Write and Illustrate Your Own Book Contest

Cover of the 2024 Book Contest Rules booklet

Have a budding author in your family or classroom? Know a young writer who would be overjoyed to create their own story and see a bound copy of it on the shelf at the library?

Centre County children in grades 1 through 6 are invited to enter our Write and Illustrate Your Own Book Contest! Up to three winners will be chosen in each of our four categories, and their books will become a permanent part of the Children’s Department collection. Up to three honorable mention books will be chosen in each category as well. Winning and honorable mention authors will be given the opportunity to purchase professionally-bound copies of their books.

The submission window for Schlow Library Children's Department's 41st Annual Write and Illustrate Your Own Book Contest is Friday, January 3, 2025 - Tuesday, March 4, 2025, so we are now accepting submissions!

 

Need a little writing help or inspiration? Young Writers Workshops are held twice annually: the Winter 2025 workshops were held in February and the next workshops will take place in Fall 2025.

Contest Entry Form