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Kids 8-12: Enter the Katherine Applegate Color Our World Writing Contest!
Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medalist and #1 New York Times-bestselling author, is the Collaborative Summer Library Program 2025 Summer Reading Champion!
This Summer, budding storytellers ages 8-12 are invited to enter the Katherine Applegate Color Our World Writing Contest.
Stop by the Prescott Valley Public Library Youth Department for more information!
The Prizes:
One grand prize winner will receive a virtual writing workshop with Katherine Applegate, signed copies of Willodeen, Crenshaw, Odder, and wishtree, and will receive a $500 of books for readers ages 8-12 from Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group.
Three runner-ups will receive a signed copies of Willodeen, Crenshaw, Odder, and wishtree.
The details:
Entries are open from June 1 – July 31, 2025.
Parents or guardians of kids ages 8-12 can submit entries starting June 1st here.
This form will start accepting responses on June 1st.
All details about the writing contest can be found online here.
All kids ages 8-12 are eligible to enter. Parents or guardians must upload the entry by midnight on July 31st.
Stories must be between 1,000 - 1,500 words.
Stories must follow this writing prompt:
Your writing can change and color our world! Write a short story between 1,000 – 1,500 words about a character that takes an action that changes someone else’s day for the better. The action can be as small or grand as you’d like — even small acts can make a big difference! Your story must have a catchy title, a protagonist that takes an action to make a change, and a beginning, middle, and end.