2008 WETA Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest Rules

Eligibility

The Contest is open to residents of the USA who are in Kindergarten, First, Second or Third grades. Employees of Sponsors, any participating PBS station or their affiliates, manufacturers, sales reps, subsidiaries or parent companies, advertising/sales promotion agencies, judges and the immediate families of each are not eligible. Void where prohibited. Entry materials become the property of Sponsors and will not be acknowledged or returned. Sponsors are not responsible for lost, late, damaged, misdirected or illegible Entry Forms or unsuccessful attempts to notify the prize recipients. All materials and information submitted as part of the Entry Form must be the participant's own original work. The Entry Form may not contain any unauthorized use of names, likenesses or biographical information of any third parties.

Deadlines

Entries may be sent to WETA beginning January 14, 2008 and all submissions must be received by March 30, 2008.

Entry guidelines

Entrants must be in Kindergarten, First, Second, or Third grade. Only one entry per person will be accepted. Only single-author stories qualify (no co-authored stories). Stories can be fact or fiction, prose, or poetry.

Word count

Kindergarten & First grade stories must have a minimum of 50 or maximum of 200 words. Second & Third grade stories must have a minimum of 100 or maximum of 350 words. The word count includes "a," "an," & "the," but not the words on non-story pages such as the title page.

Format and illustrations

Stories must have at least 5 original, clear, and colorful illustrations. Stories must be created on one side of paper and numbered on back of each page.

Official entry form

Each entry must include the official READING RAINBOW Young Writers & Illustrators Entry Form, with the required signature of a parent/guardian (and, if appropriate, the signature of the sponsoring teacher), confirming that the story and art are original, and granting permission to use the entry for promotional purposes.

Return of entries

The Contest administrators will make every effort, but are not required, to return entries only if accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope of an appropriate size. READING RAINBOW or local stations are not responsible for late, lost, stolen, misdirected, damaged, mutilated, incomplete, or illegible entries, or postage-due mail.

Rights associated with contest

Winners grant the right to use their names and likenesses in advertising and promotion without further compensation or permission, except where prohibited by law. By entering, entrants agree to abide by the above stated rules, and warrant that their entry is their original work and does not infringe upon or violate rights of any third party.

No royalties will be paid at this or any time.