In honor of my Mother, Betty, who taught all of her 6 children
to love reading and writing at an early age.AND THE 2010 WINNERS OF THE
5TH ANNUAL CONTEST ARE …First Place: Marah Herreid, Age 10
Once Upon a Memory
Denver, COSecond Place: Jaya Alagar, Age 9
Science Fair Disaster
Pittsburgh, PAThird Place: Bridget Maston, Age 9
I Thought I Knew You
Wheaton, ILHonorable Mention: Miles Rubalcava-Cunan, Age 9
Lost in the Wild
Quincy, CAHonorable Mention: Emma Clinton, Age 11
How Owl Got His Wisdom
Red Lodge, MTHonorable Mention: Sheby Spurgin, Age 10
Helping My Papa
Tyler, TXHonorable Mention: Brooke Stufflebeam, Age 9
Miracle Mouth
Coweta, OKHonorable Mention: Hannah Larson, Age 9
The Scaredy Cat
South Burlington, VTHonorable Mention: Nora Steinmetz, Age 10
Read Nora's story
Stillwater, MNHonorable Mention: Cami Hedstrom, Age 12
All Alone
Bentonville, AK
How to Enter the Writing Contest:
Simply download The Betty Award Entry Form, type your story and mail it to us with the Reading Fee.
Deadline for 2011 Entries:
All entries must be postmarked no later than May 16, 2011. Winners will be notified by July 15, 2011.
Publication:
Winning 2011 entries will be published on this website
after July 15, 2011.Reading Fee:
There is a $15 US reading fee per story.
Please make check or money order payable to
The Betty Award.Contest Rules:
- Stories must be submitted on the attached form.
- Entries must be typed and in English.
- Maximum story length is 1000 words.
- Contest is open to all children, worldwide, ages 8-12.
- Entries must be the original unpublished work of the child entering the contest.
- Stories will not be returned.
- More than one entry per child is allowed (be sure to include the $15 reading fee for each story submitted).
- Entries are automatically disqualified if a reading fee check is returned for insufficient funds.
Mail Entries & Reading Fee To:
The Betty Award
P.O. Box 1826
Oak Park, IL 60304