Reminder: Your Story is Due Friday
You have just one day left to submit your story to The Big Read, a book that will be translated and distributed in over 100 countries as a tool for promoting literacy and good quality, free and public education for everyone. The Global Campaign for Education will present this book to President Obama on June 16.
Learn more about the contest and submit your story here.
We’re looking for the 1,000-word-or-less story of a ONE member who has something to say about education. Whether you have actively campaigned for education initiatives through ONE, have your own unique experience with how education has impacted your life, or have brought education to others directly, we want your story.
On May 8, we will announce the one story to appear in The Big Read along with writings by Nelson Mandela, Queen Rania, Desmond Tutu, Natalie Portman and other notable figures.
Send us your story before midnight tomorrow — Friday, May 1 — to have it considered for the book.
-Emily Stivers
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April 30, 2009 at 7:35 pm
When I posted my story, the word count section listed it as 999 words (MS Word listed it as 997, but I imagine different programs count slightly differently). I tried to add spaces to separate the paragraphs, but it warned me that I couldn’t go over 1000 words even though I was only adding line breaks. I just wanted to double-check that there wouldn’t be any difficulties with the submission process because of this warning message. Thanks in advance.
May 1, 2009 at 9:59 am
Hi Erika! We figured out the word count displayed is inaccurate when text is copied into the box. Don’t worry, your story still goes through when you hit “submit”. Thanks for your submission!
May 1, 2009 at 11:00 am
Thank you for the response!