The Second Annual Young Writers Contest

Mercersburg’s Young Writers Camp is proud to present their second annual Young Writers Contest! Last year many brave young authors submitted some terrific pieces and we hope to receive even more entries this year! Whether you are an experienced writer and want to see how your work stacks up amongst your peers or you are a new wordsmith and would like to have your work reviewed by an excellent panel of judges, we look forward to receiving your entries!

Open to rising 7th – 10th graders
Summer 2012 Theme: Magic and Mystery!
Entries due March 14th, 2012
No cost to submit an entry!
Learn how to enter Below!

1st Place Prizes

• Free Tuition for this summer’s Young Writers Camp (July 1 – 13, 2012), $1650 value

• Amazon Kindle ($79 value)

• Publication in the YWC Summer Literary Magazine

1st Runner Up, 2nd Runner Up, 3rd Runner Up Prizes

• 50% discount on this summer’s Young Writers Camp (July 1 – 13, 2012)

• $50 Amazon Gift Card

Every Participant will receive 15% off this summer’s Young Writers Camp (July 1 – 13, 2012) for submitting an entry.

Entries must be received by March 14, 2012. Winners will be notified by March 30, 2012. Manuscripts will not be returned. An entry form must accompany the submitted piece. Fill out the entry form and download the contest description below!

Download Contest Description and Entry Form HERE

1. Author's Name(required)
2. Address(required)
3. Phone Number(required)
4. Email Address(valid email required)
5. Date of Birth(required)
6. Word Count(required)
7. By checking this box I certify that the work I have submitted for this contest is my own and I have not borrowed or duplicated someone else's work.
8. By checking this box I certify that my Mother/Father/Guardian is aware that I am entering into the Mercersburg Young Writer's Contest.
9. When the campers returned from their daylong hike in the Blue Mountains, they lumbered back to their cabins to take showers and get ready for dinner in the mess hall. Along the way, a small group of three friends decided to stop by the infirmary to check on Molly, the only one in the camp who did not make the hike. Molly had complained of a stomachache that morning and was escorted by a counselor after breakfast to the camp infirmary where she was to spend the day with the nurse. When the concerned friends reached the infirmary, they noticed that the lights were all off and the door was battered and hanging loosely from its hinges, as if someone had used great force to pry it open. They cautiously entered the small building, which was now lit only by the sinking sun streaming through the windows. Once inside, their timid calls for Molly or the nurse on duty were met with a deafening silence. Nervously, they moved in a tight pack past the nurse’s desk, which had scattered papers spilling onto the floor, until they came to the room where Molly was supposed to have spent the day. The door was wide open and the room was empty, with the exception of a small wooden box sitting in the middle of the bed.
10. Using this prompt, write a story that solves the mystery of, Molly, the Missing Camper. This year’s Young Writers Camp theme is Mystery & Magic, so feel free to integrate magical and/or mysterious elements into your writing. Entry cannot exceed 1000 words and there is no minimum. Entry must be type-written, double spaced, size 12 Times New Roman font.
11. Upload your entry(required)

 

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The First Annual Young Writers Contest Winners

1st Runner Up: Lauren D.

2nd Runner Up: Paige O.

3rd Runner Up: Jennifer B.

The 2011 Young Writers Contest Grand Prize Winner:

Lauren S.

Download her winning entry HERE!