Bringing Books and Stories for Everyone
Franklin Grand Isle Bookmobile is accepting original stories written and illustrated by young writers and creators in Franklin and Grand Isle Counties in Vermont now through January 27, 2025. There is almost no limit to what you can write about! We will announce the winners by January 31,2025 via email and on our social media channels.
The best part? If your story is chosen as a winner in your age group, you will be invited to read your original story on February 5th on Northwest Access!
Winners will be picked by an impartial judge and winners will be notified by January 31, 2025 by email.
Storytelling is something that comes naturally to children of all ages and we recognize that! That is why we have opened this contest to young writers and creators who are in first grade through 12th grade and reside in either Grand Isle or Franklin County in Vermont. Don’t worry, we will be putting the submissions into the following age groups for judging: 1-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12.
The Rules:
- No entry fee is required, and all rights in the story remain the property of the author.
- Must live in a town within Franklin or Grand Isle County, Vermont to enter. Submissions from other parts of Vermont or New York are not eligible to participate.
- You may work with a partner to write your story.
- All stories must contain a beginning, middle and end.
- Illustrated or pictures are encouraged but not required. Any accompanying artwork must be your own and not the work of AI or computer program.
- If you are submitting a story with pictures, there should be a minimum of 2 sentences on each page and the minimum length should be at least 5 pages.
- Stories should be appropriate for all ages to hear and not contain excessive violence, sex, or drug use.
- All stories should be original and not retell movies or tv shows.
- Characters should be original as well. You may use worlds of your favorite characters but the story cannot be about those characters. For example: If you want to tell a story set in Bluey’s world it must be about a unique character not already in the show or books.
- Short stories generated or created by computer software and/or AI will be disqualified. This includes illustrations.
- Stories will be accepted in .pdf, .doc, .png, .jpg or .jpeg. Please let us know if you need an accommodation for a disability.
If you have any questions or you have trouble with the google form please email info@fgibookmobile.org
Are you ready to submit your story?
All you need to do is follow this link to the google form. Make sure a parent or guardian fills out the entry form for you.
Good Luck!
https://forms.gle/pKEuYkFDGNHkW6qCA
Stuck? Here are some writing prompts...
You don’t have to use these. They are just ideas to help you get started if you are stuck.
You are at the lakefront and meet Champ.
While walking on Hard’ack hill you find a hidden cave that contains lost treasure. Is it cursed? Are their traps?
What is your favorite thing about Franklin or Grand Isle County? Why?
You wake up one morning and there is a cow in your front yard but your family doesn’t keep cows.
What if you had a magical wand? What would you do with it?
What is your best memory from a vacation that you took with your family?
What would happen if you woke up in a dog’s body.
You left for school and realized that everything is made out of candy. What happens next?
Think of a completely new imaginary animal. What does it look like, sound like, where does it sleep? What does it eat?
If you had a time machine, where you would go and what you would do.
Imagine you’re an astronaut travelling through space.
A pen, pencil, or marker that brings to life whatever it draws.
Aliens are attacking your town! The only ones who can save everyone are you and your friends!
Tell a fairytale from the villains point of view!
Describe your best day ever.
