1ST PLACE WINNERS
3rd Grade
Austin Abbe
4th Grade
Ellyn Zappola
5th Grade
Emily Sheridan
6th-8th Grade
Grace Aloi
9th-12th Grade
Danielle Mackey
Adult
Maggie Ann Lockett
SPECIALTY WINNERS
Judges Choice Award
Danielle Mackey
Most Creative
Maggie Ann Lockett
Most Entertaining
Whitney Parks
2023
Oz Writing Contest Winners
ADDITIONAL WINNERS
Isabel Sorensen
Paige Ramie
Kyleigh Johnson
Irelyn Massey
Whitney Parks
Leah Cann
Becket Ireland
Raegan Blount
Thomas Nimeh
Cadyn Chaffee
Oliva Labulis
Lilly Crayton
Carson Schroller
Giavonna Atkins
Camille Cusimano
Riley Wilczarski
Jacob Ely
Reese Blair
Kylie Checksfield
Lillian Keville
Paige Phillips
Todd Sorensen
Katrina Petroski
Catherine Shenkel
Writing Contest Rules
Be Creative—Be Your Own Author!
Baum penned 13 sequels to “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” New characters and adventures were introduced in each book. You can use Baum characters or create your own Oz characters or a combination of both to create your Land of Oz story.
There are six categories for entrants this year: 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th-8th, 9th–12th grades and adult group. Prizes will be awarded in each category.
Story Requirements
1. The story must be about the Land of Oz and the wonderful characters that live and visit there.
2. Story must have a title.
3. The story must be 600 words or fewer.
1. Only one entry per person.
2. All entries must be typed, double-spaced, front side only on white printer paper (entries of more than one page should be stapled in the upper left-hand corner).
3. Entries can be mailed to:
Oz-Stravaganza!
Royal Historian of Oz Writing Contest
P. O. Box 456
Chittenango, NY 13037
4. Electronic entries can be emailed to Contests@AllThingsOz.org
5. Entries will not be returned and will become the property of
Oz-Stravaganza!.
6. The registration form should be clipped, filled out completely, and attached to the entry. Be sure your name and phone number are on each page of your entry.
7. All entries must be postmarked by midnight on April 30, 2023.
8. The entries will be judged by qualified professionals.
9. The winners will be announced the week of May 29, 2023, on the
Oz-Stravaganza! website (www. oz-stravaganza.com) and will be notified by phone or email.
10. Prizes will be awarded to the winners at an awards ceremony on the main stage in Oz Park Sunday June 4th at noon. Prizes will be mailed to any winners unable to attend the ceremony.
11. For further information contact: Mark Zane, 315-498-7254
zanem@sunyocc.edu or Judy Fogus, 315-391-0842
12. Additional entry forms available at www. oz-stravaganza.com.
Note:
Members of the Oz-Stravaganza! Committee ARE NOT allowed to enter the contest.
(Sponsored by Chittenango Rotary, Chittenango Lions Club, SeGuin Land Surveying)
The L. Frank Baum Oz Series
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
The Marvelous Land of Oz
Ozma of Oz
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
The Road to Oz
The Emerald City of Oz
The Patchwork Girl of Oz
Tik-Tok of Oz
The Scarecrow of Oz
Rinkitink of Oz
The Lost Princess of Oz
The Tin Woodman of Oz
The Magic of Oz
Glinda of Oz
Writing Contest Rules & Registration Form

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