Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa & Western Illinois

Youth in grades K-3 can enter the 15th annual Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest. Original work--fact, fiction, prose, poetry--must be submitted by April 3 to WQPT, 6600 34th Ave., Moline, IL 61265. Workshops will be held to give writing and illustrating tips; details are available by clicking the linked title above.

Four winners will be selected from each grade level; first place winners compete for national prizes. Last year, Girl Scout Daisy Jayda Brunkan of Eldridge, Iowa, won third place nationally.