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, Idaho Public Televison, GPN, Nebraska ETV Network, WNED-TV, Lancit Media, the Public Broadcasting System and Public Broadcasting Stations are not eligible. 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, and they can also have math or science themes.
Number pages on back of each page in pencil on the lower right corner. Preliminary judging will take place at the local Idaho Public Television station. Each will send their first place winners to the National Contest. 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.