The Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest is open to children in Kindergarten, First, Second and Third Grades. 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 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. Preliminary judging will take place through the sponsoring PBS station which will send its first place winners to the National Contest. Decisions of the judges are final. Each National winner will also receive a personal Reading Rainbow Library set of 10 tapes and books. In addition, their schools and public libraries will each receive a similar Reading Rainbow Library.