Start Planning Now for the 2021 Jeffco Writing Challenge!
* First place winners in each grade will win $100
* Second place winners will win a $25 Gift Card
* Third place winners will win a $15 Gift Card
Schools win awards based on student entries:
* First Place School Wins $500
* Second Place School Wins $300
* Third Place School Wins $200
The Jeffco Writing Challenge is open to all Jefferson County School students in K-12.
Poetry, short stories, non-fiction or dramas are all welcome.
K-5th Grades Prompt: How has your life changed in the last year, and what have you learned? Given this experience, how will you help the world when you grow up? Make sure your reader can understand your purpose in 500 words or less.
6th – 12th Graders may choose EITHER the above prompt OR the following:
Imagine you are an adult, working in your chosen field, when the next pandemic strikes. When do you think this will happen, and what will you do to help ease the social burdens of the world? Make sure your reader can understand your purpose in 500 words or less.
Deadline for submissions is February 22. 2021
Please no paired grades submitted together. Each writer must do their own work!
To submit your entry, fill out the online Entry Form/Permission Slip at
https://tinyurl.com/JeffcoENC-JWC2021
Then, 1) send a printed copy of your story and
2) attach a copy of the permission slip/entry form completed online to:
ENC-JWC
Your child’s grade number
P.O. Box 688 Golden, CO 80402
Questions? Call 800-978-4290 or 720-354-1444, or email barbarabanning83@msn.com
