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LISTEN TO A LIFE CONTEST
CONNECTS GENERATIONS
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Winner of 11 national awards including an International Reading Association Children's Choice, a Teachers' Choice, and the Pinnacle Award for Best Gift Book! The contest theme of hopes and dreams across a lifetime is inspired by the bestseller Dream: A Tale of Wonder, Wisdom & Wishes by Susan V. Bosak. In a 40-page picture book format, Dream inspires all ages. 15 of the top illustrators in the world each offer a gorgeously illustrated page in a poetic, multilayered story about life's hopes and dreams. A great book to share in the classroom – from elementary to high school – Dream is also a popular gift book for children, teens, and adults. Find out more about Dream.
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HOW TO ENTER
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What can you learn when you listen to a life? Young people can become more aware of their own dreams and goals – and what's needed to achieve them – when they hear the real-life stories of older adults. The annual Listen to a Life Essay Contest is also an opportunity to build closer connections between young and old as they get to know each other in new, often unexpected ways.
To enter, a young person
8-18 years old interviews an older person over 50 years (cannot be a parent; they can be a grandparent, older friend, mentor, neighbor, nursing home resident, etc.) about their hopes and goals through their life, how they achieved goals and overcame obstacles, or how dreams may have changed along the way. What life advice can the older person share? The young person then writes a 300-word essay based on the interview.
Click here to read the winners of the 2007-2008 contest.
Reading through last year's winning entries is a good start to crafting an appropriate essay.
As you'll see, the judging committee isn't looking for a laundry list of dates and life facts. Rather, they're looking for an evocative, creative story that captures the essence of a person's life, or a critical moment or experience.
To help with your entry, you can read through the Life Interview Tips and sample Life Interview Questions (you don't have to use the questions; they're designed to give you ideas and inspiration).
To set the stage for an interview, you can read Dream together. Dream is about hopes and dreams across a lifetime. With a multilayered story, remarkable artwork from 15 of the top illustrators in the world, and thought-provoking quotations, this book will spark a lot of ideas and conversation.
The Listen to a Life Contest runs to March 30, 2009. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. One entry per team. Entries must be 300 words or less, be a true story about an older person's life, and will be judged
by a committee based on the following criteria:
1/3 appropriateness to theme; 1/3 writing quality;
1/3 content originality.
Many schools and community groups run their own version of this contest and then enter the best entries in the national contest. It's a great way to connect the generations in your community!
Make sure you read the complete contest rules.
Then, submit your entry using the online entry form no later than 11:59 pm ET on Monday, March 30, 2009. Please DO NOT submit entries in multiple ways (e.g. via the online entry form and also by mail or fax).
Winners will be notified and announced on this website by May 14, 2009.
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