Write and Illustrate Your Own Book Contest

Have a budding author in your family?

Teaching a group of students who would be overjoyed to see one of their books on the library shelves?

Centre County children in grades 1 through 6 are invited to enter our Write and Illustrate Your Own Book Contest! Winners will be chosen from 4 categories, and their books will become a permanent part of the Children’s Department collection.

You may submit your entry between Thusday, January 2, 2020 and Tuesday, March 10, 2020.

A complete list of rules and tips can be found below. All winners will be notified by letter in April 2020.

Need a little writing help or inspiration? Register for our Young Writers Workshop on Saturday, February, 8 at 10am. Find more information here!

Interested in learning more about the contest? Listen to an interview with Young Writers Workshop instructor, Anne Burgevin, on the Schlow Library Podcast.