Each grade level will be judged separately. Children of employees of Reading Rainbow, GPN, Nebraska ETV Network, WNED-TV, Lancit Media, the Public Broadcasting System and Public Broadcasting Stations are not eligible. Entry Guidelines Entrants must live in the Oregon Public Broadcasting viewing area. Entrants must be in Kindergarten, First, Second or Third grade. Only one entry per person will be accepted.
Stories can be fact or fiction, prose or poetry.
Children who cannot write may dictate their story to an adult. Text may be integrated into the illustration pages or on individual pages. Non English text must be translated on the same page and the translation text must adhere to word count. Invented spelling is acceptable. Preliminary judging will take place through the sponsoring PBS station which will send its first place winners to the National Contest.