RULES & CRITERIA
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Who can participate
All children aged 11-19 years old
Age Group
Child's Age
Birth Year
1
11-12 years
2014-2015
2
13-14 years
2012-2013
3
15-16 years
2010-2011
4
17-19 years
2007-2009
No. of words
750-1000
1000-1200
1200-1500
1500+
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Contest Rules
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The children can sign up through their schools or on their own.
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Children write a short story in English language on the topic of their choice within the range of word count limits. For the 2026/2027 Themes click here.
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The stories must be written offline, by the children directly, without the help of any AI technologies.
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It is necessary to include this sentence at the end of the story: I confirm that I did not use AI during the process of writing this story.
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The stories should be written on a computer or hand written saved and upload as a PDF file.
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Contestants must complete a coversheet with personal details before uploading their plays.
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The stories must be uploaded through the Class Acts. The upload will open on December 1 2026.
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Each child can submit only one story.
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Each school can upload up to three stories per an age category.
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The story submission dead line is on January 10 2027.
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Contest timeline
April 2026: Let's Write! 2026/2027 launched
September 1: Registration opens
Sept-Dec 2026: Workshop on how to write a story
January 10, 2027: Story submission deadline
February, 2027: Story evaluation
March 2027: Winners announcement
March, 2027: Award ceremony
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Judging Criteria
Stories will be judged based on creativity & originality, quality of the writing, structure, and plot with characters relating to the chosen theme/book.
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Meet our Judges
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Bára Dočkalová, a children books author, Magnesia Litera winner, and an English teacher, Prague
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Troy Witt, a Head of an English and Literature dept. at Open Gate, Prague
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Skip Potts, an English & Math teacher and a writer living in Prague
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Chris Foxwell, an English teacher trainer & creative writing teacher living in Prague
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Jessica Kendall Hankiewicz, an author, copy writer and writing enthusiast living in Prague
Contact:
Class Acts z.s.
Křížkovského 7
130 00 Prague 3
Radka Foxwell (contest coordinator)
+420 731 262 798
Radka@ClassActs.cz
