ELIGIBILITY: Open to all students, grades 5-12, who live and/or attend school in the Chappaqua School District

CATEGORIES:

• FICTION
• NON-FICTION
• POETRY

AWARDS IN EACH CATEGORY:
Middle School: First Prize: $100 - Second Prize: $50 - Third Prize: $25 - Honorable Mention: Certificates

High School: First Prize: $100 - Second Prize: $50 - Third Prize: $25 - Honorable Mention: Certificates

DEADLINE: Friday, March 22, 2019 at 11:59 pm. NO EXTENSIONS.

RULES/JUDGING CRITERIA:
The competition will be judged by a panel of professional writers and publishers.

Criteria include: creativity, style, originality, and correct spelling and grammar.

Each entry must not exceed 2,500 words.

You may submit a maximum of one piece in each of the 3 categories (Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry).

For multiple submissions, submit a new application for each entry.

These entries may be any of your work, including school assignments, as long as:

•   it was written when you were in 5th grade or older
•   you haven’t submitted it to this contest before
•   it has not won awards in any other contest

QUESTIONS: Contact your english teacher or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

SPONSORED BY THE FRIENDS OF THE CHAPPAQUA LIBRARY

SUBMIT ONLINE: We no longer accept hard-copy entries.

Membership is open to anyone over age 18, regardless of where you live. Annual membership starts at $30, and we happily accept more! Remember, we rely on annual membership renewals, meaning you pay every year (which makes up 50% of our total fundraising efforts). Members are entitled to a special preview of books the evening before the annual book sale.

Annual Book Sale:

Due to construction, we are not sure of the timing of the 2019 Book Sale. Stay tuned!
2018 Book Sale: $17,900 + $5,248 (342 items directly sent to Library)
2017 Book Sale: $18,100

YWC Winners and Runners Up 2018 part 1.pdf

YWC Winners and Runners Up 2018 part 2.pdf

YWC Winners and Runners Up 2018 part 3.pdf

YWC Winners and Runners Up 2018 part 4.pdf

YWC Winners and Runners Up 2018 part 5.pdf

YWC Winners and Runners Up 2018 part 6.pdf

 

2017 Young Writers Winners and Honorable Mentions

2017 Young Writers Contest Winners and Honorable Mentions.pdf

 

Winners of the Young Writer's Contest

2013 Young Writers Contest final booklet

2014 Young Writers Official winners and honorees

2015 Young Writers Contest winners and honorees

2016 Young Writers Contest winners and honorees

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President	Katherine Whymark
Treasurer	Sharon Chikota
Secretary	Toni Kelly
Membership	Diana Walker
Book Sale	Paul Zelnick    Barbara Cardone Marian Williams
Young Writers Contest	Rich Ma, Tom Post
Mail Fundraising	Melanie Smith-Klein
Publicity	Joan Sepler
Member-at-Large	Wendy Nolan
Library Director	Pamela Thornton

"...to encourage, receive and administer gifts for... special items or projects not covered in the library's operating budget... and to support the library in developing its services and facilities..."

The Friends meet 10 times a year to plan programs, prepare for the annual book sale and investigate sources of funding. Meetings are held in the Chappaqua Library, and open to the public.