Contest

Scared $1 Million Educational Endowment Writing Contest

In conjunction with the release of Scared, Children’s HopeChest will launch the writing contest for high school-aged orphans who are presently connected with carepoints in Swaziland. Kids can submit entries in three categories: short story, poetry, and personal essay/memoir.

• The grand prize for each category is a university scholarship.
• Runner-up submissions will receive other prizes appropriate to Swazi culture and need.

How the Writing Contest Works

• High school-aged kids will submit their writing pieces in Swaziland (they can submit one for each category, but only one).
• Submissions will be judged by a panel made up of Swazi teachers and HopeChest carepoint staff.
• Then, entries from the top ten finalists in each category will be posted to this site.

That’s where you come in!

Starting December 1, you can join people around the world and cast your vote for the best submission in each category.

The winner in each category will receive a grand prize of a full scholarship to university, funding through the Scared Education Endowment Fund. There will be prizes for all Top Ten participants.

Keep checking in from June 1st on for live video from Tom Davis and Swaziland.

Grand prize winners will be announced in March 2010.