Student Woofer Rules
Is there an age requirement to be a Student Woofer? No, students of every age are encouraged to be Woofers, but we can only offer Community Service awards to High School Students; 9th - 12th grades. How many hours of Community Service can I earn with Write To Woof? Student Woofers can earn up to a maximum of ten (10) hours of Community Service. Can the same title be entered in multiple categories of the competition? Yes, it can, however please note that each entry requires a separate entry fee and entry form. Is there a fund raising requirement for Student Woofers? Yes, in order for you to collect your Community Service hours, you will also need to raise a minimum of $50. If you are not in need of Community Service hours, remember that your manuscript may still win competition prizes! How do I get people to donate or sponsor my writing efforts? Visit our Bones & Toys page, there you will find a link to several flyers that you can send out to everyone in your e-mail address book, or you can print them and mail them, or personally deliver them to friends and family. Please get your parent's permission before you attempt to get donations by going 'door-to-door'. Is there a fee to contribute? No, because students are required to also perform fund raising and write to earn their community service hours, the standard entry fee is waived. Other types of entries, however, do have fees associated with that registration. See the details on the right of this page.
Remember to jump on the Woofer's Blog and send your barks and howls of encouragement to your fellow Woofers. We all could use a little ear-scruffing once in a while. How can I get published? Your submission will be automatically included in our Woofer's Blog online and in our Write To Woof Anthology, which should be available for purchase by anyone in the Fall of 2010. How will my school know that I earned my Community Service hours? Once your manuscript has been submitted to us and your entry fees & donations have been collected, we will provide you with a Certificate of Honor to commemorate your success. We will also send a list of all successful Student Woofers to your school so they can record your service hours as complete! How do you win? Are there judges? What are the prizes? See our Woofer Prizes page for more details on judging, notification and prizes. Can I write my manuscript in a language other than English? No, sorry. Our judges have enough criteria to consider. English is all we can fairly judge in this competition. Perhaps in the future we will add a foreign language category ... but not this time. What type of manuscript can I write? If it wags your tail, write it! Poetry or Rant; Mystery/Crime; Science Fiction/Fantasy; Thriller/Suspense; Horror; Pre-Teen/Teen; Children’s; Auto/Biographical; or Non-fiction Essay. The world is your bone ... chew on what's interesting to you, and write about it. Remember, this is supposed to be fun, so enjoy the process!!
The Woofer's Blog
From behind a wooden crate we saw a long black-muzzled nose poking round at us. We took him out, soft, wobbly, tearful; set him down on his four, as yet not quite simultaneous legs, and regarded him. He wandered a little round our legs, neither wagging his tail nor licking at our hands; then he looked up, and my companion said: "He's an angel!" |
IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO ENTER YOUR MANUSCRIPT! This Year's Contest runs from September 1, 2009 thru June 14, 2010 Woofer Registration Saves Dogs and Writing Wins You Prizes!
Student Woofer Participating High Schools
Check the list below to see if your high school is participating in our Student Woofer Community Service Project. Check back frequently as new schools are added. Participating High Schools High School Students may enter to win prizes, and also collect up to (2) two community service hours for each manuscript submitted. High School Administrators! Join us in supporting literacy and saving dogs from death row! Enroll your school today. Support your students' commitment to writing and dogs with community service hours.
Ten Writing Competition Categories:
RegistrationPlease note that the registration process takes place in two parts. Submitting your entry fee is part one, submitting your manuscript is part two. you will be returned to this page to complete the registration process after your fees have been registered. Both portions of the registration process must be completed in order for your entry to be accepted. If one part or another of the registration process is missing, your submission will be disqualified and your entry fees considered a donation.
Part 1:Entry Fees:A Note To Parents:
The entry fee collection process is handled through our free, secure PayPal portal. You do not need to have a PayPal account in order to use this system. You may feel safe in sending your entry fees to Write To Woof using your credit or debit card. Checks or money orders will not be accepted for entry fees.
$55 copyright submission Includes regular submission, above. Includes U.S. Library of Congress number and copyright. U.S. Copyright fees ($35) are not tax deductible.
$95 anthology submission Includes copyright submission, above. Includes one copy of the Write To Woof Anthology.
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shipping and handling fees. Anthology fees may increase, based on number of submissions.
Part 2:Entry Form:Option # 1: Snail Mail Submission Click HERE to download and print the PDF hardcopy Entry Form for 'snail mail' manuscript submission. Mail this form with your submission to: Write To Woof Contest Entry 1963 Bowers Street Birmingham, MI 48009
Option # 2: Email Submission You may also use the above form to submit your entry via email. Simply download the form, fill it out, scan it and send it via email, with your manuscript attachment in either Microsoft Word or Rich Text (RTF) format to this email address: woof@wolfetechnologies.net The above is a PDF form. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print it. Get it FREE HERE!
Option # 3: Online Submission
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