LAS VEGAS ( KLAS ) – Earlier winners of an elementary faculty writing contest inform the scholars of right this moment why it is so cool to enter.
Morris Brown is a three-time winner from 20 years in the past:
”The primary time I went to the awards ceremony, I had by no means actually been in entrance of a crowd, after which once they referred to as my title out for first place I bear in mind the shock and awe.”
He says the expertise helped him.
“Winning did give me the confidence to keep pursuing writing.”
His sister, Marcy, was additionally a winner:
”At the moment I incorporate my studying and writing expertise as a narrative teller and sport designer.”
Her recommendation to right this moment’s youngsters?
”It does not need to be good. It does not even need to be good. It simply must be you.”
Blake Eeklor was in 1st grade when she gained in 2013. She says:-
“It made me realize that I love writing and I love being creative.”
Her story again then was referred to as “The Perfect Me.”
Blake says:
“It’s about a girl named Rachel who didn’t like her name but realized that when she changed her name every day it caused a lot of problems, so she ended up loving who she was and embraced her name.”
Southern Nevada college students from Kindergarten to fifth grade can enter unique tales which can be truth or fiction, prose or poetry. Winners get a hardcover model of their story and a backpack with studying and writing assets. The entry deadline is March fifteenth.
To be taught extra in regards to the contest, click on – – – > HERE.
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