Picture Story Book

Illustrations on each page
Limited or no text on each page
Minimum number of pages: 10

Illustrated Fiction

Text with limited illustrations
Maximum number of illustrations: 5
Minimum number of pages: 15
         (including illustrations)

Poetry

Illustrations are optional
Minimum number of pages: 10
        (including illustrations)

Non-Fiction

Text with limited illustrations and/or photographs
Minimum number of pages: 15
         (including illustrations)

Group (2-5 students)

Class-produced, teacher-guided
(Picture Story, Poetry, or Non-Fiction categories only)

Rules

1. Only books produced by students in Prince George's County Public Schools may be entered.

2. Books must be written during the present school year.
   

3. Any book produced by a group (2-5 students) will be judged in the division to which the highest-grade level belongs.

4. All stories and illustrations must be the original work of the student.

5. Text must be typed, hand printed (legibly)/ or computer printed. Computer-assisted drawings must be original, no clip art permitted.

6. If the text is typed, the font must be no smaller than 12 and no larger than 14. There is an exception. The font may be larger than 14 in the Picture Story Book and Poetry Categories; and for headings and titles only.

7. Books must be edited with appropriate grammar, spelling and
   punctuation. There can be no profanity, sexually explicit
   situations and excessive violence.

8. Foreign language entries will be accepted only of there is a
   clearly written and complete translation included on each page
   or as a part of an appendix.

9. Books should contain no more than 30 numbered pages
   including illustrations/photographs. This does not include
   translation, bibliography, footnote pages, title page, fly
   sheet, author’s biography or appendices.

10. The size of the finished book may be no larger than 10" x 12"
    and no smaller than 5" x 8".

11. Student must securely bind books with hard back covers,
    examples: corrugated card board and/or foam board. No
    commercial type bindings, folders, photograph albums,
    rings or loose leaf bindings will be accepted.

12. Photographs are permitted in the non-fiction category only, Any photograph or artwork that is scanned into a Write-A-Book entry must be available to judges upon request.

13. All books that do not follow all of the
    rules of the competition cannot be sub
    mitted to the county competition.

14. The judges decision is final.

15. All entries must be received on or
    before the first Monday in December.