Aberdeen University is hosting a Teen Book Quiz on Thursday 6th March from 5-6.30pm. Get a team together and register your team to take part. To register email scc.learning@abdn.ac.uk or phone (01224) 273047 or 273048. Follow them on twitter @scc_aberdeen #BigBookTheory and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SpecialCollectionsCentreUniversityofAberdeen
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Henrietta Branford Writing Competition
Yes another writing competition for you! The Henrietta Branford Writing Competition, which aims to find new writers of the future, is now open and anyone under the age of 19 can enter. The winners will have the opportunity to meet bestselling author Jacqueline Wilson!
Entrants are invited to complete a spooky story begun by the winner of last year’s Branford Boase Award for debut writers, Dave Shelton, who won for his book, A Boy and a Bear in a Boat.
The story should be no longer than 1500 words, must follow on from the starter paragraph, and have a title.
All entrants must live in the UK and be under 19 years of age. The closing date for the competition is Friday 18 April 2014. Click here for more information.
Competitions!
Aged 13 or under? Why not enter the BBC’s 500 words short story competition. Deadline Wednesday 26th of February http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00rfvk1
Are you a big Jacqueline Wilson fan? Draw or paint a pet portrait and you could win a copy of her new book Paws and Whiskers and lots of other goodies. Deadline Friday 28th of February http://www.worldbookday.com/competitions/five-sets-of-paws-and-whiskers-goodies-to-be-won/
Pupils in 5th or 6th year can still enter Aberdeenshire’s crime and mystery festival crime writing competition as the deadline has been extended until 28 February 2014. Download the introduction here http://www.nts.org.uk/Unsolved/Competition/
Pupils of all ages! It’s not too late to enter the WICKED YOUNG WRITERS AWARD. You are free to write about what you want – either in prose or poems and can write as many entries as you like. Deadline 31 March 2014. For more details visit the competition website http://wickedyoungwriters.com/
Drawing Inspiration
This year for the Holocaust Memorial Day 2014 Art Competition you are being asked to create a painting, drawing or piece of digital art on the theme of Forced Journeys / Journeys of Escape. Click here for more information.
Wicked Young Writers Award 2013
Yet another creative writing competition for you! Pupils of all ages are asked to enter stories or poems on any subject they’d like – and as many entries as they’d like! The final date for entries is 31 March 2014 and the maximum word count is 700 words. For details and ideas to help you from top writer Michael Morpurgo visit http://wickedyoungwriters.com/
Flash Fiction Competition
Get inspired by four images from the Aberdeen University’s collection of rare books and send them your 500 word short story. The deadline for submissions is 12 midnight on 27th of October 2013. For more information visit www.abdn.ac.uk/library/about/special
S3 – S4 win an iPad!
Yes, write an essay explaining “What does being a European Citizen mean to you?” and you could win an iPad for yourself and our school. Runners-up win iPods. Entries must be 500 words or less. More information at http://tinyurl.com/ED-Aberdeen The closing date has now been extended to Wednesday 23rd of October.
My Weird World
This year’s library book fair competition is for pupils to create their own Tom Gates / Dork diary / Wimpy Kid stylee story – “My weird world”. The winner and runners up will get vouchers to spend at the book fair. Entries on blank A4 paper – max 2 pages. Deadline form time Monday the 7th of October. Good luck 😉
My Europe in Books competition
Looking for another writing competition this summer holidays? Why not enter Aberdeen City Libraries europedirect competition My Europe in Books . They’d like you to write about one of the following, in no more than 100 words: your favourite European Author or Poet; your favourite European fictional character; or your favourite place in Europe to read.
Entries must be accompanied by an entry form which can be downloaded HERE or be picked up from any Aberdeen City Library. All entrants will receive a copy of the project’s publication later in the year. Closing date is the 19th of August. Get writing!
Get writing! – Hot Key Books Young Writers Prize
The Hot Key Books Young Writers Prize returns for a second year! The Prize looks to uncover new writing talent between the ages of 18 and 25, who submit their work in either of two categories: 9-12 and young adult (for ages 13-19). Last year saw over 350 entries from writers all over the world with two winners scooping the chance to be published by Hot Key Books. Find out more HERE