We don’t have long to go now! Make sure you read all of them before the ceremony in May.
Title + Author
- Ferryman Claire McFall
- Ketchup Clouds Annabel Pitcher
- Rooftoopers Katherine Rundell
- Soldier Dog Sam Angus
- Waiting for Gonzo Dave Cousins
- While the Others Sleep Tom Becker
You must enter at least one competition:
Book review – ask Mrs Ü for the template or download here Book review template
Poster – A3 paper advertise your chosen book if it was made into a film.
Book trailer – to last a maximum of 2 minutes. This can be an individual or group submission but remember the prize will have to be divided between participants.
Deadline Friday 4th April 2014.
Here for your enjoyment is Eile’s entry for the GCBA competitions (scripted by Morgan) – an animated alternative ending for Cathy MacPhail’s Out of Depths.
out of depths
OutoftheDepths_AlternateEnding
Let us know what you think!
We’ll be shadowing the Carnegie Children’s Book Award soon (see the Carnegie Award Shadowing Page in Our Links on the right) and, to celebrate, the ALCS have announced this year’s writing competition. For more details click on the following link
http://www.alcs.co.uk/Documents/carnegie-competition-docs/Please-sir-I-want-some-more-competition
You can add your text and details to this pdf doc Please-sir-I-want-some-more-competition
Download the document above and add your story, or create your own word doc. You can then email it to competition@alcs.co.uk or hand it in to me to post.
We’ve not long until the competition deadline at the end of February. Put on your thinking hats and post your comments with your ideas here!!!
Our first meeting saw ten intrepid individuals come to join us. Unfortunately the books hadn’t arrived in time, so we had a book quiz with chocolate eggs as prizes. It was trickier than it looked, but Calum triumphed with 17 out of 20. Well done!!
Readers and Writers group