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Young Authors Program
What is the Young Authors Program?
Fry's Young Authors program is part of the Illinois Young Authors program, which is now in its 29th year and culminates with a statewide conference in May. Our school will choose a representative to send on behalf of Fry Elementary School to Illinois State University in the Spring. This program is intended to generate appreciation and recognition of children's writing. Students in first through fifth grade are encouraged to participate in the Young Authors Program by writing and submitting an original story, essay, or collection of poems. As part of Fry's emphasis on the 6 traits of good writing, all students taking part in the program are encouraged to remember these traits as they create their own stories.
All the details you need to participate in the Young Author's program are listed on below. Please follow the guidelines and rules as they are written. Manuscripts that do not follow the established guidelines are subject to disqualification from the judging process. Read on for information, should you choose to give it a try! We're proud of the creative minds we have at Fry and are looking forward to reading all of the good writing!
Guidelines for Manuscript Development
 | All manuscripts should be checked for completeness, correct spelling, punctuation, neatness. |
| Acceptable styles of writing are poetry, story, or essay. Try expository, narrative or persuasive writing! Consider fiction or non-fiction! Let your imagination run wild. Be creative! |
| The author determines length and format. There is no size
requirement for the book in terms of length, height, width, or shape. |
| The work must be original; the child must conceive the entire
story. Adults may offer encouragement and criticism but may not act as "ghost writers." Adults may, however, point out mechanical errors or areas of concern without specifically telling students what to write. |
| Students are asked to work alone in the project. No joint manuscripts will be accepted. |
| Dictated books may be typed or handwritten by an adult but must be in the student's own "voice". |
| **IMPORTANT!** Manuscripts must be in book form with a substantial cover and pages securely attached. A title page MUST accompany the manuscript. Manuscripts received without a cover and title page, and those that are not in book form will not be entered into the judging process. Covers may be as fancy or as simple as the author desires, as long as they are well bound. Many people could be handling the manuscript and we don't want any lost pages! EXAMPLES of well bound manuscripts that have held up well with lots of people handling them include spiral binding, comb binding, tape binding, several staples, reinforced holes, 3 ring binder, a blank book (can be purchased at The Chalkboard), etc. Report covers that have a sliding side plastic piece and clear front cover have proven not to hold up under so much handling even though they do look sturdy. Please consider other alternatives. We cannot be responsible for missing pages. |
| The classroom teacher must receive all manuscripts. Please have the manuscript delivered to school by the due date in order for it to be included in the judging process. |
| Students may write about any topic they wish, but if names and/or pictures of Fry staff or students are used, written permission MUST be granted ahead of time and included in the back of the manuscript. If written permission is not included with your manuscript, the manuscript cannot be judged or displayed. |
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