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New This Year! YWA's 2010 Scary Writing Contest
When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam,
May luck be yours on Halloween.
~Author Unknown
YWA 2010 SCARY WRITING CONTEST
Calling all ghouls and goblins – get ready for Halloween! YWA is holding its first annual scary writing contest and we dare you to enter!
Guidelines
· 5-8, 9-10, 11-13, 14-18 years old. Also taking submissions from adults (age 19 and up), but please remember this is for a mixed-age audience.
· Contest is open to those residing in Lane County, Oregon.
· Have fun and use your imagination. All writing genres welcome. We invite you to make it scary, but with little gore (this is for a mixed-age audience).
· Your entry should be fewer than 300 words and no smaller than size 12 font if typed.
· Be sure to include name, age (not grade), home phone number, address, and school you attend. Adults need not put age, but indicate that you are an adult writer.
· Keep a copy for yourself – we won’t be able to return your work.
· Send to YWA Contest, PO Box 51538
,
Eugene
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OR
97405 or email ywalouisa@aol.com
Deadline
Postmark deadline: September 25, 2010. Winners will be notified by October 9, 2010.
Winners
Those chosen as the top three in each age group will be published online and read by performers at YWA’s SCARE-A-THON on October 23, 2010 at Barnes & Noble in
Eugene
. Top entries will also be submitted to The Register Guard for possible publication.
Inspirations
· Sit in a quiet house or in the woods and write about the sights, sounds, smells, and textures you experience
· Think about mysterious disappearances
· “What if” (i.e. what if you were trapped somewhere?)
· Twists and surprise endings
· What happens to your body when you are afraid
· Everyday or familiar things that turn scary
· Keeping your work fewer than 300 words can be a challenge, but a fun one – look at short stories by other writers, such as Alvin Schwartz, for inspiration
Inspirations in literature (look for these online or at the library!)
· Edgar Allen Poe
·
Washington Irving
· Mark Twain
· Roald Dahl
· Alvin Schwartz
· Lemony Snicket
· Maurice Sendak
· Judy Sierra
· Ghostly tales from folklore and spooky campfire stories
Questions?
541-485-2259, ywalouisa@aol.com
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Save the Date: SCARE-A-THON October 23!
YWA 2010 SCARE-A-THON
Everyone knows that ghosts and ghouls, vampires and zombies, come out at night. But did you know that they sometimes come out at noon? They do, especially during the harvest season, when they are known as "the midday terrors." Come get your own fill of midday terror at Young Writers Association SCARE-A-THON.
Saturday, October 23, 2010 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
If you're under 7, come at 11:00 am
If you're 7-10, come at 12:00 pm
If you're fearless and full of frightening imagination, come at 1:00 pm
Barnes & Noble, 1163 Valley River Center, Eugene, OR
 Click here to download the flier that you should bring with you to the event. With this flier, a percentage of your book and cafe purchases during the event go to YWA. You can also email it out to friends and family. With the bookfair ID number, supporters can shop at any Barnes & Noble nationwide and on bn.com and it will count toward YWA's fundraising! Support YWA while stirring up some scary literary fun!
- Picture book author-illustrator Kurt Cyrus and children's author Judy Sierra will read from their most chilling works, including Cyrus' WHO'S WHOM IN THE TOMB and THE BONES OF FRED McFEE, and Sierra's MONSTER GOOSE, THE HOUSE THAT DRAC BUILT, and THE GRUESOME GUIDE TO WORLD MONSTERS.
- Storytellers will tell tales so scary they can't be told after sunset.
- Bob Kaminski will teach kids how to tell their own jump tales that make the audience jump in fright at the end.
- At 12:30 and 1:30 mystery actors from Eugene's theater scene will read the winning entries in the Scary Writing Contest (deadline September 25).
- Instant scary writing contests too, with prizes for all ages.
- Judy Sierra and Kurt Cyrus will be available to sign copies of their books.
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YWA Receives New Grants
June 30, 2010
YWA has recently been awarded several grants!
- Community Arts Grants (through Lane Arts Council) $1650 for UpStarts and $1000 for Glitterary Word Festival
- Herbert Templeton Foundation $4,000 for Writers in Lane County Schools (WILCS)
- Lane County Cultural Coalition $3,000 for WILCS
- Target $2000 for WILCS
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Order YWA T-Shirts and Tote Bags
 Get your very own t-shirt and tote bag today!
T-Shirts, 100% cotton and available in all sizes, start at $15.00 each.
Tote bags, made of 600 denier polyester, are $10.00 each.
Postage & handling starts at $4.90.
Show your support for YWA and order today!
Click here for an order form that can be mailed in.
-OR-
Click below to order and pay using PayPal.
Please select the size you want and also add on the correct shipping charge ($4.90 for 1-3 items total or $10.75 for 4 or more items total).
