Opportunity knocks for Word Warriors
Teachers and parents are urged to encourage their youngsters to spill those vivid imaginations onto paper,
YOUNG, creative youngsters are encouraged to enter the READ Educational Trust’s annual Word Warrior Competition.
The 2018 Word Warrior Competition saw the introduction of the literary character, Detective WW Inkomba (which means ‘clue’ in Zulu and Xhosa). Entrants were encouraged to write a short story around this colourful individual, and they rose to the challenge.
For the 2019 Word Warrior Competition, literary geniuses-in-the-making are required to create a scenario in which the intrepid detective writes a letter to the main suspect or witness in a mystery of their own making; a well written letter posting pertinent questions to the individual.
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The objective is to state details of the mystery at hand, to paint a picture of the addressee’s alleged involvement in the mystery, and to whet the reader’s appetite to read further.
Teachers and parents are urged to encourage their youngsters (aged nine through 16) to spill those vivid imaginations onto paper, and not without reward. The winning entrant will receive a cash prize of R1 000 and their school will be awarded R5000’s worth of books.
Entries can be sent via email to info@read.co.za or via post to PO Box 30994, Braamfontein, 2017, on or before 31 October. Contact READ Educational Trust on 087 237 7781, or visit: www.read.org.za.
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