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Time For Kids Reporter Contest: Deadline June 19, 2017

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YOU can be a reporter!

Hey Kids, If you are 14 or younger and you’d like to be a reporter, enter the Time for Kids contest!

Write an essay, 50 words or less, on why you would be a good reporter for Times for Kids and submit your own news article.

Next year’s team will continue the tradition of reporting local and regional news stories for TIME For Kids magazine in print and digital and for TIME Edge.

Professional journalists from TIME For Kids will select this team. In the past, TFK Kid Reporters have . . .

★ Interviewed national leaders, celebrities, and other newsmakers.

★ Written news stories, reviews, and opinion pieces for TIME For Kids and TIME Edge.

★ Learned about the news business from award-winning journalists.

★ Appeared on television to talk about their work.

How to Enter:

1. Be sure to read the official rules and share them with your parent or guardian. Include a report you’ve written about an interesting or unique event in your school or community. The story should include a headline plus quotes from people you’ve interviewed.

2. Download the entry form below and have your parent or guardian sign the form and submit it electronically. Entries must be submitted by June 19, 2017. You must be 14 years of age or younger on September 1, 2017.

Contest deadline: 12:00 P.M. ET on June 19, 2017. 

All entries must follow the official rules for consideration. See complete contest rules at 

http://www.timeforkids.com/news/tfk-kid-reporter-search/572921

 

 

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Book Design for Self-Published Books

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Molly Williams, Publishing Director at Big Hat Press in Lafayette, will present “Not Only the Cover—Judge a Book by its Pages” at the next meeting of the Mt. Diablo Branch of the California Writers Club (CWC) on Saturday, June 10, 2017 at Zio Fraedo’s Restaurant, 611 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill.

Williams will discuss details of book design to make a self-published book look professional according to industry standards. She will cover common mistakes in self-published books, as well as margins, pagination, and formatting, and where you can be more creative in technical design elements.

She has been in the publishing industry for over ten years. At Big Hat Press, she personally works with clients on design, setup, and layout from start to finish.

Sign-in is 11:15 am. Luncheon 12:00-12:45 pm. Speaker 1-2 pm. Registration is $25 for CWC members, $30 for guests.

Reservations are required, and must be received no later than noon on Wednesday, June 7th. Contact Robin Gigoux at [email protected] or by phone at (925) 933-9670.  Expect confirmation only if you e-mail your reservation. For PayPal, click “Buy Now’ on the Mt. Diablo website: http://cwcmtdiablowriters.wordpress.comnext-program/. Add a $2.00 transaction fee.

The California Writers Club Mt. Diablo Branch web address is: http://cwcmtdiablowriters.wordpress.com/

 

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Zachary’s Art Contest for all ages! Deadline May 31, 2017

Zachary’s Art Contest is officially up and running!

How Does the Art Contest Work?

  • Deadline:  May 31, 2017
  • Open to all ages!
  • The subject of the artwork should be Zachary’s Chicago Pizza and the artwork should include either our logo and/or name. You may use the medium of your choice, but we recommend VIBRANT, SATURATED choices like paint, dark pastels or digital art.  Colored pencils and crayons tend to get washed out against other pieces in our restaurant.  Please remember, some of the art will be hanging up high so utilize the space you are given.  Fill it up and make it bold!
  • We are accepting four different sizes for art pieces (26 x 26, 24 x 36, 32 x 32, 36 X 48). Pre-cut paper is available at any Zachary’s location.
  • All winning artwork and any reproductions of the artwork become property of Zachary’s Chicago Pizza and will not be returned.
  • WINNERS PRIZES: $100 Zachary’s Gift Certificate & 2 Zachary’s Shirts

Visit http://zacharys.com/zacharys-art/  for more information.  You can also see examples of their winning entries on the walls at their locations.

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