Competition for Carnegie / Greenaway Shadowing groups
Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2020
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The 2020 ALCS Carnegie and Kate Greenaway (CKG) writing competition has been launched, encouraging children to imagine a day spent with their favourite character. Closing date is 14th September.
Children's schools or library will need to be signed up for the Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Shadowing Schemes to take part - see link, below. This year's competition involves a challenge to young writers aged between 8 and 16 to think about their favourite books from a new perspective; imagine they have the opportunity to spend the day with their favourite character in a fictional land. The competition is also encouraging them to think about the basic principles of copyright and linking creativity with ownership. The Prizes The winner will receive a tablet for their personal use, a selection of Carnegie and Greenaway shortlisted books and 500 worth of books for their school library. Two runners-up will also receive a selection of the Carnegie and Greenaway shortlisted books. Entrants must be signed up to the CKG shadowing scheme: details of how to do this can be found on the CKG website link, below. This year's ALCS CKG writing competition closes for entries on Monday 14 September 2020. Find out how to enter here:
