Calling all writers, cartoonists and photographers- Your Ideas in Print
Entry Deadline: Friday, March 20, 2009 Publication Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2009
For students in grades 6-12 who live or attend school within The Free Lance–Star readership area.
Contest Categories with Tips from Our Staff Contest Guidelines Guidelines for editing photo entries Entry Form SOL Correlations
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Feature Story Essentials of a good feature story
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 must promote one of The Free Lance–Star Companies. 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: Click on a logo for copy specifications:
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