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The National Kids-in-Print Book Contest for Students is a literary competition held by Landmark House (formerly Landmark Editions) of Kansas City, Kansas. [2] It was launched by David Melton , one of the publisher's staff members.
The contest was started in 1982 by Professor Scott E. Rice of the English Department at San Jose State University and is named for English novelist and playwright Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, author of the much-quoted first line "It was a dark and stormy night". This opening, from the 1830 novel Paul Clifford, reads in full:
The PBS Kids Writers Contest is an annual art and literature competition for students grades kindergarten to 12 in the United States. The competition was relaunched under the name PBS Kids Go! Writers Contest in 2009 as a continuation from its predecessor called Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest [ 1 ] which was started in 1995.
From debut novels to the continuation of book universes, there were so many pages to get swept away in this year. Keep scrolling to see Us Weekly ’s picks for 11 of the best BookTok ...
[2] [3] The main judges include notable authors such as Briana Chen (author of the young adult adventure book Five Seals), Rebecca Maye Holiday (author of the occult horror novel Necromancy Cottage, Or, The Black Art of Gnawing On Bones), and Osman Welela (author of the fantasy series A Tale Of The Lost Arts).
The Romance Writers of America was founded in 1980 in Houston, Texas, by romance editor Vivian Stephens and 37 authors in the romance genre, including the original co-founders Rita Clay Estrada and Parris Afton Bonds, first President and Vice President, [7] [12] According to their by-laws, the organization's purpose is to “advance the ...
The RITA Award, presented by the Romance Writers of America (RWA) from 1990 to 2019, was the most prominent award for English-language romance fiction. [1] [2] [3] It was named for the RWA's first president, Rita Clay Estrada.
There were five categories in the contest—romantic comedy, school setting, action, mystery, and novelization (for novels based on previously published material)—with four novels being picked for each category (one from each publisher) during the semi-final round. The final round picked one novel from each of the four listed in each category ...