Submissions are invited for Creative Writing Competition 2024 for Children by Bright Light Education. The last date of submission is February 28, 2024.
About the Organization
Bright Light Education is a Corporate Member of The Tutors’ Association.
Competition Details
This year, they are celebrating the wonderful work of Joseph Coelho.
Joseph Coelho is the Children’s Laureate from 2022 – 2024. He is an award-winning children’s author, performance poet and playwright based in London. In 2014 Coelho published Werewolf Club Rules, a poetry anthology which was awarded the Centre for Literacy in Primary Poetry Award. Coelho’s second independent collection, Overheard in a Tower Block, was shortlisted for the Centre for Literacy in Primary Poetry Award in 2018. He has also written over 20 books for young people.
This year, your challenge is to follow Joseph’s guidance and write a MORERAPS poem! Choose a topic to write about. Maybe the weather, a hobby, freedom, nature, the sky, the moon, trees, your hamster, spaghetti bolognese – the list is endless! Then, write each line based on a poetic device, as described by Joseph himself.
Click on the link here to read further details about how to create your poem.
Present your poem beautifully on an A4 piece of paper – add illustrations if you can!
The competition is open to all children from ages 7-13 (Years 3-8).
Competition Categories
- Group 1: 7-9 year olds (Years 3 and 4).
- Group 2: 9-11 year olds (Years 5 and 6).
- Group 3: 11-13 year olds (Years 7 and 8).
Submission Guidelines
- The entry must be a fictional poem based on the task.
- It must be an original piece of work written independently by the child.
- Poems cannot be written by more than one person. One entry per child allowed.
- The child must not include their personal details within their story.
- Entries must not include unsuitable material; entries must be suitable for a child audience.
Prizes
- Children’s author and judge, Kamapala Chukwuka, will read the winning poems, which they will share on their YouTube channel!
- ‘Gold’ Certificates will be awarded to the top 5 finalists from each category.
- ‘Silver’ Certificates will be awarded to the next top 5 candidates from each category.
- ‘Bronze’ Certificates will be awarded to all children who enter the competition, as they thoroughly deserve to be rewarded for their hard work!
How to Submit?
Interested students please email the poem as a PDF or image to info[at]brightlighteducation[dot]co[dot]uk.
Submission Deadline
The last date of submission is February 28, 2024.
Contact
Email: info[at]brightlighteducation[dot]co[dot]uk
