The College Writer's Scholarship Contest
Description
During the summer of 2012 Adventures in Odyssey kicked off its 25th anniversary celebration. As part of this celebration, the Odyssey team offered a special opportunity: the chance to have your script become an Odyssey episode! The winner received a $1,000 college scholarship and the chance for their script to be made into an Odyssey episode! The contest is now closed and a winner has been announced.
Contest Winner
Angela Phillips of Prior Lake, Minnesota
- Script title: A Jay in the Life
Legal Requirements for Submission
For complete legal rules and requirements, read the Writer’s Scholarship Contest Full Rules.
Judging Considerations
Creativity: an exciting and entertaining story for 8-12 year olds.
Originality: the story includes unanticipated developments that are not cliché.
Use of Characters: characters sound true to their nature.
Story Structure: the story has a compelling beginning, interesting middle, and satisfying conclusion.
Lesson: the story illustrates a moral theme that is relevant to 8-12 year olds.
Script Guidelines
Characters: Only current characters should be used. That list of characters can include: Whit, Connie, Eugene, Katrina, Wooton, the Parker Family, The Jones Family, Jay Smouse, Penny Wise, Red Hollard, Valerie, Mrs. Kramer, Vance, Grandma Lucia, Wally Haggler, Priscilla, Rhonda Adelaide, Coach Fang, Nelson, Detective Polehause, Mayor Spencer Hicks, Harlow Doyle. Other characters can be used as needed (e.g. girl in park, kid at school, lunch lady, etc.).
Location: The show should take place in the present day town of Odyssey (no historical, Biblical, Imagination Station, etc. shows).
Length: The show should be 27-30 pages long.
Formatting: The font style should be Courier. The font size should be 12 point. The file format must be Microsoft Word, PDF, or Final Draft.
Aftermath
Unfortunately, Angela’s episode could not be produced because “its plot took several characters in directions that conflicted with [the] already established storylines.” The plot was not publicly released. The (presumably) second-place winner, Katie Wynn, had her episode produced and released instead.