{"id":3254,"date":"2017-11-30T11:08:58","date_gmt":"2017-11-30T11:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/anguschildrenandlearning\/?p=3254"},"modified":"2017-11-30T11:09:46","modified_gmt":"2017-11-30T11:09:46","slug":"teachers-short-story-writing-competition-opens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/anguschildrenandlearning\/2017\/11\/30\/teachers-short-story-writing-competition-opens\/","title":{"rendered":"Teacher\u2019s short story writing competition opens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">posted by Alita Spink, Schools and Learning Support Officer, Schools and Learning<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org\/about-programmes\/commonwealth-class\/story-writing-competition-teachers\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3255 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/anguschildrenandlearning\/uploads\/sites\/903\/2017\/11\/writing.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/anguschildrenandlearning\/uploads\/sites\/903\/2017\/11\/writing.jpg 600w, https:\/\/glow-prod-an.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/an\/public\/anguschildrenandlearning\/uploads\/sites\/903\/2017\/11\/writing-300x169.jpg?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&amp;X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEPr%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJIMEYCIQCKFDACxIwcELKq8qisH6nWHZ8c%2FI%2FXOGu3KAIKj%2F56owIhAMWyf%2Fn9mDErjUgFf15Mcy%2F3p04bRU27JNk7FfIMHCPLKsEFCMP%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEQBRoMMjczNTcwMTk1NDMzIgzX698EGVocbJubnooqlQWF4%2Bdt1pe32ZqfD1PNaJGz9BQ3FqBcMWnmVUF%2F62XN%2BbsUVXe6SavaKC8S1W2FT4mxaEN2T99SpSfoHJ93lW2lIyepVVnDEqVlEUa0tbUz%2FnygV51Dn%2Fe1W5Y%2FsGX5OE6mlMVu2cg%2BdVEa9gThvTlmMs9oJqa9VQaCs43STlub3bDLQpQ6JN0w0xGVUuD1WSz6utfADKVngMwsbgf7jeb4yn6AB6tLCLKh5KkGeo2717ct8yGww4FP47aby7SgoP%2FT37LPelDHzKuDBX74UxduaWjrsCXkaqiCMLkq%2F%2FFial9FppJ82HK5XWsuHwCJ9ix6mFHTPqwEwHINGv1cBMMGWkgdB9%2Bj3BhmhuhgSKY00DdlgqrZcJEn0MjxfTty7cAX%2BuT4RSy6jwcOY6yHbD%2FRfz0Db%2BrMI5HF42zlZWAeCwHUtE7EeYlOhqdSoFXxfq9FjCbglgOuSeFmTi%2B1mGhU7yUKOUq2oiGb7sZnWSMmKaNTgJMyO3gacGwmIFqLLKVmFUGWtoqjSZ70eLzEB8BJiT7eOD0DS2rYB6oiIHHY%2FhzRGE%2F%2FIydni6k9a3wMtgg%2F4l62%2FV29gGe0S3sz5gBQkgBf%2Bd3WKxicC2GcMf0y9bQ%2FR9hQ6t2wcrsw4dSXtjkZS0fw7kA2zDOn35w%2FRkrfWYlgGchHFdq7m067HeYze3uh83i7QA64v8QWmuoediEfFOrWTtGlifm7xzYbPN6i5L5IN8iNGeK5hv2f6mo%2FsMdj19crsjnOP24xAxd5Dv2NjOTheg83B7unTJgiykgAgXudyj7T5m3fHk5ayUhGGD9hbc%2F4%2BlqWVxqUt2Fa18L00aHvR3ojWu5VfVhPMKp2jN0ZMyzRXm4CU3Kgis7wm01a5AVxMKGI%2BdYGOrAB%2BbMCg6pZMBQaer9w3C2bzjkpKKnBLzNErP6pqMC%2FnyBLyOVnc2NWZv1A0Bun3F0VSz8nXhY44NxfiBqaTbs%2Fv92WBiDkww53vU%2Bp24KrSAH5Sqa8KnsZnRTD20vX6Ht5OFKXaxnSmnJMuzHBxAgwFE0LBD4obJXp5dT0ShqFN05sea04px0j2xrFwqK7zeT66S5oSIw4LYzik4iiQXJYO7batB3z6dxSdD3rsXNQ0rA%3D&amp;X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&amp;X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47U45QTJ66C%2F20261025%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&amp;X-Amz-Date=20261025T182822Z&amp;X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&amp;X-Amz-Expires=899&amp;X-Amz-Signature=8df52542501b522bc8c2e8cab742f6f69051021629dab888b5b460b91c18e87d 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/britishcouncil.cmail20.com\/t\/r-l-jrjrjkll-dhtikukrdd-t\/\"><strong>Become part of the Commonwealth&#8217;s rich storytelling heritage<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Commonwealth Class Teacher&#8217;s short story writing competition is open. You are invited to submit a children&#8217;s story set in your Commonwealth country of residence and based on the theme of &#8216;peace&#8217;. By taking part in the competition, you will have the chance of winning a virtual writing masterclass with renowned author and Children&#8217;s Writing Fellow for Northern Ireland, Myra Zepf.<\/p>\n<p>Find inspiration with the help of story writing tips courtesy of the experts and last year&#8217;s top entries, all available on the Schools Online website. The deadline is 09:00 GMT on 12 February 2018. <a href=\"http:\/\/britishcouncil.cmail20.com\/t\/r-l-jrjrjkll-dhtikukrdd-i\/\">Find out more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Children&#8217;s short story writing competition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3256 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/anguschildrenandlearning\/uploads\/sites\/903\/2017\/11\/write.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"100\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/britishcouncil.cmail20.com\/t\/r-l-jrjrjkll-dhtikukrdd-h\/\">Get your students involved\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>Don&#8217;t forget, your students can try their hand at creative writing too. The deadline for the children&#8217;s competition closes on 2 January 2018, so there&#8217;s still plenty of time to <a href=\"http:\/\/britishcouncil.cmail20.com\/t\/r-l-jrjrjkll-dhtikukrdd-k\/\">submit an entry.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>posted by Alita Spink, Schools and Learning Support Officer, Schools and Learning Become part of the Commonwealth&#8217;s rich storytelling heritage The Commonwealth Class Teacher&#8217;s short story writing competition is open. You are invited to submit a children&#8217;s story set in your Commonwealth country of residence and based on the theme of &#8216;peace&#8217;. 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