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 are eligible for entry in the competition.

• 2. Books must be written during the current school year.

• 3. Any book produced by a group will be judged in the division to which the student in the highest grade-level belongs. A group consists of no less than two and no more than five students.

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

• 5. Text must be legibly hand printed or typed on the computer and printed on computer paper (not lined/loose-leaf paper.) Computer-assisted drawings must be original (no clip art permitted). If any drawing software is used, the name of the software must be included on the entry form.

• 6. If the text is typed, the font must be no smaller than 12 and no larger than 14, except for headings and titles.

• 7. Foreign language entries will be accepted with a clearly written and complete translation included on each page or as part of an appendix.

• 8. Pages in each book should be numbered. Books should contain no more than 30 numbered pages, including
  illustration/photographs. This does not include translation, bibliography, footnote pages, title page, fly sheet, author's biography or appendices.

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

• 10. Students must securely bind books with hard back covers that do not bend (examples: corrugated card board, foam board.) No folders, photograph albums, rings or loose-leaf bindings will be accepted.

• 11. 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.

• 12. All books that do not follow all of the rules and guidelines of the competition will be returned to the schools without being judged.

• 13. The decision of the judges will be final.

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