E2024NHT Story Contest 

Register 

$12 per child

Ages 13 - 17 years old 

Submit Your Story in MS-Word format only! Send to 

E2024NHTContest

@gmail.com

Deadline for Submissions:  Thursday, 1/5/2024 11:59pm

Dear Esteemed Parents,

The 2^nd Great American Total Solar Eclipse will take place on April 8, 2024, at one of the eight wonders of the world, Niagara Falls, New York. This is a first in recorded history for this location, and is a once-in-a-lifetime event.

It is with great enthusiasm that I announce the Eclipse 2024 Niagara Heritage Tour Short Story Contest, for ages 13 – 17 years. The themes relate to the core objectives of the Tour: Science, African American History, Genealogy, Arts

For every 500 submissions, a Grand Prize of an all-expense-paid trip to attend the Eclipse 2024 Niagara Heritage Tour will be awarded , maximum two attendees per family. Parent or Guardian required to attend.

Choose a Theme. Create a story around it!

·         300-500 words. Short story format.

·         No Chat/Gpt composition allowed.

·         Parent/child team ok

JUDGING CRITERIA:

·        Grammar and spelling

·        Originality and Integrity

·         Relevance to Tour Themes: Science, African American History, Genealogy, Arts

Contestant Registration cost: $12.00 per child.

·         Multiple family member registrations allowed up to 3. Only 1 winner per family.

·         Deadline to Register and Submit: Friday, January 5^th, 2024, by 11:59 p.m.

·         Once a Theme is selected, it cannot be changed.

Theme 1

Eclipse Time Travel:

The Eclipse over Niagara Falls has begun! Due to a warp in the space time continuum, during the next four minutes of the eclipse,  you acquire 1 amazing superpower to solve a problem anywhere! What problem would you solve? Describe your adventure!

Theme 2

  Honoring the Ancestors:

Write a story about attending the Eclipse event and you are visited by an ancestral spirit of your family, who shares a past of living in a land of limited freedoms. In spite of obstacles, they never gave up on life or believing in the future! As the eclipse recedes, how do you plan to honor the ancestor or elder with your life, as the day begins anew? Write a short story about it. 

Theme 3

Believe in the Future:

There are many problems and obstacles in life, such as “bullying.” Write a story about someone who experiences bullying or peer pressure. How do they overcome this life challenge in a positive way, and not give up? Write a story about it.

Theme 4

Free form:

Choose your own theme relevant to the Eclipse event, Science, History. It must have a positive message about the event. Words can be in story form, prose, poetry, or short one-act play.

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At iPrep2Thrive™, we seek to encourage, mentor, and reward expressions of imagination, self-preparedness, integrity and positive outlook among our young people. They are the next generation of STEM explorers, innovators, and bricklayers for a better world.

We know this unique and memorable combination of science, history, arts experience and fun will leave a lasting impact on the lives of the Short Story Contest Winner attendees.

I invite you to encourage your child to participate in the Eclipse 2024 Niagara Heritage Tour Short Story Contest. No matter the outcome of their participation, they will be among those who self-prepared to aim for the stars. They are destined for bright futures.

“Winning has a value for ego, but participation has value for life.” ― Debasish Mridha

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·         All participants will receive a “virtual” front row seat ticket to our “Live from Niagara Falls” YouTube broadcast of the Eclipse on April 8^th,2024,  as it takes place across the entire United States!  

·         All participants  will also receive our Eclipse 2024 Niagara Heritage Tour Alumni Certificate, after the event, entitling them to future opportunities to learn, intern, and earn in the iPrep2Thrive™  E2024NHT Youth Alumni community.

I look forward to welcoming you and your child’s participation in the Eclipse 2024 Niagara Heritage Tour Short Story Contest! - Pam Kelly, Founder, Perennial Preparedness NC, dba iPrep2Thrive™

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CLICK HERE TO BEGIN BY (1) REGISTERING YOUR CHILD (2) SELECTING YOUR THEME  (3) MAKE PAYMENT OF $12.00 

SUBMIT STORY to  E2024NHTContest@gmail.com   BY  Friday, 11:59  P.M. January 5, 2024 (Parent! Rest Assured you retain full copyright)

Example of  300-500 Wordcount :

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What you'll see...

Trajectory of the April 8,2024 Total Solar Eclipse 

The Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center is in immediate vicinity of the old International Railway Bridge, over which Harriet Tubman assisted many fugitives to flee to freedom in Canada.   See Video 

 Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

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