Teachers, Parents, Kids: 

 

Mystery Writers of America announces the new:  Lowery Nixon Award (for kids)

 

MWA would like to invite students from second grade to tenth grade to participate in a national short story contest in honor of KLAM (Kids Love A Mystery). 

 

Students from grades 2, 3, and 4 must submit at least 100 words and no more than 500 words  Grades 6 – 10 must submit at least 250 words and no more than 1000 words.  One story per student.  The prize in each category is $150. 

 

            Entries will be accepted between January 1, 2006 to Feb 15^th 2006.

 

For important submission details visit:  http://www.mysterywriters.org/pages/news/klam.htm