Poetry Writing Competitions

Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2019

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 anyone aged between 11-17 and the poems can be of any length and on any theme.  The competition closes at midnight on the 31st July 2019.

There are lots of great prizes on offer so why not give it a go!  For information click here.

Betjeman Poetry Prize creative writing competition 2019

Open to anyone between 10 and 13 years old, this competition invites you to write a poem on the theme of 'place'.  Prizes include cash, book tokens and family Eurostar tickets, as well as £5000 for the school of the winning poet.  The top 50 poems are also published in a poetry anthology.

The closing date is 31st July 2019 and you can enter online or by post.  For more information click here.

Reading Improves Your Financial Skills

According to a new report by the National Literacy Trust, children and young people who have good reading skills are four times more likely to have good financial skills than their peers who have poor reading skills.

“The way to get children reading is to leave the library door open and let them read anything and everything they want “ – Terry Pratchett (author).

As champions of Literacy at TRS, we encourage every student to carry a reading book of their choice and all staff and parents to be reading role models.

The Libraries offer a wonderful and diverse collection of fiction and non-fiction for readers of all interests and abilities.  We also run great competitions, including 'Take a Risk' and 'Word of the Week', and, in collaboration with other Departments, celebrate reading through events such as World Book Day. 

We are happy to consider buying any books that we do not currently have – just ask! There are suggestion boxes too for any comments or suggestions you may have.

Girls Who Change the World challenge!

To celebrate the launch of Captain Marvel, IBM, STEM Learning and Disney Studios have

launched an inspirational new challenge called Girls Who Change the World.  Open to girls between 11-14, the challenge is looking for ground-breaking ideas that will change the world for the better using Artificial Intelligence (AI).

The deadline is tight - the closing date for entries is 26^th April!  Ten teams will then be selected to develop their idea with an IBM mentor.  For more information, view the video below and click here.

We have lots of Superhero graphic novels to browse and borrow in the Discovery Library!