Finish a story and win prizes!
Posted on Wednesday, March 1, 2017
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The 2017 Henrietta Branford Writing Competition is now open, inviting anyone under the age of 19 to finish a story started by Branford Boase Award winner Horatio Clare. The closing date is Saturday 22 April 2017.
The Henrietta Branford Writing Competition, the annual competition for young people, runs in conjunction with the Branford Boase Award. The Branford Boase Award recognises a debut children's author and their editor, while the Henrietta Branford Writing Competition aims to find and encourage writers of the future. This is the story starter fro author Horatio Clare, whose novel Aubrey and the Terrible Yoot won last year's Branford Boase Award: 'The night we left was wild, clouds dashing across the moon and trees rocking and shushing in a wind so strong is seemed to make the stars blink and spin...' The story should be no longer than 1000 words, must follow on from the starter paragraph, and have a title. All entrants must live in the UK and be under 19 years of age. Entries will be judged by Prue Goodwin, consultant and lecturer in children's literature, and she will be "looking for stories that keep the reader wanting to know what is going to happen from beginning to end, are imaginative and unpredictable, and are written with a genuine reader in mind". Six winners will be invited to attend the Branford Boase Award celebration party in London in July. There they will meet Dame Jacqueline Wilson, Horatio Clare and the authors shortlisted for the 2107 award as well as editors, publishers, agents, and other professionals in this field. They will receive a copy of each of the books shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award and be able to have their books signed. You can find further details of the competition here:
