Student Short Story Contest On Anderson Park Returns In Montclair

MONTCLAIR, NJ — Friends of Anderson Park is sponsoring its fifth annual short-story contest for middle school-aged students in Montclair. Students in grades 6-8 attending all Montclair schools — public, private or home-schooled — are eligible to enter.

All genres are welcome, but Anderson Park must feature somehow in the story, organizers said.

Here are some more contest details, according to Friends of Anderson Park:

“Winners each receive $100, and there will be a televised awards ceremony at Watchung Booksellers, where the winning stories will be read aloud. The deadline has been extended to midnight on March 8. Stories can be in any genre, 500 to 2,500 words, and must observe the same guidelines in subject matter and language that would apply in school. Entries should be typed and double-spaced, with numbered pages. The author’s name, phone number, grade and school name (unless home-schooled) should be on every page.”

Learn more at friendsofandersonpark.com/story-contest/. For more information, contact andersonparkstory@gmail.com, or Ann Evans at (973) 495-0338.

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