15 Mar 2017
Please see Miss Hilder in the English staffroom if you are interested in entering fiction, non-fiction, illustrator or reading challenges.
They include:
Future leaders
The Future Leaders Writing Prize is designed to recognise and reward talented young writers. It aims to encourage expressive and creative writing. Year 11 and 12 students in Australian secondary schools are invited to submit a piece of writing (800 to 1,000 words). The writing can be fiction or non-fiction and on any topic
http://www.futureleaders.com.au/awards/Writing_Prize_2017.pdf
Hatchlings
All writers/illustrators who are 8 – 18 years old (as at 30th April 2017) worldwide, who have not been published in book format within the Children and Young Adult genres.
Categories:
1. Picture Books – Text only for preschool or primary aged children up to 500 words in English. Open theme.
2. Chapter Book and Young adult novels - Text only for older primary aged children/Young Adult. First 1000 words in English. Open theme.
3. Graphic Novel and Illustrated Picture Book or Middle Grade Illustrated Novel (words & illustrations): Fiction or non-fiction – any age group within CYA.
a) Graphic Novel & Illustrated picture book: 3 pages of graphic novel or 3 pages of illustrated picture book, with up to 500 words on submitted pages. Words in English (Complete story to accompany - not judged.) Open theme.
b) Middle Grade Illustrated Novel: 3 illustrations of middle grade novel, with the words present on the pages. Words in English. (Complete story to accompany - not judged.) Open theme.
http://www.cyaconference.com/program/competition/hatchlings/cyahatchling2017v1.pdf
Premier's Reading Challenge
The Challenge aims to encourage a love of reading for leisure and pleasure in students, and to enable them to experience quality literature. It is not a competition but a challenge to each student to read, to read more and to read more widely.
The Premier's Reading Challenge is available for all NSW students in Kindergarten to Year 9, in government, independent, Catholic and home schools.
https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html