COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EVENTS
RACE TO READ COMMUNITY EVENT - Postponed! Join us for our January Event
YOUNG READERS ONE BOOK
RACE TO WRITE CHALLENGE
YOUNG WRITERS 3RD GRADE WRITING CONTEST
RACE TO READ COMMUNITY EVENT
HOW DOES IT WORK?
FIRST STEPS…
RACE TO WRITE CHALLENGE
Are you passionate about helping children develop their writing skills? Then have them join in on this Race to Write Challenge!
Every story and poem will help our figurative "writing tree" grow taller and taller.
Any school, community organization or family in the Black Hills that would like to challenge their kiddos to write is welcome to participate!
The challenge will begin on October 27th and end November 24th!
Email racetowritesd@gmail.com to participate!
The Process
For every 15 stories or poems written = 1 foot of "growth".
Each week will have a theme or prompt for the stories and poems.
There will be opportunities to earn bonus points each week. Check your email and Facebook for these bonus opportunities. Facebook.com/blackhillsreads
A Google form will be sent to all participants every week to collect weekly writing numbers. This will allow Black Hills Reads to track progress.
Even if you don't join at the beginning, feel free to email racetowritesd@gmail.com to join at any time.
YOUNG WRITERS 3RD GRADE WRITING CONTEST
When: October 27 - December 1st
Who: Any third grader in the Black Hills
What: Write either a short story (300 words maximum) or poem about DREAMS or EXPLORING YOUR NEXT CHAPTER
To be eligible, participants must include the following information when submitting their writing for this contest:
- First and Last Name
- School or Organization
- Town/City
- Phone Number
- Email Address
There will be three winners for each category. Entries will be judged on:
- Short Stories
- Main idea & focus
- Plot & narrative devices
- Organization
- Voice
- Poems
- Topic focus
- Creativity
- Title
- Imagery
Prizes will include
- Gift certificates
- Books
- Journals
- More
Students may submit either handwritten or typed documents and either electronically or by traditional mail.
- If submitting electronically, please email to racetowritesd@gmail.com
- If submitting by traditional mail, please send to:
- Young Writers 3rd Grade Contest
c/o United Way of the Black Hills
621 6th St. #100
Rapid City, SD 57701
- Young Writers 3rd Grade Contest
- If submitting by dropbox, please use the dropbox at the back of United Way and date the package.
- Traditional mail entries must be postmarked by December 1st. Electronic and dropoff entries must be submitted by December 1st.
YOUNG READERS ONE BOOK
Black Hills Reads is pleased to garner once again with the SD Humanities Council to Bring the Black Hills the 2021 Young Readers One Book South Dakota, Imagine/Imagina, written by Juan Felipe Herrera and illustrated by Lauren Castillo.