, and
feature characters from at least two generations.  One
illustration, such as an original photo, drawing, painting,
or cartoon may be included to enhance the story’s message.
1st - $500 – plus publication on our web site
2nd - $200- plus publication on our web site
3rd - $100- plus publication on our web site
Honorable mention recognition plus possible publication

Eligibility - Open to any writer.  Special judging
consideration and prizes will be awarded to worthy submissions
by young writers age 14 or younger.  The submitted story
is not to exceed 600 words and must be an original,
unpublished work. Fiction or nonfiction accepted.
Deadline August 15, 2007.

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5.
ASTROBIOLOGY AND THE SACRED NATIONAL FICTION COMPETITION
http://scienceandreligion.arizona.edu/fiction.html
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NO ENTRY FEE
Deadline June 15, 2007. First prize: $1,000 plus an invitation,
including travel and lodging to read at The University of
Arizona in the Astrobiology and the Sacred Art Symposium in
September 2007. Second prize: $500. Third prize: $250.
Not to exceed 5,000 words. Student entries encouraged.
Topic suggestions:

Why did life emerge on Earth?
Could there be life forms independent of biology?
Is life in the universe sacred?
What is the future of life on Earth?
How would the discovery of extraterrestrial life affect our
self-image?
Is life in the universe inevitable?
Do art or ethics have universal meaning?
What would it mean if we were truly alone?

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6.
SAN DIEGO MAGAZINE - TEEN LIFE WRITERS
http://www.sandiegofamily.com/pages/Teen%20Life%20Guide.html
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San Diego Family Magazine is looking for talented teen-age writers
to be published as a guest columnist for our Teen Life column.
This is an opportunity for gifted, young journalists to write
about a topic of their choosing that is relevant to teens in San
Diego County. We are looking for crisp writing about timely, youth-
oriented issues of interest to middle and high school age teens
(13-18). The essay must be no more than 800 words. Only manuscripts
written by teens between the ages of 13 and 18 years of age will be
considered.

Submit articles via e-mail as a text document to Claire Fadden,
editor@sandiegofamily.com . Please include your name, address, age,
grade, high school and e-mail address. Parental consent is required
and must be included. If you have a photo that would complement your
story, e-mail it in a jpeg format or by mail to: San Diego Family
Magazine, Teen Life, P.O. Box 23960, San Diego, CA 92193

Submitting an article does not guarantee publication. San Diego
Family Magazine will pay $25 upon publication.

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7.
MIDWEST HIGH SCHOOL PLAYWRITING COMPETITION
http://www.indstate.edu/theater/mhspc/Guidelines.htm
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NO ENTRY FEE
This competition is open to any student currently enrolled in
high school in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota,
Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin. The purpose of this competition
is to encourage students to write plays. Students who are new to
playwriting are especially encouraged to write a play and submit
it to the competition. The winning three playwrights will be
offered an $8,000 scholarship to attend Indiana State University
as a Theatre major, contingent on their acceptance and enrollment
in the school and the department, as well as a public reading with
professional actors at Indiana State University’s professional
theater, Crossroads Repertory Theatre, in July 2008. Plays must
be postmarked or emailed by November 22, 2007, with winners and
finalists to be notified December 6.

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8.
DO SOMETHING PLUM GRANTS
http://www.dosomething.org/plum_grants
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Beginning in May, Plum TV and Do Something will band together to
give out weekly $500 grants to young social entrepreneurs. These
grants are intended to further enhance your already amazing
program or project. Check back in April for the application.

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9.
THE CHARLES JOHNSON STUDENT FICTION AWARD
http://www.siuc.edu/~johnson/
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The Charles Johnson Student Fiction Award from Southern Illinois
University Carbondale is an annual award competition intended to
encourage increased artistic and intellectual growth among
students, as well as reward excellence and diversity in creative
writing. Each year, $1,000 and a signed copy of a Charles Johnson
book will be awarded to the winner. The winning entry will also
be published in the Winter/Spring issue of CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW.
Submit one unpublished short story, no longer than 20 pages in
length. The award competition is open to all undergraduate and
graduate students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents
currently enrolled full- or part-time in a U.S. college or
university. There is no entry fee. Entrants may only submit one
story. Deadline end of April 2007.

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10.
USC SUMMER SEMINARS PROGRAM
E-mail: dallaswoodburn@aol.com
http://www.usc.edu/dept/admissions/programs/summer//seminars.shtml
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A HUGE thank you to the USC Summer Seminars Program who are
very generously donating a scholarship for "Write On!" to
award to a promising young writer who is entering junior or
senior year of high school.  The winner will get to attend a
writing workshop at USC for a month, will get a taste of
college life by staying in a dorm and eating in the campus
cafeteria, and will get to see some of the sights in Los
Angeles.  If you are interested in applying for the scholarship
or would like more information, please e-mail me. To learn more
about the Summer Seminars Program in general, please check out
the website.

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11.
WHITE RIVER INDIE FILMS CONTEST
http://www.wrif.org/contest.php
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$25 ENTRY FEE / $15 STUDENTS
Authors must be Vermont or New Hampshire residents, students
or professionals. Scripts may be based on any subject, but
must be original. No adaptations or translations will be
accepted. 90 to 120 pages in length, typed in 12 point
courier font and formatted according to industry standards
(helpful link - http://www.screenwriting.info). Deadline
April 26, 2007. The winning script will be analyzed by a
professional screenwriter and have a public reading at a
WRIF function in fall of 2007.

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12.
BIRMINGHAM MAGAZINE INTERNSHIPS
http://www.bhammag.com/#
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As an editorial intern, you will be able to enhance your portfolio
while sharpening your writing skills on topics ranging from local
events to people profiles. Plus, you’ll learn more about our Magic
City!  As a marketing intern you will learn the business side of
the magazine. From creating promotional packages for clients to
planning special events, you will gain business savvy in the
publishing world. In this position, you will meet some of the most
creative, ambitious people in Birmingham. We offer internship
positions throughout the year and require an 18-hour weekly
commitment. Hours are flexible. (This is a non-paid program;
college credit is available.) For editorial intern information,
call Marietta Urquhart at (205) 241-8187 or email her at
murquhart@bhammag.com. For marketing intern information call
Amy Bailey at (205) 241-8199 or email her at abailey@bhammag.com. 
To apply, mail a cover letter, resume and 3 to 5 samples of your work.

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