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Writing Prompts: Our Digital Photo Contest
because a digital picture is worth ten-thousand words...

In Spring of 2009, we began this new page at WritingFix by sponsoring a digital photo contest for the students of Northern Nevada.

The theme of our digital photo contest was "Images that would inspire story-tellers and writers to compose." Students sent their photo entries to their teachers, who sent the images to us on their behalf.

During our first year of this contest, we received over 50 photographs from both students and teachers. Our team of judges had a difficult time selecting the winners you see posted below from the variety of photos sent in. Posted winners each received a gift card to Amazon.com as a prize for winning and having their photos published here for writers from around the world to use. Honorable mentions were placed on a CD (along with the winners), and every teacher who submitted a photo was sent a copy of the CD to use in their classrooms during writing time.

This contest will return in Spring of 2010. We are considering opening the contest to students from across the globe, so encourage your photographers to start clicking away at images that would inspire writers.

Below, you will find information on our digital photo contest.

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In addition to the photos below, we post digital photos at our blog that we think would inspire student writers. You can see the photos posted so far by clicking here. If you have a digital photo that you believe would inspire student writers to create original stories about the picture, feel free to e-mail us your photo to webmaster@writingfix.com. If we post your photo, we will also include it in next year's digital photo contest. Both teachers and students can submit photos for this opportunity. Let us know what grade level you are in or work with when you send us a digital photo.

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Our Digital Photo Contest...Rules and Resources:

2009 Winners and Honorable Mentions

  • Click here to view 2009's contest announcement.
  • Only one photo entry per student please.
  • All submitted photos must be original digital photos that can be e-mailed to the contest coordinator. Teachers must submit the photos on behalf of their students through e-mail; photos submitted directly by student photographers will not be entered in the contest.
  • Photos that show human faces must be accompanied by a signed release form from its human subjects, which will give the NNWP permission to publish the image at its website. Photos of minors must have the signature of parent or legal guardian. Release forms should be faxed the same day the photo is submitted through e-mail.
  • Content of the photos must be appropriate for student writers of all ages.
  • Three winners will be chosen to be posted on this page at the WritingFix website: one elementary winner, one middle school winner, one high school winner. Winners will each receive a $50 Amazon gift card.
  • Winning photos (as well as 15 honorable mentions) will be placed on a CD that will be sent to every teacher who has students enter this contest. We hope teachers will enjoy using the CD’s pictures as writing prompts during the next school year.
  • Teachers, e-mail entries or questions about this contest to the contest coordinator at this address: charrison@washoe.k12.nv.us
  • Fax signed release forms to this number at UNR: 775-784-4758

Contest Winners:
(winning photos are posted below)

  • High School Winner...Caitlyn Smth, McQueen High School
  • Middle School Winner...Trae Jones, Shaw Middle School
  • Elementary Winner...Austin Miller, Whitehead Elementary
  • Teacher Winner...Christina Rhodes, Hug High School

Contest Honorable Mentions:
(these 15 entries will be featured on the CD that will be sent to each teacher who submitted photographs from their students)

Learena Blanc (Sparks MS), Jessica Campos (Reed HS), Camille Carter (Reno HS), Nathalie Fernandez (Reno HS), Damon Gebhardt (Mendive MS), Hilary Henry (Reno HS), Jimmy Latimer (Reno HS), Jake Lucas (Reno HS), Mackenzie Maye (Galena HS), Jazmin Miranda (Traner MS), Vivian Olds (Fernley HS), Ashley Schumacher (McQueen HS), Courtney Skeen (McQueen HS), Brianna Spielli (Galena HS), Barbara Surritte-Barker (Dilworth MS), and Laura Woodman (McQueen HS).

2009 Photo Contest Winners

High School Winner:

Photographer: Caitlyn Smith
Teacher: Gary Coyan

Inspired by this photo to write? Click here to write a story on our blog page for this photograph.

 

Middle School Winner:
Photographer: Trae Jones
Teacher: Denylle McDowell

Inspired by this photo to write? Click here to write a story on our blog page for this photograph.

 

Elementary Winner:
Photographer: Austin Miller
Teacher: Summer Ulich

Inspired by this photo to write? Click here to write a story on our blog page for this photograph.

 

Teacher Winner:
Teacher Photographer: Christina Rhodes

Inspired by this photo to write? Click here to write a story on our blog page for this photograph.

 

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