2006 Short Story Contest
for Young Writers

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Contest Guidelines

The Book 'Em Foundation considered original fiction written by children between the ages of 6-17. Entries of all genres were accepted. All stories were coded and the entry forms removed so the entrants could not be identified by the judges.

Please check back to read the winning stories.

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