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Famous Author Jennifer A. Nielsen Needs Your Students’ Help!

Jennifer A. Nielsen wrote three first lines to stories that don’t exist. Have your students choose their favorite line, and turn it into a fantastic work of fiction.

The First Lines

1. For the record, I voted against exploring the Forbidden Tunnel of Doom.

2. My house collapsing into a sinkhole wasn’t even the worst part of my day.

3. There’s a chance that I’m not fully human.

How to Enter

Deadline

March 1, 2020

1. Pick your favorite line.

2. Write a short story starting with your chosen line.

3. Stories must be between 800 and 3,000 words.

4. Edit and revise!

5. Fill out this entry form.

 

Send the story and completed entry form to us by March 1, 2020.

Entries can be emailed to:

scopemag@scholastic.com

*NOTE: Please attach entries as Word documents or PDFs ONLY, put the contest name “Write-a-Story Contest" in the subject line, and include the e-mail address of the entrant’s parent or legal guardian. Entries do not need to be submitted using the Scope contest forms.
 

Entries can be mailed to:

Scope's Write-a-Story Contest

P.O. Box 172, New York, NY 10013-0712

Prizes

The winner will get: 

$100 plus the thrill of seeing your story published at Scope Online.

The winner’s teacher will get:

a free one-year subscription to Scope.

The winner’s class will get:

copies of Nielsen’s fantastic novel The False Prince.

Previous Winners

Click here to see the winner and finalists of last year's Write-a-Story Contest.

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