For Children

The America in Library in Paris is proud to be the organizer of the Young Authors Fiction Festival in collaboration with the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) France and Time Traveler Tours. The Fiction Festival aims to strengthen community among English-speakers in the Paris area through the art and craft of storytelling.

The Fiction Festival is open to all students ages 5 to 18 in the greater Paris area who write in English. It offers a wonderful opportunity for educators to encourage creative writing among their students. Deadline for submissions is midnight 1 April 2012.

We invite you to participate in the 2012 Young Authors Fiction Festival and we welcome your help.

Teachers, here's how you can help...

• Spread the word about the Fiction Festival amongst students and staff at your school and encourage them to participate;
  
• Paper your school and/or library or bookstore with the Fiction Festival Flyer (102.53 kB) and make available the Fiction Festival Guidelines (273.98 kB);
• If you know of another teacher outside of your school who might be interested in YAFF 2012 please pass along this webpage address for more details.

Young Authors, here's what you do to enter...

If you're interested in submitting a story, download the Festival guidelines above as well as From Keyboard To Printed Page (52.72 kB) for tips on how to format your story. The Young Authors Fiction Festival is absolutely free of charge to enter.

Any questions?  Contact the YAFF 2012 team at

Drawing by: Lene Scharling.