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Octomber 2007 Contest Details:
Upload at Contest Upload page
Prizes:
First grade and below:
Second grade to fourth grade:
- Artwork - Any painting or a sketch or Any 3-D assembly from blocks of magnatic peices (submit a photograph of the final assembly)
- Story - This made me laugh and/or that made me cry! (limit 300 words)
- Essay - The best book I have ever read. (limit 300 words)
- Poem - Any original poem. (Limit 13 lines)
- Summer Project - Kite making, refrigerator magnet making, pataka making, toran making
Fifth grade to seventh grade:
- Artwork - Any painting or a sketch or Any 3-D assembly from blocks of magnatic peices (submit a photograph of the final assembly)
- Story - This made me laugh and/or that made me cry! (limit 400 words)
- Essay - The best book I have ever read. (limit 400 words)
- Poem - Any original poem. (Limit 14 lines)
- Summer Project - Making art or any other models through discarded material
Eight grade to tenth grade:
- Artwork - Design a refrigerator magnet with your own inspirational sentence or picture on it. (submit a photograph of the final assembly)
- Story - This made me laugh and/or that made me cry! (limit 500 words)
- Essay - The best book I have ever read. (limit 500 words)
- Poem - Special day poems (such as birthday poem for a friend or festival poem) (Limit 14 lines)
- Summer Project - 1) An unexplored City: A photo album or multimedia album with accompanying write up about any city 2) A multimedia travelogue of your trip
If you want to share any of your achievements - educational, personal or in any field - with us, please write to editor at balagokulam.org with SUBJECT: Achievements
Rules:
All entries in the children's age group MUST be contributed by the children only. The contestants hold the responsibility to submit the contest entries in correct age category.
(The age group should be determined according to the contest submission deadline. The editorial team reserves the right to modify/edit the entries slightly to suit the
magazine needs. However we would take utmost care that the editedentries are as close as possible to the submitted entry. One can participate in as many as contests as possible and can submit more than
one entries for each category.
Judging Criterion:
The judging
team will comprise of (usually) three judges from different parts of
the USA. We try to be fair and unbiased in choosing the judges. If
you would like to participate in the judging process then please
contact editor at balagokulam dot org. The judging criterion for
different categories and age group varies accordingly. Usually we
focus on theme, originality, content presentation, and suitability
towards the objectives of the Balagokulam Magazine. Usually we also
try to select contents that carry positive messages. However content
that does not fit to the above description is also reviewed, given a
careful consideration on a case by case basis before taking a final
decision.
Contest entries that are submitted
after the due date will not be considered for the judging. We would
consider these entries in appropriate categories for the next
competitions if possible.
What if I have some content not related to the contests?
If you and especially a child has written or drawn a special content
not related to the contest categories, we encourage you to send it to
us at editor at balagokulam dot org, better you can upload it via web
at Contest
Upload page . However we are not able to guarantee that such
content would be published in the Balagokulam magazine. Please make
sure that the content is original in presentation and you have not
submitted it anywhere else for publication.
For further questions, comments and suggestions regarding any of
the aspect of the Balagokulam magazine please contact to editor at
Balagokulam dot org.
Competition flyer can be downloaded from here.
Previous Competitions
2007 February Competitions:
Results
2006 August Competitions:
Results
2006 February Competitions:
Results
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