BoomWriter hosts the free annual Writing Bee, which is open to students in grades 3 - 8. This year's featured authors are Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and Jerry Craft, New Kid.
Class-based Qualifying Rounds
Qualifying rounds are conducted by classroom teachers on their own schedule and with their own students. After reading the Guest Author’s engaging story start, students within the class independently write their version of the next chapter. When writing is finished, students then view the anonymous submissions of their classmates in small batches and vote for their favorites. A winning submission is identified and becomes the middle chapter in the story, and the process repeats as the class moves on to write the story’s final chapter. When finished, the class will have completed an original story and the class chapter winners will advance to The Writing Bee Finals.
The Finals
Qualifying round chapter winners will be invited to compete in The Writing Bee Finals (spring 2021). Plus, all Qualifying round participants will be eligible to participate in the voting to help determine this year’s Writing Bee Champion!
To learn more, visit https://boomwriter.com/thewritingbee or view the video below.