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By DEBORAH FLINCHUM
Rappahannock News Special Writer
Sherry Weakley, 11-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Weakley of Sperryville, was a winner in the 1985-86 Young Writers Contest. She attends Rappahannock County Elementary School.
Sherry’s winning entry will be published in April in “The Rainbow Collection: Stories and Poetry by Young People,” along with 106 other winning poems and stories. Nearly 8,000 entries were received from students in all 50 states, Guam and Puerto Rico. Five winners were from Virginia. USA Today published a list of the winners in its March 4 edition.
Kathie Janger, who has a foundation background, and creative writing teacher Joan Korenblit are founders of the contest. They felt the need to encourage creative writing. They began this contest with the hope that it would become a good outlet for young creative writers.
“I believe it is important to write every day,” said Ms. Korenblit. “Writing should become as natural as reading and math.”
The second annual Young Writers Contest was open to students enrolled in grades one through eight of an elementary or junior high school. JPoetry, short stories, or essays of no more than 500 words were accepted for competition.
Entries were judged on the basis of grade level. The specific judging criteria were grammar and content. According to Ms. Korenblit, co-editor of “The Rainbow Collection,” preliminary judges reviewed the 8,000 entries and chose the top 500. Then literary specialists and the final judges chose the 107 entries to be published.
Judges were members of the
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