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’.
\nDescribed 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\u2019s history and culture to life in a way that appeals to all ages.
\nTwelve winning stories will be selected for publication in the book in a competition open to young people anywhere in Scotland.
\nMy Scotland co-author David Simpson is keen to encourage contributions from Scotland\u2019s young people: \u201cSeeing their work published provides young writers with a sense of achievement that gives them greater confidence to develop their writing\u201d says David.
\nThe only criteria for entering the competition is that the stories must be about Scotland, though this is open to imaginative interpretation.
\n\u201cWriters can explore any element of Scotland that interests them whether it be the people, landmarks, history, cities, towns, villages their local school, anything\u201d says David. \u201cThe stories should be a maximum of 250 words and may be written in any genre such as descriptive, expository, narrative, persuasive, poetry or technical\u201d.
\nEntry forms for the competition can be downloaded from the publisher\u2019s website at www.myworldpublishing.co.uk
\nThe closing date for competition entries is Friday September 30, 2011
\nFor further information call David Simpson on 0191 305 5201
\nContact: David Simpson
\nTel: 0191 305 5201
\nEmail: david.simpson@myworldpublishing.co.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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