I am exited about a contest I am going to enter, it is called Kids Write 4 Kids (or KW4K for short) and is about selling books written by children and donating the money to charities all over Canada. The competition is for kids in grades 4-8, they also have to be enrolled in Canadian schools.
Here are some quick facts:
- DEADLINE: March 31, 2026
- WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT: June 1, 2026
- ELIGIBILITY: Open to Canadian residents currently in grades 4-8
- COST: totally free 🙂
- MAXIMUM WORD COUNT: 5000 words
These are some classic books with less than 5000 words:
| Year | Title | Author | Estimated Word Count |
| 1812 | Hansel and Gretel | The Brothers Grimm | ~3,000 |
| 1843 | The Ugly Duckling | Hans Christian Andersen | ~3,500 |
| 1902 | The Tale of Peter Rabbit | Beatrix Potter | ~1,000 |
| 1902 | How the Elephant Got His Trunk | Rudyard Kipling | ~2,700 |
| 1926 | The first chapter of Winnie-the-Pooh, titled “In Which We Are Introduced to Winnie-the-Pooh and Some Bees, and the Stories Begin,” | A.A. Milne | ~2,000 |
| 1939 | Madeline | Ludwig Bemelmans | ~450 |
Even if I don’t win, I still think it will be a positive learning experience for me, and who knows? Maybe people will enjoy reading my story.
