Wccse Young Writers Competition 2023

Warren County Consortium for Student Enrichment (WCCSE)
Young Writers’ Competition 2023.2024

Rules and requirements for entries:
1. Any WCCSE member may select and submit up to five total pieces from their
school, and no more than one piece per student in any of the genres listed
below. Teachers who teach more than 50 students may submit pieces up to 10%
of the total number of students taught, with a maximum of 10 pieces. Teachers
should select the pieces they consider “best of the best.”
Teachers who are not a part of the WCCSE should follow the same submission
guidelines, and mail a $20 registration fee (per 5 entries) to submit their
students’ work. Please see address and payment instructions at the end of the
Cover Sheet guidelines.
2. Kindergarten through high school students are eligible to enter. Judging will
be held in the following grade categories: 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-12. All kindergarten
entries will receive certificates of recognition only. Kindergarten writing may be
handwritten.
3. All writing must be original. Artificial Intelligence MAY NOT BE USED.

Pieces that have been submitted for other competitions are acceptable. Each
entry must be edited by the student and teacher and should be error free, neatly
typed, double spaced, on 8.5 by 11 paper, with one-inch margins on all sides.
Please type entries in 12-point font or larger- black ink only.
4. The maximum length for poetry is 40 lines. The maximum length for short
stories, personal narratives, and essays is 2,000 words. Any works exceeding
these lengths will not be considered by the judges. There is no minimum length
requirement.
5. Digital format: All entries must be in a PDF file. The corresponding cover
sheets should be in a separate PDF file. See naming conventions below. Please
remove identifying information from the entries before you send them.
6. Naming files: Your entries will be easier to organize if everyone follows the same
naming conventions. Please follow this format for naming the files with your
students' entries:
--Keyword from title of the piece (1 or 2 words)
--Grade level (a number from K to 12)
--Type of entry: ss (short story), po (poem) es (essay), pn (personal narrative)
For example, rainbow3po would be a poem from grade 3 with the word rainbow
in the title; bailey6pn would be a sixth-grade personal narrative about a dog
named Bailey. Please use a keyword from the title rather than your student's
name or your name. Hopefully, each entry will have a unique name, and we can
easily organize them in folders by grade level and genre. Please do not send more
than one entry with the exact same name. If necessary, select a different
keyword.
7. A cover sheet is to be completed and included in a separate PDF file in the

email with each entry. All identifying information should appear on the cover
sheet. Cover sheets should include the word cover + the same filename as the
entry. For example, the cover sheet for the rainbow poem above would be
coverrainbow3po. Both PDF and Word versions of the cover sheet are available
as attachments to this email and will be posted on the WCCSE website.
8. To be considered, please email entries to Maggie Devine at

[email protected] no later than Friday, January 19, 2024. Entries
received after that date will not be accepted.
Categories for Grades K-12:
Poetry, Short Story, Personal Narrative, Essay. See notes defining these categories
below.
Recognition for Participation:
All participants will receive certificates of participation.
Winners in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place in each genre will receive an award. The winners, and
their teachers, will be notified by early March. Please direct any questions about the
competition to Maggie Devine by email: [email protected].
NOTES ON CATEGORIES:
Poetry: Poetry may be written in any form (haiku, sonnet, rhyme, free verse, etc.)
Personal Narrative/Memoir: A literary nonfiction narrative focusing on a particular
event or aspect of the writer’s life, written in first-person point of view. Common ideas
for this category are childhood stories, life-changing events, and memorable
experiences.
Short Story: A short work of fiction in which the main character must face a problem
and come to a resolution. Historical fiction in the form of a diary entry is also included
in this category.
Essay: A literary composition on a single subject or discussion, sometimes representing
the personal views of the author. Examples include personal reflections,
persuasive/argumentative pieces, biographies, literary criticism and informational
writing.
WCCSE reserves the right to move incorrectly marked pieces of writing into the
correct category based on the descriptions above.
2023.2024 WCCSE Young Writers’ Competition
Cover Sheet
This form must accompany each entry and be postmarked by January 19, 2024.
Please read descriptions of the categories on the previous page.
Form of Writing (circle one):

Poetry Personal Narrative Short Story Essay
Entrant’s full name- first and last: ____________________________________

Please check spelling! Name MUST NOT be included on the writing piece!
Grade level: _______
Title of piece: ____________________________________________________
Code used to identify piece (ex: rainbow3po): _________________________
Number of words (for Short Story, Essay or Personal Narrative): _______
Entrant’s home phone number: _________________________________
Entrant’s home address: ___________________________________________
Entrant’s (or parent’s) email: ________________________________________
Teacher’s first and last name: _________________________________________
Teacher’s school phone: ______________________________________________
Teacher’s email: ______________________________________________________
School and District:______________________________________________
School address: ___________________________________________________

WCCSE member’s name (if applicable): ___________________________________
***Please submit a Cover Sheet with each writing piece you submit, making sure that
the student’s name has been removed from the writing piece and is only on the Cover
Sheet.
Please email entries and cover sheets by January 19, 2024, to: Maggie Devine, WCCSE
at [email protected]
_____Please check here if you are not a WCCSE member. If you have checked this
box, a $20 registration fee (per 5 entries) should be mailed to Maggie Devine at the
address below by January 19th for your students’ work to be considered.
Checks should be made payable to:

“Warren County Consortium for Student Enrichment”
(WCCSE) not Warren Hills.
Mail to:
Maggie Devine, WCCSE
Warren Hills Regional High School
41 Jackson Valley Road
Washington, NJ 07882

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Young Writers’ Competition 2023.2024

3. All writing must be original. Artificial Intelligence MAY NOT BE USED.

7. A cover sheet is to be completed and included in a separate PDF file in the

8. To be considered, please email entries to Maggie Devine at

Categories for Grades K-12:

Recognition for Participation:

All participants will receive certificates of participation.

Form of Writing (circle one):

Entrant’s full name- first and last: ____________________________________

Grade level: _______

Title of piece: ____________________________________________________

Code used to identify piece (ex: rainbow3po): _________________________

Number of words (for Short Story, Essay or Personal Narrative): _______

Entrant’s home phone number: _________________________________

Entrant’s home address: ___________________________________________

Entrant’s (or parent’s) email: ________________________________________

Teacher’s first and last name: _________________________________________

Teacher’s school phone: ______________________________________________

Teacher’s email: ______________________________________________________

School and District:______________________________________________

School address: ___________________________________________________

Checks should be made payable to:

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