College Writer’s Scholarship Contest
25th Anniversary Script-writing Contest
During the summer of 2012 Adventures in Odyssey will kick off its 25th anniversary celebration. For this celebration, the Odyssey team offered a once in a lifetime opportunity: the chance to have a script become an Odyssey episode! The winner received a $1,000 college scholarship! The contest is now closed and a winner has been announced.
Contest Winner
Angela Phillips
Prior Lake, Minnesota
Script title: “A Jay in the Life”
Legal Requirements for Submission
For complete legal rules and requirements, read the Writer’s Scholarship Contest Full Rules.
Contest Dates
September 1, 2011 – Official opening of contest
January 15, 2012 – Official due date for entries
March 30, 2012 – Adventures in Odyssey team chooses the winner
April 4, 2012 – Winner announced on podcast
Judging Considerations
- Creativity: an exciting and entertaining story for 8-12 year olds.
- Originality: the story includes unanticipated developments that are not cliché.
- Use of Characters: characters sound true to their nature.
- Story Structure: the story has a compelling beginning, interesting middle, and satisfying conclusion.
- Lesson: the story illustrates a moral theme that is relevant to 8-12 year olds.
Script Guidelines
- Characters: Only current characters should be used. That list of characters can include: Whit, Connie, Eugene, Katrina, Wooton, the Parker Family, The Jones Family, Jay Smouse, Penny Wise, Red Hollard, Valerie, Mrs. Kramer, Vance, Grandma Lucia, Wally Haggler, Priscilla, Ms. Adelaide, Coach Fang, Nelson, Detective Polehause, Mayor Spencer Hicks, Harlow Doyle. Other characters can be used as needed (e.g. girl in park, kid at school, lunch lady, etc.).
- Location: The show should take place in the present day town of Odyssey (no historical, Biblical, Imagination Station, etc. shows).
- Length: The show should be 27-30 pages long.
- Formatting: The font style should be Courier. The font size should be 12 point. The file format must be Microsoft Word, PDF, or Final Draft.
A special thanks to Bethany for her grammatical assistance in this contest!
