School-children across
the country are again being invited to show off their writing skills in this
unique competition.
The competition,
which aims to nurture young writing talent, is now open and culminates in an
awards ceremony at the Storylines Auckland Family Day on 26 August 2012.
Entries are accepted in three categories: Junior (School Years 4-6),
Intermediate (School Years 7-8) and Senior (School Years 9-11).
“A writing competition for young writers is a splendid
way of encouraging young people to realise the power of words to inspire,
entertain, inform, persuade and to explore ideas. Becoming a writer goes hand
in hand with becoming a reader. Budding writers feed on the words of the
authors. As they see themselves in the author role they become more perceptive
and critical readers. Storylines is delighted to work in partnership with
Puffin/Penguin in this short story competition. It aligns closely with our aims
to support New Zealand
Dr Libby Limbrick, Chairperson of
Storylines, Head of School of Arts , Languages and Literacies, Faculty of Education,
University of Auckland
This year, the
prize up for grabs in each category is an Apple iPad. All three winners will
also take away 50 Puffin books for their school library.
A team of judges
recruited by Storylines will short-list up to ten finalists per category, and
the overall winner in each category will be selected by a high-profile
children’s author. Dawn McMillan is back to judge the Junior category. Victoria
M Azaro joins us for the first time in the Intermediate category. David
Hill also joins the team this year in the Senior category.
The theme for
the competition is open, allowing participants to write about subjects of their
own choosing.
The competition
closes at 5pm on 1 June. Entry forms and full details are available at www.puffin.co.nz or www.storylines.org.nz.
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