Beyond the Stars - Short Story writing competition
Would you like to be a published author? Then this competition is for you. To enter you must write a short story with a winter theme that is suitable for children between the ages of 8 and 10. The story should be between 1,500 and 5,000 words long and should be imaginative and original.
The winner will have their story published as the 12th story in Beyond the Stars collection of winter-themed stories alongside well-known children’s authors such as Eoin Colfer, Derek Landy, Judi Curtin and Roddy Doyle. The closing date for entries is Midnight on 30th June 2014. Entrants must be between 8-16 years.
For more information visit and details of how to enter visit: http://www.harpercollins.co.uk/beyondthestars
Foyles Young Poets of the Year Competition
2014
To enter
you simply have to send in your best poem, which you’ve written in class or at
home, either by post or online. The
competition is open to 11-17 year olds and the poems can be of any length and
on any theme. The competition closes at
midnight on the 31st July 2014.
The top
15 winners are invited on a week-long writing residential course at the Hurst
Arvon Centre, Shropshire, or receive one-to-one mentoring with a professional
poet (age dependent), and have their poem printed in the Foyle Winners
anthology.
Over 5 days, each day, we gave 5 different teachers disposable cameras and asked them to take 5 pictures of their students reading! We had a great selection of readers from Year
7 to Year 13 and have created an amazing collage of all the photographs, which is
on display outside the Discovery Library.
