TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Overview
- Video Overview
- Book criteria
- Judging criteria
- What costs are associated?
- Timeline
- Previous Years' Winners
Overview
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Video Overview
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Book criteria
The following criteria should be used as books are prepared: 1. The book can be a physical, bound book or it can be a digital book. 2. The book must use original student illustrations. 3. Themes should reflect Christian values. |
Judging criteria
Enlightium teachers judge each book by the following: 1. Opening Pages—fresh and interesting, grabs the reader's attention 2. Length—correct for plot and age of the reader 3. Ending—believable to the story, brings good closure to the plot 4. Story—holds the reader's attention, shows originality 5. Characters—relate to story rather than popping in, not too many, well-described 6. Description—choice of words is descriptive, feelings are expressed 7. Sentence structure—varies, is mechanically correct 8. Mechanics—proper capitalization, punctuation, spelling, grammar 9. Illustrations—match the story of the book, are neat and colorful, are a good medium for text, and are original 10. Neatness—neat overall, neat penmanship 11. Binding (if physical copy)—neat, looks professional 12. Cover—draws the reader's attention 13. Christian theme—seen in story and illustrations |
What costs are associated?
Families participating in the Young Illustrators absorb the following costs:
Sending the book to Enlightium
Enlightium Academy Attention: Ms. Bromley 1330 N. Washington Street, Suite 5050 Spokane, WA 99201 *Enlightium Academy will not return books after the competitions. |
Timeline
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Young Illustrators Winners
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Previous Years' Winners
Year | 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade |
2020-2021 | No submissions | Arystan T., Kazakhstan | Ivy N., Missouri and Brystol C., New Mexico | No submissions | James M., Texas |
2021-2022 | No submissions | Yasmine C., Florida | Sungwon L., New York | Brystol C., New Mexico | Sungjin L., New York |