Design & printing provided by local family business IMAGE SENSE, INC. of Eugene, OR.
QUESTIONS? Contact YWA Board Members Linda Johnson, Vice President/Elect and Bridgett Johnson at 541-942-6886 or lovelylilyladies@earthlink.net
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2010 Creative Writing Contest Winners
2010 “THINGS” CREATIVE WRITING CONTEST WINNERS
YWA received amazing submissions from around Lane County for this year's writing contest! The winning works can be found in UpStarts Spring 2010. Honorable mentions can be found using the links below.
Winners read their work at the YWA Glitterary Word Festival on April 24, 2010 at the Eugene Public Library. Click here to read more about the Glitterary Word Festival.
Ages 14-18
• First Place Tie for Poetry: Zoë Livelybrooks, Crow High School and Jemila Spain, Lane Community College
• Second Place for Poetry: Sierra Sorenson, Pleasant Hill High School
• Second Place for Prose: Cassidy Swain, Lowell High School
• Third Place for Poetry: Natalie Mosman, Roosevelt Middle School
• Third Place for Prose: Cassy Harris, Pleasant Hill High School
• Honorable Mention: Rachel Petty, Roosevelt Middle School
Ages 11-13
• First Place Tie for Prose: Zack Harris, Crest Drive Elementary School and Anisha Datta, Evergreen Middle School
• First Place Tie for Poetry: Sahalie Pittman, Edison School and Hannah Harris, Roosevelt Middle School
• Second Place for Prose: Isabelle Rogers, Oak Hill School
• Second Place for Poetry: Chelsea Pohrman, Springfield Middle School
• Third Place for Poetry: Paloma Deinum-Buck, Roosevelt Middle School
• Third Place for Prose: Maisie Titterington, Roosevelt Middle School
• Honorable Mention: Sabrina Mowder, Hamlin Middle School
Ages 9-10
• First Place: Austin Gregory, HomeSource
• Second Place Tie: Eva Kokkino, Crest Drive Elementary and Rosemary Williams, Oak Hill School
• Third Place: Arielle Ward, Oak Hill School
• Honorable Mention: Kylie Peterson, Crest Drive Elementary
Ages 5-8
• First Place: Walker Wonham, Crest Drive Elementary
• Second Place: Jonathan Christon, Crest Drive Elementary
• Third Place: Gracie Moyer, Crest Drive Elementary
• Honorable Mention: Sasha McArthur, Crest Drive Elementary
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Publishings & Readings
PUBLISHINGS
YWA's free creative writing journal UpStarts, with writing by Lane County kids and teens, has been distributed to participating bookstores and to all Lane County schools. Click here for more info.
Listen to kids and teens on the radio! YWA's Mixed Voices on KLCC airs the last Monday of each month between 4:00-4:30pm. Click here for more info.
YWA After School Workshop, WRITE AN ADVENTURE blog: www.writeanadventure.com
YWA Writers in Lane County Schools, Crow High School blog: http://comedyatcrow.blogspot.com/
YWA Writers in Lane County Schools, Gateway High School blog: www.gatewayspoetry.tumblr.com
UPCOMING READINGS
to be announced
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YES! YEA! Days at The Science Factory
We call them YES! YEA! Days because these one-day camps are “Young Escapades in Science” (YES!) and “Young Escapades in the Arts” (YEA!).
Held on several “no school” days throughout the year, these fun-packed days are held at The Science Factory in Eugene. Kids in grades 1-5 can engage their artistic and scientific sides while exploring stories and scientific hands-on activities. Curiosity and imagination rule on YES! YEA! Days!
Camp 8:30 am – 4:00 pm, After care 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Pre-registration required. $40 per session, $35 for Science Factory or YWA members. After care is an additional $10 per child.
DISCOUNT: Sign up for all 6 YES!YEA! Days in 2009-10 for a $10 discount; sign up for 3 for a $5 discount.
The Science Factory is located at 2300 Leo Harris Parkway (South of Autzen Stadium in Alton Baker Park).
Click here for a registration form or visit www.sciencefactory.org/classes.
UPCOMING YES! YEA! Days
2010-2011 school year days to be announced
See Artist Bios here
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Help Support YWA!
With your support, Young Writers Association is able to provide opportunities for kids of all ages to play with words and share their voices with our community.
Please help our hard-working, award-winning non-profit persevere! Your donation allows us to inspire and support our young people’s relationship with the spoken and written word.
For your donation, you receive UpStarts, YWA’s literary publication of Lane County young people, as well as a discount card for 10% off at participating bookstores. And, unless you tell us not to, we will proudly acknowledge your support in UpStarts.
We welcome any donation amount! Donate Now.
$10, $35, $50, $100, or more. Please give what you can.
Your donation is tax deductible.
