Northern Writes Contest Rules
How to Enter
1. Fill out an Official Entry Form and Permission to Use form with each entry you send in. Entries without both forms cannot be considered.
2. Your entry must be emailed to
nwtliteracy@nwtliteracy.ca by June 30, 2020. No faxes will be accepted.
What You Can Enter
1. Your entry must be original. A person who submits an entry that is plagiarized will be
disqualified from the contest. Plagiarism is copying someone else's words and/or their
ideas and saying they are your own.
2. Only unpublished material will be accepted. Copyright remains the property of the
author.
3. Your entry can be in any of the official languages of the NWT. They are Dëne Sųłıné Yatié,
Cree, Tłı̨chǫ Yatıì, English, French, Gwich'in, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun, Inuinnaqtun, Sahtúot’ı̨nę Yatı̨́, and Dene Zhatıé. If your entry is in a language other than English, please provide an English translation.
4. Your entry can be on any topic and in any form, such as a poem or short story.
5. You can send in more than one entry; but you can receive only one prize.
6. Your entry must be typed, double-spaced.
7. Your entry can only be a maximum of 5 pages long. Entries longer than 5 pages will not
be considered.
Who Can Enter
1. This contest is open to all residents of the community of the NWT.
2.
Only the author has the right to submit an entry.
Age Categories
1.
Family: Children 0-6 years old can work with a parent or guardian to create a story together. The child can illustrate while the adult writes. The illustrations must be emailed in the largest file size possible.
2.
7-10 years old.
3.
11-15 years old.
4.
16-29 years old.
5.
30 years and up.
How Entries Are Judged
1.
A panel of judges will judge the entries.
2.
Each entry will be judged for content, originality, style, and effort.
Winners and Prizes
1.
All authors of winning entries will be contacted.
2.
All authors of winning entries will receive a prize.