2022/2023 National Student Poetry Contest Entry Form (for K-12 students in Canada)

2022/2023 National Student Short-Story Contest Entry Form (for K-12 students in Canada)

You may submit one story only. Deadline: November 28, 2022.
Privacy Policy: Your privacy is important to us. The information provided here will be used solely for the purpose of this contest (i.e. to notify participants regarding contest results and the ensuing publication). No information will be sold or distributed.
Legal First Name *
Preferred First Name (if different than your legal name)
Middle Name or Initial
Legal Last Name *
Grade (K-12) *
Postal Mailing Address (must be in Canada) *

Street Address

Unit Number or PO Box

City Province

Postal Code
Parent/Guardian's Full Name *
Parent/Guardian's Email *
Please note school emails may not allow us to reply or send you an attachment (such as a proof sheet if your work is accepted).
Additional Email (optional)
Would you like to join our email mailing list to be notified of final prize winners and future contests? *

Yes, email me updates a few times a year (select this if you have already subscribed and would like to remain; we won't send duplicates). No, I will check your website myself for updates and to view final prize winners.
Phone Number *
Phone Number
School Name *
Please put Home School if homeschooled.
Teacher's First and Last Name *
If you are submitting on your own, we still require a teacher contact. This can be any teacher at your school who knows you, including the principal, your homeroom teacher, or a librarian. If homeschooled, put your parent/guardian's name. Please check with any contact before submitting and let them know to expect mail with your results by mid February 2023.
School Mailing Address (for Canada Post) - if homeschooled, use home address *

School Street Address

School Unit Number or PO Box

School City School Province

School Postal Code
About the Author *
Number of Words (450 max.) *
Your entry will be disqualified at any point in the contest if discovered to be over the 450-word maximum.
Title of Entry *
Entry (copy and paste short story) *

0/450
By submitting this entry, I confirm that all passages and characters are original and of my own creation (for example, I have not used Spider-Man, Pokémon, celebrities, etc., used a writing prompt where I have copied line(s), or copied sentences found in a book or online).

If I have used the names of people I know, I have received their express written permission.

If a phrase is not my own, I have properly cited it using quotation marks and noted the source (i.e. author and title of work, including books, videos, games, media, TV, movies, etc.) in a footnote.

If my story was inspired by another poem, story, song, video game, movie, etc., I have provided the source in the "Additional Comments" section below or before the story.

This work is not posted anywhere online, and I will not share it online until after June 2023 if it is accepted for publication.

I have not submitted this work elsewhere recently and do not plan to submit it elsewhere in the near future (no simultaneous submissions).
I confirm my parent/guardian and I have read and agree to the above declaration. *

Yes
Additional Comments to the Judges (special needs, ESL, citation note, etc.)
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2022/2023 National Student Short-Story Contest Entry Form (for K-12 students in Canada)