Registrations are invited for Scholastic Writers Academy 2023: A Writing Programme for Budding Authors. Register Now!
About Scholastic
Scholastic Corporation is an American multinational publishing, education, and media company that publishes and distributes books, comics, and educational materials for schools, teachers, parents, children, and other educational institutions.
Programme Details
This is an online writing programme where budding authors are given an opportunity to hone their writing skills and become published authors under an international brand.
Writers with a flair and passion of writing are:
- Selected through an online selection testing.
- Mentored in a 10-day online programme.
- Published under the brand name of the world’s largest publisher of children’s books.
Your ideas have to be absolutely original. You cannot take anyone else’s idea, whether from a book, a film, a television programme, YouTube, a blog or any other source, whether digital or printed. Your entire story will be written during the mentoring programme.
Eligibility
Anyone with a knack for storytelling and a passion for the written word Age: 9 to 17 years.
Test Slots
- Date-20-Dec-2023 Time-05:00 PM.
- Date-23-Dec-2023 Time-11:30 AM.
Fees
- Selection Test Registration Fees: Rs 0/-
- Programme Fees: On clearing the selection test, there is a programme fee of INR 20,000* + GST applicable. Enrolling with the mentoring fee ensures:
- Participation in the 20-hours (10-day) mentoring session.
- Final story being published by Scholastic India.
- One copy of the final anthology (sent to the participants residence).
- One copy of the anthology sent to the participant’s school principal.
How to Register?
Interested students can register online via this link.
Contact
Email: info_in[at]Scholastic[dot]asia
How many rounds of selection are there?
There is 1 round of selection test that each participant has to clear to be eligible for mentoring.
How will the testing be done?
The testing will be conducted online, on the video conferencing application called Zoom.
How long will the test take?
The test takes 45-60 minutes.
When will the result be announced?
The results of the test will be announced within a week.
