In honor of my Mother, Betty, who taught all of her 6 children
to love reading and writing at an early age.

AND THE 2010 WINNERS OF THE
5TH ANNUAL CONTEST ARE …

First Place: Marah Herreid, Age 10
Once Upon a Memory
Denver, CO

Second Place: Jaya Alagar, Age 9
Science Fair Disaster
Pittsburgh, PA

Third Place: Bridget Maston, Age 9
I Thought I Knew You
Wheaton, IL

Honorable Mention: Miles Rubalcava-Cunan, Age 9
Lost in the Wild
Quincy, CA

Honorable Mention: Emma Clinton, Age 11
How Owl Got His Wisdom
Red Lodge, MT

Honorable Mention: Sheby Spurgin, Age 10
Helping My Papa
Tyler, TX

Honorable Mention: Brooke Stufflebeam, Age 9
Miracle Mouth
Coweta, OK

Honorable Mention: Hannah Larson, Age 9
The Scaredy Cat
South Burlington, VT

Honorable Mention: Nora Steinmetz, Age 10
Read Nora's story
Stillwater, MN

Honorable Mention: Cami Hedstrom, Age 12
All Alone
Bentonville, AK

How to Enter the Writing Contest:

Simply download The Betty Award Entry Form, type your story and mail it to us with the Reading Fee.

Deadline for 2011 Entries:

All entries must be postmarked no later than May 16, 2011. Winners will be notified by July 15, 2011.

Publication:

Winning 2011 entries will be published on this website
after July 15, 2011.

Reading Fee:

There is a $15 US reading fee per story.
Please make check or money order payable to
The Betty Award.

Contest Rules:

• Stories must be submitted on the attached form.
• Entries must be typed and in English.
• Maximum story length is 1000 words.
• Contest is open to all children, worldwide, ages 8-12.
• Entries must be the original unpublished work of the child entering the contest.
• Stories will not be returned.
• More than one entry per child is allowed (be sure to include the $15 reading fee for each story submitted).
• Entries are automatically disqualified if a reading fee check is returned for insufficient funds.

Mail Entries & Reading Fee To:

The Betty Award
P.O. Box 1826
Oak Park, IL 60304