4-H

4-H Creative Writing Project

Creative Writing Blackford County. Please keep the manual. You will use it for all grade levels. A copy of the manual is available for download from the link at the bottom of this page.

Beginner:(Grades 3-5) A poem of any length or style or A story, autobiography, children’s story or any other prose piece. Suggested length 50-300 words.
Intermediate: (Grades 6-8) A poem of any length or style or A story, autobiography, children’s story or any other prose piece. Suggested length 200-500 words.
Advanced: (Grades 9-12) A poem of any length or style or A story, autobiography, children’s story or any other prose piece. Suggested length 300-1000 words.

Additional Information

All entries are to be handwritten neatly in ink or typed. Typed entries should be double-spaced.
Computer generated documents are acceptable in double spaced format.
Entries may be illustrated. Illustrations are permitted to enhance your exhibit – but NOT required. All illustrations can be drawn by hand or by computer.
All entries must have been written during the current calendar year. Work that has been judged in any other writing contest is ineligible for 4-H competition. School work not entered in any contest is acceptable. All entries must be the exclusive work of the 4-H member, NO group projects or collaborations should be submitted for judging.
Each entry MUST have a title page with the following: Title, Author, Date, and Grade in School (just completed). Each entry MUST be bound to keep it neat and clean during judging and display at the Blackford County 4-H Fair. Use any type of school report cover or three ring binder available at most department or office supply stores. You may decorate the front of the binder or use a clear sleeve to display your title page as your cover.

A sample score card is available at the bottom of this page.

It is recommended to make a copy of your project for safekeeping since your exhibit will be handled and read by many people during the 4-H Fair.

The Blackford County 4-H Council reserves the right to not display any exhibit that may be deemed inappropriate for the fair-going audience.

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