The TAKE FIVE contest is complete and our winners have been announced in the April/May issue of Writing Magazine. Thank you to everyone who submitted their work.

TAKE FIVE!

Enter Writing magazine's 2005-2006 writing contest! Not sure how to get started? Allow us to give you a hand. We've picked six interesting objects for you to write about.

1) red bicycle
2) elephant
3) chicken noodle soup
4) umbrella
5) shadow
6) key

Your job is to take five. That is, choose five of these six objects and use them to write a poem, a story (fiction), or an essay (nonfiction). You may include the five objects in your writing in any way you'd like. Just be creative and have fun! If you have any questions, e-mail us at writing@weeklyreader.com.

CONTEST RULES – PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!

The competition is open to students in grades 5–12.

Twelve winners will be chosen.

Entries will be judged by the following grade levels: Middle (grades 5-6), Junior (grades7-8), High (9-10), and Senior (11-12).

Poems should be no longer than 400 words, and stories and essays should not exceed 800 words.

Winners will be chosen by the editors of Writing.

Each winner will receive $50. Winning poems, stories, and essays will be published in the April/May issue of Writing or on our Web site. Each entry must include your full name, address, phone number, e-mail address (if you have one), school name and address, parent or guardian’s signature, and teacher’s signature. Entries received without all of the above will not be accepted.

You must tell us which five objects you used and which object you discarded.

Entries must be received no later than December 2, 2005. Any entry received after the deadline will not be accepted.

Mail contest entries to this address:
Take Five! Writing Contest
Writing Magazine
200 First Stamford Place
P.O. Box 120023
Stamford, CT 06912-0023

Or you can e-mail contest entries to: writing@weeklyreader.com 

Best of luck to all!