Please have the following information ready before registering:
- Date of birth
- Student email
- Home mailing address
- Student cell phone number
- School name and address
- Teacher name
- Teacher email
- Parent/Guardian name(s)
- Parent/Guardian email
- Parent/Guardian cell phone number
- Parent/Guardian occupation
- Home phone number
Miami-Dade Writing Region
3 Steps to Enter
1. REGISTERCreate an account at artandwriting.org/Registration. Click here to see what you need to register.
2. UPLOAD ALL YOUR WORKS
Once you have logged in, follow the instructions to upload all of your submissions into the system. Every category has specific requirements so please read the Guidelines and Category Descriptions carefully. Note that you will need your teacher's email address.
3. SEND IN THE REQUIRED FORMS
Your application is not complete until you mail or drop-off your signed submission forms and payment (if applicable) according to the instructions below.
Submission Fee
The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, the national nonprofit organization that presents The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, requires standardized processing fees for each individual category and portfolio submission. Through a grant front the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Miami Writes will be underwriting the processing fees for all students enrolled in a Miami-Dade public school (including charter schools) for up to 10 submissions per teacher.
For students enrolled in private schools, The Miami-Dade Region will underwrite a portion of the processing fees, reducing them to $3.00 for each individual category submission and $10.00 for each portfolio submission. These reduced fees also apply for works submitted by public school teachers in excess of ten submissions. Fees are payable by check or money order to MECA, Inc.
Fee Waiver
Any student who currently qualifes under the Federal School Lunch Act for the Free and Reduced Lunch program may have this fee waived. Reduced fees are also available to students for whom fees would be a barrier to participation. Please include a letter with your submission form(s) stating you qualify to waive the fee.
Mailing Address
Miami Writesc/o Michael Bell
1717 N Bayshore Drive
Suite 2651
Miami, FL 33132
Notification
- Notification of local award recipients will occur on February 2012.
- Selected regional award recipients will also be recognized with the prestigious Judges’ Award and concomitant prizes presented by The Fair.
- Students/Teachers who submitted hardcopies of their work may retrieve them, along with any unclaimed awards, on Thursday, April 5, 2012 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at The Fair (Arnold Hall).
Ceremony
March 28, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
Arnold Hall Stage, Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition
Miami, FL 33165
Exhibition
Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition
10901 Coral Way (SW 24 Street)
Exhibition Display Guidelines: Students wishing to have their work(s) displayed in the Miami Writes exhibition, March 15 – April 1, 2012 are required to submit a hardcopy of their submission(s) along with one copy of their submission form to:
Miami Writes
Uploaded submissions for which no accompanying hardcopy is received will not be exhibited.
Deadlines
Contact Information
Michael Bell
mbellish@bellsouth.net
Miami Writes serves as Miami-Dade's regional affiliate for The Scholastic Writing Awards. We exist through the generous support of our volunteers, The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition, The Education Fund, & Vitro Packaging.
This year's Call for Submissions commences September 15th and all submissions must be uploaded by Thursday, December 15, 2011.
Click here for a full list of all counties served by the Miami-Dade Writing Region.
Regional Sponsors
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