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Young Authors Contest 2019-2020

Young Authors Contest 2019-2020

CONTEST IS CLOSED
This contest is open to all anglophone elementary and high school students!


HOW TO PARTICIPATE<>colon<>
  • WRITE a 300 to 500-word magazine article that related to the Laval Rocket team<>period<>
  • SUBMIT your article to yac@lavalfamilies<>period<>ca
  • USE a parent<>apostrophe<>s email address to submit the article
  • INCLUDE in the email a title for your article, your full name, your school and grade and a parent’s phone number<>period<>

CATEGORIES<>colon<>
  • Discuss healthy lifestyle habits, like the benefits of practicing a sport, the importance of a balanced diet, the joy of reading or even the journey to wellness<>period<>
  • Explore a community problem that means something to you and propose a solution to rectify it<>period<> For example, bullying at your school, loneliness among the elderly population, food banks, abolishing inequality, the dangers of texting while driving, organizing a community clean-up group in your area to raise funds for a cause close to your heart<>period<>

JUDGING<>colon<>

All articles submitted will be judged by the Editor of Laval Families Magazine<>period<> For each issue of the
magazine beginning with the November-January issue, two winners will be selected from the entries
received up to that point (one from elementary and one from high school)<>period<> After that, two additional
winners will be selected for the following issues of the magazine for a total of eight (8) winners<>period<>


WINNERS<>colon<>
  • Will have their article published in the magazine (two winners per issue)<>period<>
  • Will receive four (4) tickets to a Laval Rocket game<>period<> Plus, all published young authors will be invited to an awards ceremony which will be held at Place Bell in May 2020<>period<> An official ceremony will be held along with the directors of your school, your family, your friends, and our wonderful sponsors<>period<>

PAST WINNERS

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