Tome Society offers a diverse menu of competition opportunities for students and chapters in multiple literacy areas. See below for competition options!

Important Dates & Deadlines

General Chapter Dates & Deadlines

• Dec 6, Friday - Fall Competition Deadline
• Feb 7, Friday - Spring Competition Deadline

Reading Bowl Dates & Deadlines

• Sept 20, Friday - Chapter Registration & Dues Postmark Deadline for Reading Bowl eligibility; Reading Bowl Team Registration form deadline
• Oct 9-16 - Reading Bowl Exam #1
• Dec 4-11 - Reading Bowl Exam #2
• Feb 5-12 - Reading Bowl Exam #3

Competitions

One (1) entry per competition, per chapter, is submitted to Tome Society for judging. Chapters with multiple entries in a category at the local level should hold a chapter competition prior to the deadline to determine which entries will be submitted to Tome. 
Competition winners will be announced at the grade level awards ceremonies at TomeCon. If you are unable to attend, certificates and awards will be mailed after TomeCon. 
Due to privacy restrictions, we are not able to provide competition exemplars at this time. 

Printable Competition Overview

Fall Submissions

• ​It List Book Trailer
• It List Book Review Blog Article
• It List Promotional Book Flyer
• It List Fan Art
• ​It List Poem
• It List Book Review Vlog  (Individual or Partner)
• Infographic (Individual or Partner Nonfiction event)​​
• Student Book Choice Character to Author Letter 

Spring Submissions

FEB 7, FRIDAY - SPRING COMPETITION DEADLINE
​Go to Adviser's Page to Submit

• It List Book Talk (Takes place in-person at TomeCon)
• It List Fan Fiction​
• Book Print Video​
• Theme Essay (19-20 Theme: Find Your Spark)
• Library Video Commercial (Team Event)
• Current Issues Portfolio & Presentation (Team Nonfiction Event)​​
• Student Book Choice Digital Graphic Cover Redesign
• Student Book Choice Historical Fiction Infographic
• Chapter Service Project Newsletter (Chapter Event)
• Chapter of the Year (Chapter Event; mailed physically; Must be physically received by March 1, use overnight mail if necessary)
• Tome Service Award (multiple entries allowed)
• Tau Omicron Mu Epsilon Honor Society (Grades 11 & 12 Only - multiple entries allowed)

See Competition Exemplars Here!

Other Competitions & Awards

• Reading Bowl (Team Event - 3 online exams) 
  • ​REGISTRATION FOR THE 2019-2020 READING BOWL SEASON IS NOW CLOSED. 
    
• Membership Madness & Mania (Locally Awarded - Individual Student)​

Submission Information

Advisers will use the Competition Submission Form linked on the password protected Advisers page to submit entries. 
Updated adviser page password is emailed to chapter once dues are received and processed each year. 

Please Note

All Tome Society Competition documents are property of Tome Student Literacy Society and may not be reproduced for competition use outside of Tome Society events; however, chapter advisers may share competition lesson plans and rubrics with other teachers in their school for classroom use.

Submitted competitions must meet a minimum standard in order to be awarded 1st -3rd place at TomeCon.  If  less than 3 entries are submitted in a chapter level and none of the submissions meet the minimum standard for the event, no awards will be given in that category.

We are in the process of updating Competition instruction pages to reflect our new 3rd grade members, deadlines, etc. Refer to the information on THIS page for deadlines and entry information.