Young people are being invited to write stories for a fantastic new book about Scotland that will be published in November 2011. Writers aged from 8 to 12 can submit their own stories about the nation for the book entitled ‘My Scotland’.
Described as a snappy and stimulating superstore of stories covering the history, landscape and people of Scotland this new book will feature 366 fascinating stories intended to bring Scotland’s history and culture to life in a way that appeals to all ages.
Twelve winning stories will be selected for publication in the book in a competition open to young people anywhere in Scotland.
My Scotland co-author David Simpson is keen to encourage contributions from Scotland’s young people: “Seeing their work published provides young writers with a sense of achievement that gives them greater confidence to develop their writing” says David.
The only criteria for entering the competition is that the stories must be about Scotland, though this is open to imaginative interpretation.
“Writers can explore any element of Scotland that interests them whether it be the people, landmarks, history, cities, towns, villages their local school, anything” says David. “The stories should be a maximum of 250 words and may be written in any genre such as descriptive, expository, narrative, persuasive, poetry or technical”.
Entry forms for the competition can be downloaded from the publisher’s website at www.myworldpublishing.co.uk
The closing date for competition entries is Friday September 30, 2011
For further information call David Simpson on 0191 305 5201
Contact: David Simpson
Tel: 0191 305 5201
Email: david.simpson@myworldpublishing.co.uk