September 2018
Affiliate Partner News
Updates to the Scholastic Awards
The 2019 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards successfully launched on Wednesday, September 12, 2018. Share what's new with the Awards with the What You Need to Know announcement on our blog!
Last Chance to RSVP for the Fall Meeting
Saturday, September 29, 2018
10:00 am-4:00 pm
Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, GA

PLEASE NOTE: We need a minimum of three additional Affiliate Partners to RSVP in order to hold the Fall Meeting.

RSVP at  artandwriting.org/fall-meeting-rsvp by tomorrow, September 14, 2018!
Art.Write.Now.DC
Due to severe weather, Art.Write.Now.DC events on Friday, September 14, 2018 have been canceled and rescheduled for Thursday, November 15, 2018.

Additional updates will be posted at  artandwriting.org/2018dc as more information becomes available.
Last Chance to Complete the 2018 Affiliate Survey
We invite you to complete a five-minute survey about your experience as an Affiliate Partner. We'd like your feedback about submission fees, Special Achievement Awards, scholarships, online payments, and the Affiliate Leadership Conference.
 
Please go to  surveymonkey.com/r/2018affiliates to complete the survey by  Friday, September 14, 2018 .
Participation Terms
The Awards' participation terms have been updated as part of an annual review to ensure the program continues to best achieve its goals, incorporating feedback from staff, Affiliates, participants, jurors, alumni, and sponsors. 

Two main changes to our participation terms include: 
  • Students must be age 13 or older upon submission. Looking ahead to technological advances within the education and nonprofit fields and the important need to protect children in online settings, this change reflects our ongoing commitment to prioritizing student privacy and maintaining best practices within current industry standards.
  • Submitting original work to the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards grants the Alliance a non-exclusive license to use, copy, change, publish, publicly perform, distribute, exhibit, or add to the work. Previously, submission to the program granted a temporary, two-year exclusive right to the Alliance.
Please visit artandwriting.org/participation-terms to read our full participation terms.
Live Webinar and Training Videos
We have uploaded new training videos in the Affiliate Resource Site, including a brief introduction to setting up your region to accept uploaded submission forms!

Max Russell, Everything in My Backpack Miniature, 2018, Sculpture. Grade 10, Age 15, Westview High School, Portland, OR. Kim Short, Educator.