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Calling all writers, cartoonists and photographers-
Your Ideas in Print

Entry Deadline: Thursday, March 20, 2008
Publication Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2008

For students in grades 6-12 who live or attend school within The Free Lance–Star readership area.

Contest Guidelines
Entry Form


CATEGORIES:
Personal Column
Comic Strip
Commentary
Editorial Cartoon
Photography
Ad Design
Feature Story

Tips, Web links and Teaching Resources

Tips From Our Staff

Personal Column
News/Feature writing basics from The Free Lance–Star’s Newsroom Manual
Is it a feature story or a personal column?

Comic Strip
Comic strip template
Essentials of a good comic strip

Commentary
Essentials of a good editorial

Editorial Cartoon
Essentials of a good editorial cartoon
Toon Talk. Read Clay Jones’ blog & view his rough sketches.
Cartoons for the Classroom

Photography
Top ten tips for good photographs: This is an excellent resource for non-artistic and beginner photographers.
National Press Photographer’s Association
The Virginia News Photographer’sAssociation

Ad Design
Ad design template
Essentials of a good ad
Six Steps to Creating an Award-Winning Ad
Ten Steps for Learning About Newspaper Advertising

Specification for Ad Design:

     
    


Feature Story
Essentials of a good feature story

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