Tri-City young people can win cash prizes for funny, weird or mind-blowing pictures they take for the Get Caught Reading Photo Contest at Coquitlam Public Library.
And they should act quickly because the deadline is Monday.
The contest invites kids aged 12 to 18 years who live or go to school in Coquitlam to snap a photo of someone or something reading, manipulate it if they like, then email it to the library.
Photos should fit into one of the following categories:
• Pets: Position them by a book, on someone’s shoulder or in their lap — whatever looks best.
• Humourous: The rule is, it’s not funny if it doesn’t make librarians laugh.
• Location: Use an exotic or eye-catching location.
• Crazy costumes: Clothes can make all the difference.
• Image manipulation: Leverage your tech skills and experiment with photo effects.
To enter a photo in the contest, send your entry as a high-resolution .jpg attachment to [email protected] no later than 9 p.m. on Nov. 30. In the subject line of the e-mail, include the category for the submission. In the body of the message, type your name, grade, school, city and phone number. Also include the name and phone number of anyone else who may appear in the picture.
The image attachments must be original pictures taken by the person who sent the entry.
The winning entry in each category earns a $75 prize. The library will turn the pictures into Get Caught Reading posters.
If you have questions about the contest, contact Chris Miller at [email protected] or 604-554-7339.
