A creative writing competition for Edinburgh children has been launched at the Hermitage of Braid with pupils from Pentland Primary School (Wednesday 29 August).

The theme of this year’s ‘Green Pencil Award’, which is run by The City of Edinburgh Council for children in the P4 – P7 age range, is ‘Birds & Beasties’, encouraging entrants to write about wildlife they encounter in their garden, local park etc.  The competition, run by Edinburgh City Libraries and Eco-Schools in Edinburgh seeks to: promote literacy and creative writing; demonstrate care and understanding of environmental issues; encourage learning; link to Curriculum for Excellence aspirations and strengthen partnership working between libraries, schools and other partners.

Participation is invited through local libraries, schools and the Council website with a closing date of Friday 12 October.

http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article/982/green_pencil_award_branches_out_in_search_for_writers