Hi Angelo,

If you are submitting your essay online, you do not have to include a coversheet. If you are submitting it by mail, then please create a coversheet with the following information:

A Personal Information Form

Use a cover page to provide the following information:

Your name
Your date of birth
Home address, City, State, Postal Code, Country
Home telephone number
Email address
School’s name (or specify home school)
Grade level (or equivalent)
Parent’s or guardian’s name (For age category 17 & under)

Include the following statement with your Personal Information Form:

I ____(your name)_____ am submitting an original essay to Oakseed Ministries. I certify that this essay is my own work. I understand that my essay will not be returned to me and will become the property of Oakseed Ministries to use at its discretion in activities related to furthering a compassionate response to the issue of child imprisonment. I further understand that the judges’ decisions are final.