For your gift of $35 or more you receive a YWA card that entitles you to a 10% discount at the following local bookstores:
• Black Sun Books
• Emerald City Comics
• Novel Idea Bookstore
• Smith Family Bookstore
• Tsunami
• UO Bookstore
Donations to the Young Writers Association are tax deductible. If you donate an equal amount to the Oregon Cultural Trust, you will also receive a full dollar-for-dollar tax credit (of up to $500 for individuals, $1,000 for joint filers, and $2,500 for businesses) against your Oregon income tax liability. More information at www.culturaltrust.org
Examples of what your support can help us achieve:
Bring YWA into more schools:
• $700 provides one school with a team of four artists/writers working with 120 school children for a literature based integrated arts day.
• $150 buys a full day of age-appropriate creative writing explorations in a local school.
• $800 brings a writer into a Lane County school for in-depth, ongoing writing labs; 20 hours of instruction
Add to YWA’s scholarship fund for low-income families:
• $225 buys a scholarship for YWA’s one-week summer literature camp.
• $100 buys a scholarship for 12 hours of word-based play for the primary elementary age group.
• $80 enrolls a child in eight weekly writing workshops.
• $40 buys a child a scholarship for a YWA school-days-out program, which integrates creative writing with the exploration of science and art.
Stir up literary play in our community:
• $100 pays the honorarium for an author to lead an intergenerational workshop at our annual Glitterary Word Festival, a free event for families.
• $100 pays the honorarium for an artist to produce multi-media word play for families at the Glitterary Word Festival, an event which recognizes our writing contest winners and engages families in creative word projects
Help publish Lane County’s young authors:
• $1,400 covers the cost of printing and distributing 4,000 copies of UpStarts, YWA’s publication of Lane County’s young writers.
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2009-2010 Donors & Supporters
YWA Literary Angels
Chambers Family Foundation
Chintimini Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation
Lane County Cultural Coalition
Lane Arts Council Community Arts Projects
Literary Arts WITS Summit
An Oregon Arts Commission Arts Learning Grant
YWA Literary Patrons
Anonymous (3)
Sarkis & Karen Antikajian
R. Lou Barker
Ann Fulkerson
Interiorscapes, LLC
Linda & Bridgett Johnson
Bill Bishop & Janice Jurisich
Carter McKenzie
Merry Hempsters
Ron & Diana Osibov
Daniel Sheerin
Judy Sierra & Bob Kominsky
Catherine & John Smith
William Sullivan & Janell Sorensen
Ulum Group
YWA Literary Family
Raymond Byrne
Gaylene Carpenter
David Clouse
Essex General Construction
Scott Felsher & Elizabeth King
Mary Ginnane
Margaret Hadaway
Hilary Kretchmer & David Fulp
Holiday Market
Brian & Linda Lanker
Vicki Morgan & Michael Duran
Norman Narin
David Niles & Team Orthodontics
John & Nola Reed
Norma Sax
Judy & Tim Volem
Julie & Robert Westermann
YWA Literary Individuals
Christine & Garin Armstrong
Marie Bigelow
Terry & Lynne Copperman
Quinton Ehley
Caryn A. Gagarin
Quinton Hallet (in honor of Louisa Lindsay-Sprouse)
Bob Helm
Ann Hubbird
Tara Jecklin
Richard & Janet Reed
Norma Sax
Paul Semonin
Randall & Deborah Wells
Sally Quinn
Glitterary Word Festival 2010
Produced by Young Writers Association and made possible by:
Lane Arts Council with support from the City of Eugene Cultural Services Division
Eugene Public Library and Friends of the Library
Ingrid Wendt and Ralph Salisbury
Lane Literary Guild
Wells Fargo Bank
Robertson/Sherwood Architects
Sunrise Asian Foods
Rainbow Optics
Nancy's Yogurt/Springfield Creamery
The Science Factory Hands on Children's Museum
McKenzie School District
Jerry's Home Improvement
KLCC Public Radio, 89.7
Volunteers:
Mary Ginnane, Oregon Librarian of the Year, 2010
Gail Fischer, neighbor extraordinaire
Ryan McKenzie, South Eugene High School
Carter McKenzie, YWA writing mentor
Sharaya Dutton, UO intern
Donated prizes:
WOW Hall
Tsunami Books
Lord Leebrick
UO Bookstore/Duckstore
Papa's Pizza
Skipping Stones Magazine
Multicultural Storytelling Festival
Eugene Toy & Hobby and Unique Eugene businesses
Young Writers Association
Donated for light luncheon reception:
Friendly Street
Le Petit Gourmet
Marie Callender's
Metropol Bakery
Sweet Life
Trader Joes
Nancy's Yogurt/Springfield Dairy
Great Harvest Bread Company
Hideaway Bakery
Humble Bagel
Safeway, 40th/Donald
Sundance Natural Foods
Eugene City Bakery
Thank you!
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