Books With Wings 2015 Young Authors Celebration

Dade Reading Council’s Annual
Books With Wings 2015
Young Authors Celebration
Dade Reading Council is sponsoring their annual writing
celebration for all school children in grades Pre-K through
Grade 12, including public, private and home schools. This
program encourages children to write an original picture
book. Each Pre-K, Kindergarten, and First Grade student
may submit a dictated book in the child’s own words.
Each teacher may send two entries per class. Each
teacher must sign their name only and their email on the
book form. Home school may send one book for each child in
the family. No class books or group books. One author per
book.
If you have any questions about the BWW guidelines, please
contact
Grades PreK-4: Janet Diaz
[email protected]
Grades 5-12 : Belinda Camba [email protected]
Deadline:
Friday, December 5,2014
Sorry, no extensions. Books arriving late will be returned.
Send to: Marcia Cardona, Royal Palm Elem., Mail code 4761
or
Bring to: Royal Palm Elem., 4200 SW 112 Court ,
Miami 33165
Attention: Marcia Cardona
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BWW 2015 Theme/Book Title:
My _____________ ABC Book
Author chooses the topic and fills in that name.
Some book title examples are:
My Undersea Creatures ABC Book
My Insects ABC Book
My Vegetable ABC Book
My Animal ABC Book
The possibilities are endless. Choose one topic.
That’s your title.
And REMEMBER… Stay on your topic for each letter!
Books With Wings Guidelines
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This picture book must be an ABC book. Each letter of the
alphabet needs to have an illustration and 3-7 sentences
about each letter.
Format: Picture Book
a. Number of Pages: 15-32 pages.
b. Books less than 15 pages will be returned.
c. Book Size may NOT exceed 9x12 inches.
3.
Bookbinding must be fastened securely along one side with
no sharp edges or exposed staples. Stapled books must have
tape along the stapled edges covering sharp points. There
are many vendors that offer blank (bare) books already
bound. A duo-tang folder is fine. No 3-ring notebooks.
4.
Outside Front Book Cover must include 4 things- title,
author’s name, school name, and grade level.
5.
The title page should include the same info as the front
cover-title, author, grade, and school.
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6.
One page may be used to feature the author with a photo
and info about the young author. Do not give any personal
contact info on this “About the Author” page. If you want
to include the illustrator’s name, please indicate which
person was the author and which was the illustrator.
7.
Each book MUST have a separate ENTRY FORM (see last
page) Secure this form inside book with a paper clip. NO
tape, NO staples, NO glue. Do not glue form to book.
8.
Please do NOT put any academic grade or corrections in the
book, even though the teacher may have given this as a
required assignment.
9.
Illustrations must be the original artwork of the author or
a designated illustrator (friend or family member) or
photographs. Illustrations may be copyright-free clipart or
computer generated art. NO glitter, please.
10.
The book’s illustrator will not receive an award certificate,
autograph book, or the lapel pin, but may attend the
Celebration with the author.
11.
Text may be neatly handwritten in blue or black ink (NO
PENCIL), typed, or computer generated. Do not send CD or
other attachments.
12.
Variations to a standard book may include a pop-up book,
window flaps, and touchy-feelie materials such as cloth,
yarn, etc. (NO glitter.)
Any book that does NOT meet these 12 guidelines
will not qualify for Books With Wings Celebration
and will be returned to the author’s teacher.
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A Gold, Silver or Bronze Level Award will be given for each book.
All authors will receive an award certificate, an autograph book,
a pen, a judge’s comment sheet, and a young author’s lapel pin.
Award Criteria will be based on 3 areas/points.
!Appearance and Illustrations
!Details and Vocabulary
!Correct Writing Conventions (grammar, spelling,
sentence structure, capitalization, and punctuation)
• An invitation to the Books With Wings Celebration with
exact date, place, and time will be sent to each young
author and the teacher by the beginning of February.
• At the Celebration, Young Authors, their family, teacher,
and friends will have an opportunity to see other children’s
books, exchange autographs, and meet other student
authors from all over Miami-Dade County at the Books With
Wings Celebration.
• All books will be returned ONLY to their authors at the
Celebration or mailed to their teacher sponsor if the Young
Author was unable to attend the Celebration. Books will be
released only to the Young Author.
The process of writing a book…
plan/outline, first draft, revise,
edit, and publish takes time.
Begin working now!
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Author’s Name____________________________________________
First Name
Last Name
Dade Reading Council
Books With Wings Entry Form
Please follow these form directions carefully! This form must be
completed by an adult. Print neatly and spell correctly. Use black or
dark blue ink. The author’s name and book title MUST match the
information written on the book cover and title page of the book.
Grade Level ________
Author’s Name___________________________________________
First Name
Last Name
School ________________________________ Mail Code ________
Teacher’s Name __________________________________________
First Name
Last Name
( Only two entries per teacher per class. See Page 1 )
Teacher’s E-mail _________________________________________
Book Title:My ___________________________________ABC Book
Each book MUST have a separate ENTRY FORM
Do NOT glue this entry form to the book.
Secure this form inside book with a paper clip.
NO tape, NO staples, NO glue.
Deadline:
Friday, December 5,2014
Sorry, no extensions. Books arriving late will be returned.
Questions? Please contact :
Grades PreK-4: Janet Diaz
Grades 5-12:
Belinda Camba
[email protected]
[email protected]
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