Writing Contest

We now offer greater flexibility when planning your Young Authors and Illustrators Contest. Purchase only the components you need, when you need them. The contest can even be personalized with your school mascot and a school color. Get FREE contest guidelines when you purchase The Works.

Looking for a way to involve your community in your contest? Schedule an author visit with Linda Ayers. It's a great way to kick off your writing contest or wrap things up with a flair!

Writing Contest Materials Order Form

Please allow up to 4 weeks for delivery.

Pencils & Blank Books

100 per set         $170

Contest Guidelines & Templates

$25

 

 

 

Purchase the blank books and pencils for your contest, or simply as an incentive to write. The gold pencils, with the words, A story is trapped inside this pencil. Let it out!™ www.LindaAyers.com, will really encourage students to sharpen their pencils and get busy writing. You may also purchase pencils separately.

Allow 4 weeks for shipping of this item.

To benefit from Linda's years of conducting her own student writing contest, order the contest guidelines. All forms are provided as hard copies as well as on a CD. You'll even receive a set of spine labels so you can display student books in the classroom or library!

If you will be following the timeline included in the Contest Guidelines, please give yourself enough time to guarantee student success. The suggested time from start to finish (announcement of contest to faculty to announcement of winners) is 9 weeks.

Certificates

100 per set          $25

Winner Stickers

1 set (90 silver, 30 gold)    $25

 

Each order includes a CD with a template personalized for your school. Specify the school name and the person's name you wish to appear on the signature line of each certificate. Stickers are decorated with a paw print and aptly named; the Paws-itively Grand Award for writing and the Picture Purr-fect award for illustration. One set of stickers is enough for up to six grade levels.

A shipping fee of 5% will be added to each order.

Personalize your certificates or stickers with your school mascot.   
One time set-up fee of $25.

Certificates can also be printed on your choice of school colors.
Add a $10 paper substitution fee for every 300 certificates ($10 minimum).
       

The Works

Here's everything you'll need for 300 students (with winner stickers for up to 6 grade levels). Receive the set of contest guidelines and spine labels, plus templates on CD FREE when you order The Works!

- 300 blank books and pencils
- 300 certificates, plus customized template on CD
- 1 set (90 silver, 30 gold) winner stickers
- 1 set of contest guidelines and spine labels, plus templates on CD

      Price: $600

Allow 4 weeks for shipping. If you will be following the timeline included in the Contest Guidelines, please give yourself enough time to guarantee student success. The suggested time from start to finish (announcement of contest to faculty to announcement of winners) is 9 weeks.

Schedule an author visit and receive FREE shipping! Offer subject to scheduling availability.

 

 These specially designed pencils are sure to get you writing!
Each pencil is imprinted with the following phrase: A story is trapped
inside this pencil. Let it out!
™ www.LindaAyers.com.


Individually priced at 50¢ each; quantity discounts as follows:

100-299 pencils: 35¢ each
300-600 pencils; 30¢ each
FREE SHIPPING on orders of 300 or more

When ordering pencils for the TAKS writing test, please place orders by Jan. 18, 2008. Allow up to 4 weeks for delivery.

Fax: 1-866-521-4068 Ph. 1-866-679-READ

Pencil Order Form

Sole Source Form

Pencils are also available as part of the writing contest.

 

  

         

 


Photo by Elvis Santana
elvis@elvissantana.com

In the News

The first and second books in The Time Bridge Travelers series are running in newspapers around the country as part of the Newspapers in Education (NIE) series. They're perfect for classroom use (when the first book ran in the Houston Chronicle, Houston ISD used it as a supplement to the summer school program). Visit Laid-Back West to learn how to bring The Time Bridge Travelers to your newspaper!



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