Junior Authors Video Contest

FREE INTERNATIONAL CONTEST

Ages 9 to 21 | All Countries

Now Open

Deadline is midnight February 26, 2014

Writing scripts and telling a visual story that offers a “call to action” are common tasks for writers working in communications or marketing for a big company. And working in communications is a great way to build your chops as a writer and storyteller.

Just for fun, Laura made this short promotional video for her new YA novel for writers, Polly Wants to Be a Writer. She’s inviting Junior Authors to do the same. So she’s set aside some money to hold a video contest.

Here’s Laura’s video. Can you create a better one?

IMPORTANT DATES

Your video must be in by midnight February 26, 2014

All videos will go live on our You Tube Channel at the same time on March 1, 2014

Votes will be counted from March 1 to March 31, 2014

Winners will be announced during the first week of April

AGE CATEGORIES

Please use your age on February 26, 2014 to determine your category.

Category A – Ages 16 to 21*

The creator of the video with the most votes (thumbs up) on You Tube will receive a $50 CAD Amazon gift card. *You can be no more than 21 years old on February 26, 2014. See rules below

Category B – Ages 9 to 15

The creator of the video with the most votes (thumbs up) on You Tube will receive a $50 CAD Amazon gift card. See rules below.

Open Category – All Ages

Laura will decide which of all the videos (in both Categories A & B) is her favourite. The creator will receive a $50 Amazon gift card. Every video that is included in the month-long voting process on the LauraThomasComm You Tube channel will automatically be considered for this bonus prize. This prize will have nothing to do with votes. Laura will choose the promotional video for Polly Wants to Be a Writer that she likes best.

What’s she looking for? An entertaining video that accurately represents the story, highlights the educational value of the novel, and has a clear call to action.

2014 International Junior Authors Video Contest Rules

Contest closes at midnight on February 26, 2014 (Pacific Standard Time) It’s FREE to enter. One video per person. You may work with friends on a single video. Your video must be in English. Contest is open to anyone between 9 and 21 years old as of February 26, 2014. Proof of age may be required. It does not matter where you call home. Videos from every country are welcome. The video must promote Polly Wants to Be a Writer. Videos that do not promote the novel will not be uploaded to You Tube. You have Laura’s permission to use the novel or images of the novel from this website to make your video. You also have permission to use any of the 5-star reviews of Polly on Goodreads, Amazon, etc. Otherwise, please use original content and royalty free images and music so that your work does not infringe on another artist’s copyrights. Maximum length is 30 seconds. Videos longer than 30 seconds will not be uploaded to You Tube, no exceptions. Publish your finished video in a You Tube friendly format (chose a medium size format so that it will play on all kinds of devices). When your video is ready, please send an email with the information requested in the bullets below, to laura@laurathomascommunications.com. Then, Laura will contact you to set up a way for you submit your video file (via Drop Box or Google Docs).

Length of your video





Name of the creator(s)





Age of the creator(s) on February 26, 2014





City and country





Title of your video that will be used for You Tube





A brief blurb about your video that will be used as the video description on You Tube.





State that you have not used any content (music or images) without the appropriate permissions.

If you have questions about the rules, please leave a polite comment below and Laura will respond as soon as she can with an answer.