About the Young Writer Competition
All entries must be through a sponsoring Rotary Club
The winning District entries will be entered into the RIBI final.
An entry may be a piece of class work, a piece of work done for SATS or Coursework or a piece written for the competition.
Entries for prose should be:-
Junior (7-10 years old) maximum of 500 words
Intermediate (11–13 years old) maximum of 800 words
Senior (14-17 years old) maximum of 1600 words
Entries for poetry a maximum of 400 words for all age groups
A piece of Poetry or Prose may be submitted on this year’s RIBI theme which is “Community Spirit.”
Each Rotary Club may submit one entry of poetry and one of prose for each age group.
Judging is based only on imagination, quality and style of writing, NOT presentation.
Entries may be typed, computer generated or hand written.
Local Success in Youth Speaks Competition |
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Nikitas Minhas of Leicester High School for Girls, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Leicester won first prize in the Rotary in Britain & Ireland (RIBI) Young Writer Prose competition with her entry "The Beach: A vivid masterpiece or a blank canvas?"
Read Nikitas Contribution |
Organising a Comptetition
Rotary Clubs should arrange their own competitions and then send the winning entries to the District Competition by 31st March 2010.
It is suggested that Clubs give certificates to all their entrants and prizes to the winners.
A completed Rotary Young Writer Entry Form must accompany all entries.
The deadline for entries is 31st March, 2010. The presentation of certificates to winners will be on 26th June, 2010 at The Masque Theatre, Latimer Community Arts College, Kettering NN15 6SW.
For more information please contact:
Rotarian David Whitehead (Rotary Club of Biggleswade Ivel) d.whitehead.cople@btinternet.com
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Competition Entry Form
Competition Rules
Guidelines for Clubs
Competition Poster
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