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Calling Aspiring Young Authors: Ripple Foundation’s Kids Write 4 Kids 2022 - 2023 Contest Opens!


*The event has already taken place on this date: Fri, 03/31/2023
National youth education charity advocating creative literacy, Ripple Foundation's annual Kids Write 4 Kids contest for youth in grades four to eight is now open for entries. Aspiring young Canadian writers are encouraged to enter their literary compositions into the competition to be in with a chance of becoming published authors. Judged by a panel of editors, authors, publishers and previous winners, the contest is open for entries until March 31, 2023.

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National youth education charity, Ripple Foundation, opens its 11th annual Kids Write 4 Kids (KW4K) creative writing challenge for entries until March 31, 2023. The national contest calls all aspiring Canadian writers in grades four to eight to enter their writing to be in with a chance of becoming published authors. 

Welcoming prose, verse, fiction and non-fiction, the free-to-enter competition permits entrants' total artistic license to submit an original masterpiece they are proud of. 

Judged by a panel of accomplished editors, authors, publishers and previous contest winners, the winning young writer(s) will join a roster of 21 other young authors from across 10 provinces and 3 territories. 

The winner(s) will see their work published in paperback and ebook editions, with 100% of proceeds from 2023 book sales benefitting a Canadian charity or organization of their choice. 

“Writing is such an important medium for our next generation to express themselves,” says Ivy Wong, Founder of Ripple Foundation. “We are always overwhelmingly impressed by the entries we receive year in, year out. The contest has discovered an admirable collective of young writing talent from across the country, benefiting 10 charities to date. We are looking forward to seeing what entrants have in store for our judges this year!” 

Since its inception in 2012, over 3,000 students have entered their works and over 10 schools and charities have benefitted from book sales. 

Winning books will be available on Amazon, Google Play, Apple iBookstore and Overdrive in Summer 2023. 

About Ripple Foundation

Ripple Foundation is a 100% volunteer-run national educational charity. Ripple Foundation creates and delivers free community programs advocating creative literacy among children and youth. The benefits of creativity literacy include building confidence, boosting imagination, and promoting creative thinking and problem-solving. As a result, children and youth learn how to express themselves while expanding their reading and writing skills. Visit ripplefoundation.ca to learn more about our free programs for children and youth in grades 4-12.  

About Kids Write 4 Kids (KW4K)

The Kids Write 4 Kids program is an annual national creative writing challenge that encourages children and youth in grades 4-8 to submit original stories for a chance to become published authors. Each year, a panel of judges selects a story (or stories) submitted to the competition to be published both in print and digital format, available for the world to read. The KW4K program has been running since 2012 and is Ripple Foundation’s signature program. View all titles at ripplefoundation.ca/books


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Location:

ONLINE ONLY
Contact name: 
Ripple Foundation
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The event has already taken place on this date: 
03/31/2023
Time: 
12:01am
Price: 
Free to enter

Ages

9-12 years Teenagers