The title for this year’s 300-word competition is ‘Imaginary Worlds’. Using their imaginations, writers should think about who they would be and where would they be in this special place of their own creation.
Head judge for the competition will be a man who knows all about strange and wonderful places, historian, explorer and best-selling author Huw Lewis-Jones, and the three other judges will be award-winning authors Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Ross Collins and Piers Torday. Filter judges will be Tony Booth and Rachel Wyatt.
The competition, which is sponsored again this year by Julius Baer, has a closing date of 18 March and there are three classes, Primary (years 3-6), Intermediate (years 7-9) and Senior (years 10+).
Head judge Huw Lewis-Jones says, ‘many famous writers begin with a map, and we want you to do likewise. So, imagine a world of your own and go and get lost in it. As readers, and judges, we can’t wait to go on marvellous journeys with you, to meet curious creatures and explore unknown places.’
All entries should be submitted directly through the website: writestuff.gg
More information and entry details are available on the WriteStuff website or from the Guille-Alles library or school libraries.
